Bandel

Lahiri Temple at Rajhat, Bandel

Bandel is a town in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese settlers. It is in the Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[1] Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone. It is 40 km from Howrah railway station.The most renowned school in this locality is Pearl Rosary School .

Geography

Location

Bandel is at 22°55′22″N 88°22′46″E / 22.922743°N 88.379542°E / 22.922743; 88.379542.^[2] It has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is Hooghly. The town is in Gangetic Plain.

Boats waiting in Hooghly River near Bandel

Climate

Like the rest of the Ganges Delta of West Bengal, the climate is tropical wet-and-dry in nature. The monsoon starts 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.

Transport

Train

A local train leaving Bandel Junction

At Bandel, there are two railway stations, en:Hooghly railway station and Bandel Junction. Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway. It is a model rail station. The station is situated approximately 40 km from Howrah station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. The Bandel–Katwa line meets the Howrah main line, here at Bandel Jn. Another branch line connects Bandel with Sealdah railway station and Kolkata railway station via Naihati.