Bandel
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). 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bandel
- Settlement.other_name
- Bandal
- Settlement.nickname
- Portuguese city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Burdwan
Article
30 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- Train
- Road and bus
- Private bus
- Water
- Air
- Prominent places
- Bandel Church
- Notable people
- Festivals
- Education
- Schools
- ICSE affiliated Schools
- Engineering colleges
- ICSE affiliated Schools
- Places/divisions
- Debanandapur
- Manushpur
- Kazidanga
- Kodalia
- Keota
- Sahaganj
- Nearby places
- Tribeni
- Other places
- References
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). 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.
thumb|Lahiri Temple at Rajhat, Bandel