Bandel
Bandel | |
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Metro,Urban | |
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Nickname: Portuguese city | |
Coordinates:22°55′22″N88°22′46″E/ 22.922743°N 88.379542°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 | 1st |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (356,193 (2011)) | |
• Total | 356,193 |
• Rank | 1st in Hooghly as of 2011 |
• Density | 4,200/km2(11,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sautal, Portuguese |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 712123, 712103, 712104 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Hooghly |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Chunchura |
Website | hooghly |
Bandelis a city in theHooghly districtof the Indian state ofWest Bengal.It was founded byPortuguese settlersand falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA).[1]Bandel is a major rail junction station ofEastern Railway zone,and is 38 km fromHowrah railway station.SirJames Brooke,the firstWhite Rajahof theKingdom of Sarawakwas born here in 1803.
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Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Bandel is located at22°55′22″N88°22′46″E/ 22.922743°N 88.379542°E[2]and it has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel isHooghly.The town is inGangetic Plain.
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Climate
[edit]Like the rest of theGanges 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.
Economy
[edit]- Dunlop Factory: The famous Dunlop factory is situated atSahaganjnear Bandel. However, it has been shut down owing to some issues in its administration.
- BTPS:Bandel Thermal Power Stationwas started with a capacity of 82.5 MW in 1965. It has since been expanded and currently has a rated capacity of 530 MW. It is operated under the West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL).[3]
A Company named Jupiter Wagons Limited is located at sahaganj area which manufactures railway wagons.
Bakery: Bandel is the base of many bakery industries.
- Bandel Bazar: Bandel Bazar is one of the biggest and important markets of the district. It's the hub of agricultural import and export. Vegetables, fruits (especiallymango,watermelon) andriceare exported from the market.
Banks:At Bandel, there are branches of banks such asAllahabad Bank,Axis Bank,Bandhan Bank,Bank of Baroda,Canara Bank,Punjab & Sind Bank,State Bank of India,UCO Bank,and, HDFC Bank. Jupiter Wagons Ltd: Jupiter, an engineering company which manufacture railway based products such as Fright Wagons, Bogie & CMS Crossings, is located in front of Bandel ITI.
Transport
[edit]Train
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At Bandel, there are two railway stations,Hooghly railway stationandBandel Junction.Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway and is a model rail station. The station is situated approximately 40 km fromHowrah stationon theHowrah–Bardhaman main line.TheBandel–Katwa linemeets the Howrah main line, here at Bandel Jn. Another branch line connects Bandel withSealdah railway stationandKolkata railway stationviaNaihati.An EMU car-shed, as well as a goods yard, is situated in the neighbourhood of Bandel station.
Road and bus
[edit]State Highway 6/Grand Trunk Roadpasses through Bandel.[4]
Private bus
[edit]- 4ChunchuraCourt -Memari
- 8 Chunchura Court -Kalna
- 23 Chunchura Court -Tarakeswar
- 17 Chinsurah to Tarakeswar
Besides, there are auto rickshaws, e-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, etc. These all contribute to the public transport of Bandel.
Air
[edit]The nearby airport is theNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportinDum Dum,Kolkata.
Festivals
[edit]Like other parts of West Bengal,Durga Pujais the biggest festival of Bandel.Kartik Pujais 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.Christmasis 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.
Education
[edit]Schools
[edit]- Don Bosco School Bandel
- Auxilium Convent School Bandel
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Bandel
- Abbot Shishu Hall
- Bandel St.John's High School
- Hooghly Girls' High School
- Blooming Buds School
- Disha Public School
- Binodini Girls' High School
- Dunlop English Medium School
- Bandel Vidyamandir High School (Established in 1953)[citation needed]
- Pearl Rosary School
- Bandel Mahatma Gandhi Hindi Vidyalaya(Established in 1956)
- Bandel Branch High School
Engineering colleges
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ICSE Affiliated Schools
[edit]Nearby places
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5miles
River
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Debanandapur
[edit]Debanandapuris the birthplace of the Bengali authorSarat Chandra Chattopadhyayand 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-centuryatchalatemples. It is one of the seven important villages namedSaptagramat the time of Mughals.[5]
Sahaganj
[edit]Sahaganjis 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. Thepostal codeis 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
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Tribeniis 8 km from Bandel on theBandel–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.
Other places
[edit]References
[edit]- ^District-wise list of statutory townsArchived21 July 2011 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Yahoo maps".Retrieved2 April2009.
- ^WPDCL website
- ^"List of State Highways in West Bengal".West Bengal Traffic Police.Retrieved15 October2016.
- ^"Government website".Archived fromthe originalon 1 October 2020.Retrieved20 January2007.
- ^"Dunlop India".Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2007.Retrieved31 January2007.
- ^Financial Express 15 January 2007.Archived4 May 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^Satellite view of Sahaganj and adjoining areas
- ^"Articles about Manu Chhabria by Date - Page 2 - timesofindia-economictimes".Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2015.Retrieved13 April2015.
- ^Eastern Railway time table.
- ^ITC website
- ^"Fluidr / photos taken in Bansberia, West Bengal, India sorted randomly".fluidr.Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.
- ^"Triveni Burning Ghat - Tribeni".