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Bandel

Bandel is a city in the of the Indian state of . It was founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandel Junction railway station and Basilica of the Holy Rosary.

Railway station
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is a major junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah–Bandel–Barddhaman main line in with an approximate 40 kilometres distance from .

Church
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The is one of the oldest Christian churches in , . Situated in Bandel, of West Bengal, it stands as a memorial to the Portuguese settlement in .

Railway station
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is a small railway station in in the state of . It is situated in the - Branch line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bansberia and Chinsurah.

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is a small town and a municipality of in the state of . It is about 45 km away from , at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu Bridge.

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is the headquarters of the district of , India. Lying on the Hooghly River close to , 35 km north of , has a strong significance in the history of .

Town
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is a city and a municipality of in the state of . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. is situated 4 km east of Bandel.

Bandel

Latitude
22.9226° or 22° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
88.3877° or 88° 23′ 16″ east
Population
272,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7MJCW9FQ+33
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9976532678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8629331
Wiki­data ID
Q629006
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bandel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بندل”
  • Bengali: “ব্যান্ডেল”
  • Bhojpuri: “बांदेल”
  • Catalan: “Bandel”
  • Chinese: “班德爾”
  • Dutch: “Bandel”
  • French: “Bandel”
  • German: “Bandel”
  • Hindi: “बण्डेल”
  • Kashmiri: “باندل”
  • Persian: “باندل”
  • Portuguese: “Bandel”
  • Portuguese: “Hooghly”
  • Portuguese: “Hugli”
  • Portuguese: “Ugolim”
  • Ukrainian: “Бандел”
  • Urdu: “باندل”
  • “बांदेल”

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