Ranikhet
Cantonment, 1869–1947
रानीखेत
Today Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India. Same place, same name.
Key facts
- Historical name
- Ranikhet
- Type
- Cantonment
- Coordinates
- 29.6431° N, 79.4333° E(seed dataset)
- Governance
- Directly administered
- Record confidence
- Low confidence
- Identifiers
- Q1923840
Directly administered by the Governor-General of India, and therefore part of British India in the statutory sense of the Interpretation Act 1889, s.18.
Location
Pin placed at the coordinates recorded for this place. Colonial-era boundaries are not drawn.
Description
Kumaun hill cantonment in Almora District, established in 1869 as a hot-weather station for British troops.
Historical notes
Regimental centre of the Kumaon Regiment; briefly considered as a summer capital alternative to Simla.
Administrative history
Administrative parenthood changed over time. Each row states the years it is recorded for, and the source it comes from.
| Years | Relation | Unit | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| from 1901 | Part of | United Provinces of Agra and OudhProvince · Directly administeredSnapshot from the 1901 census and the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908-31). End of the relationship not established; recorded as open rather than inferred. | Low confidencesource |
| from 1901 | Part of | AlmoraDistrict · Directly administeredSnapshot from the 1901 census and the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908-31). End of the relationship not established; recorded as open rather than inferred. | Low confidencesource |
Recorded names
Every documented spelling and transliteration held for this place. The historical name is canonical; modern names redirect to it.
| Name | Script | Type | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranikhet | Latin | Historical English | — |
| रानीखेत | Devanagari | Indigenous | — |
Records and references
- Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908-31), Vol. 21 (21)
Sources
- Encyclopedia· generalCC BY-SA
Wikipedia: Ranikhet, Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Retrieved 2026-08-29
- Database· identityCC0
Wikidata (Q1923840), Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata, CC0 1.0
Retrieved 2026-08-29
- Gazetteer· administrativeLicence unverified
Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago — the 1908–31 text is public domain, but DSAL's digital presentation states no licence; link-out only
Retrieved 2026-08-29
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