What is Bandel?
[[File:Lahiri temple Rajhat, Bandel 17.jpg|thumb|Lahiri Temple at Rajhat, Bandel]] '''Bandel''' is a town in the [[Hooghly district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. It was founded by [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese settlers]]. It is in the Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>[http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> Bandel is a major rail junction station of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is 40&nbsp;km from [[Howrah railway station]].The most renowned school in this locality is [[Pearl Rosary School ]]. ==Geography== ===Location=== Bandel is at {{coord|22.922743|N|88.379542|E|source:yahoomaps_region:IN-WB|format=dms}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://maps.yahoo.com/broadband/#mvt=m&lat=22.922743&lon=88.379542&mag=6&zoom=15 | title = Yahoo maps| access-date = 2009-04-02}}</ref> It has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]]. The town is in [[Gangetic Plain]]. [[File:Bandel1.jpg|thumb|left|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=== [[File:EMU at Bandel.jpg|thumb|left|A local train leaving {{stnlnk|Bandel Junction}}]] At Bandel, there are two railway stations, [[:en:Hooghly railway station]] and {{stnlnk|Bandel Junction}}. Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway. It is a model rail station. The station is situated approximately 40&nbsp; km from [[Howrah station]] on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]