Bandel

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Bandel
Bandel
State - District(s)	West Bengal - Hugli
Coordinates	22.5° N 88.23° E
Area - Elevation	- 2 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population - Density	-

For the German-American structural engineer see Hannskarl Bandel

Bandel is a city in West Bengal, India. It is under Mogra police station in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district. ^[1] It is a major junction station of Eastern Railway. It is 40 km from Howrah station. The Howrah-Bardhaman line, the Bandel-Naihati line and the Bandel-Katwa line meet here.

1 History
- 1.1 Bandel church
2 Economy
3 Nearby places
4 References
5 See also

[edit] History

[edit] Bandel church

Main article: Bandel Church

There was earlier a Portuguese settlement at Bandel. There are the Church and the Monastery, which were built around 1660 by the Portuguese. Bandel Church is one of the oldest Christian churches in West Bengal. It is dedicated to Nossa Senhora di Rozario. The keystone of an older church with the year 1599 on it adorns the riverside gate of the monastery attached to it. ^[2]

[edit] Economy

Bandel Thermal Power Station was 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 uner the West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WPDCL). ^[3]

[edit] Nearby places

[edit] Debanandapur

It is the birth place of the Bengali author Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay and is about 3 kms 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. ^[4]

[edit] Sahaganj

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 the Chhabarias. ^[5] and resumed production in January 2007 after 8 years. ^[6]

Satellite view of Sahaganj and adjoining areas

[edit] Tribeni

Tribeni is 8 km from Bandel on the Bandel-Katwa line. ^[7] 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. ^[8]