Bandel
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Metro,Urban
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The Bandel Church
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| Nickname:
Portuguese city
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  Bandel Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bandel Bandel (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°55′22″N 88°22′46″E / 22.922743°N 88.379542°E / 22.922743; 88.379542 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Founded by | Portuguese |
| Named for | Derived from Portuguese word which later changed into Bandel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.9 km2 (32.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Hooghly district |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population
(Updated soon)
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| • Total | 396,657 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Hooghly |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sautal, Portuguese |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
712123, 712103, 712104
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| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chunchura |
| Website | hooghly |
Bandel is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1] Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, and is 38 km from Howrah railway station. Sir James Brooke, the first White Rajah of the Kingdom of Sarawak was born here in 1803.
Bandel is located at 22°55′22″N 88°22′46″E / 22.922743°N 88.379542°E / 22.922743; 88.379542[2] and it has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is Hooghly. The town is in Gangetic Plain.
Like the rest of the Ganges DeltaofWest Bengal, the climate is tropical wet-and-dry in nature. A prolonged hot and humid weather is the main characteristic of the climate of Bandel. The monsoon stays from early June to mid-September. Winter persists for almost three months, from mid-November to mid-February. The weather remains dry during the winter and humid during summer.
A Company named Jupiter Wagons Limited is located at sahaganj area which manufactures railway wagons.
Bakery: Bandel is the base of many bakery industries.
At Bandel, there are two railway stations, Hooghly railway station and Bandel Junction. Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway and is a model rail station. The station is situated approximately 40 km from Howrah station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. The Bandel–Katwa line meets the Howrah main line, here at Bandel Jn. Another branch line connects Bandel with Sealdah railway station and Kolkata railway station via Naihati. An EMU car-shed, as well as a goods yard, is situated in the neighbourhood of Bandel station.
State Highway 6/Grand Trunk Road passes through Bandel.[4]
Besides, there are auto rickshaws, e-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, etc. These all contribute to the public transport of Bandel.
The nearby airport is the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportinDum Dum, Kolkata.
Like other parts of West Bengal, Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bandel. Kartik Puja is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Bandel (Sahaganj-Bansberia area). Also Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, Chhat Puja, Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Bandel. Olichandi Mela (fair) is the biggest fair observed at Bandel in early summer after the Dol Yatra. Christmas is well attended at Bandel church. Eid is the major festival celebrated by the Muslim community of Bandel. Another festival, 'Sitla puja', is exclusive to Bandel, which is celebrated few weeks after the Dol Yatra.
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Hooghly
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Dharmapur
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Kulihanda
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Kodalia
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Naldanga
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Manushpur
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Bandel
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Keota
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Chak Bansberia
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Shankhanagar
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Alikhoja
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Mogra
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Amodghata
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Kola
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Hansghara
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Madhusudanpur
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Raghunathpur
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Balagarh
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Jirat
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Sripur
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Mirdhanga
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Badhagachhi
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Namajgram
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Purusattompur
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Pandua
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Batika
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Bansberia
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Debanandapur is the birthplace of the Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and is about 3 km west from Bandel Station. His dwelling house is still there. There also is a library named Sarat Smrithi Pathagar, which includes a museum room containing the things used by the famous writer. The village has some 19th-century atchala temples. It is one of the seven important villages named Saptagram at the time of Mughals.[5]
Sahaganj is 4 km from Bandel station. A unit of Dunlop India Ltd. is located here. Ruias purchased Dunlop India Ltd. from the Dubai-based Jumbo group owned by late Manu Chhabria. The postal code is 712104.[6] and resumed production in January 2007 after 8 years. After few months of starting production Ruias also stopped production again, till December 2012 there is no hope of light for the workers. Jupiter, an engineering company which manufacture railway based products such as Fright Wagons, Bogie & CMS Crossings, is located in front of Bandel ITI.[7][8][9]
Tribeni is 8 km from Bandel on the Bandel–Katwa line.[10] Tribeni Tissues Limited, a specialty paper manufacturing company and a major supplier of tissue paper to the cigarette industry, is located at Tribeni. It was taken over by ITC in 1990.[11] Tribeni in West Bengal is derived from the junction of three rivers Hooghly (a branch of the Ganges), Kunti & Swaraswati. Tribeni burning ghat has Hindu religious values.[12][13]
Bandel Thermal Power Station (BTPS), one of the biggest thermal power stations, is situated here.
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