Bandel

Bandel
Metro,Urban
The Bandel Church
Nickname:  Portuguese city
Bandel Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bandel Bandel (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°55′22″N 88°22′46″E / 22.922743°N 88.379542°E / 22.922743; 88.379542
Country	India
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	2nd in Hooghly district
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (Updated soon)
• Total	396,657
• Rank	2nd in Hooghly
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/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 Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chunchura
Website	hooghly.nic.in

Bandel is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of 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, and is 38 km from Howrah railway station. Sir James Brooke, the first White Rajah of the Kingdom of Sarawak was born here in 1803.