Bandel

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Bandel is a historic town in West Bengal, India, known for its riverside location, colonial-era heritage, and the prominent Bandel Church.

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Bandel canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Chinsurah subdivision
country India
distanceFromKolkata approximately 40 km
district Hooghly district
economicActivity small-scale industry
trade
hasClimate tropical wet and dry climate
hasEducationalInstitution Auxilium Convent School, Bandel
Bandel Vidyamandir
hasHeritage colonial-era heritage
hasPowerInfrastructure Bandel Thermal Power Station
hasRailwayStation Bandel Junction railway station
hasReligiousSite Bandel Church
hasRoadConnection National Highway 19 NERFINISHED
hasTransport ferry services on Hooghly River
suburban railway services from Howrah
heritageType Indo-Portuguese Christian heritage
historicalEra colonial period
knownFor Bandel Church
historic significance
riverside location
locatedIn Hooghly district
surface form: Hooghly district, West Bengal, India

eastern India
locatedInRegion Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic plains
locatedNear Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River
municipalBody Bansberia Municipality
nearbyCity Bansberia
Serampore
surface form: Chinsurah
nearbyLandmark Hooghly Imambara
Tribeni
officialLanguage Bengali
English
postalCode 712123
primaryLanguage Bengali
railwayLine Bandel–Katwa line
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
region Hooghly district
surface form: Hooghly industrial belt
religionPracticed Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
religiousSignificance important Christian pilgrimage site in West Bengal
state West Bengal
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportHubFor railway
UTCOffset +5:30

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