39-536: Bandel is a neighbourhood 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). Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone , and is 38 km from Howrah railway station . Sir James Brooke ,
78-566: A goods yard, is situated in the neighbourhood of Bandel station. State Highway 6 / Grand Trunk Road passes through Bandel. Besides, there are auto rickshaws, e-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, etc. These all contribute to the public transport of Bandel. The nearby airport is the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dum Dum , Kolkata. Like other parts of West Bengal, Durga Puja
117-474: 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. 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 late Manu Chhabria. The postal code
156-426: A sorting district that is headquartered at the main post office of the largest city in the region and is known as the sorting office . A state may have one or more sorting districts depending on the volume of mail handled. The fourth digit represents the route on which a delivery office is located in the sorting district. This is "0" for offices in the core area of the sorting district. The last two digits represent
195-456: Is 712104. and resumed production in January 2007 after 8 years. After few months of starting production Ruias also stopped production again, till December 2012 there is no hope of light for the workers. Jupiter, an engineering company which manufacture railway based products such as Fright Wagons, Bogie & CMS Crossings, is located in front of Bandel ITI. Tribeni is 8 km from Bandel on
234-514: Is a list of notable people from Hooghly District: Postal Index Number A Postal Index Number ( PIN ; sometimes redundantly a PIN code ) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post . On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary. The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar , an additional secretary in
273-566: Is a police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within certain urban parts of Hooghly district. The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and comes under the Department of Home & Hill Affairs, Government of West Bengal. For the functioning of 23 police stations of the district, District Intelligence Branch, District Enforcement Branch and District Reserve Police Force SP, Hooghly
312-520: Is assisted by three additional superintendents: The railway communication of the district, especially at the suburban area, are available throughout the district. There are four junction stations in Hooghly: The railway is under Howrah Division. The Howrah – New Delhi Rajdhani Route passes through the district There are several bus stands in Hooghly district. Grand Trunk Road passes through
351-497: Is divided into 18 assembly constituencies : 12 Balagarh, Dhaniakhali, Khanakul and Goghat constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with two assembly constituencies from Howrah district , Jangipara, Chanditala, Uttarpara, Serampore and Champdani constituencies form the Serampore (Lok Sabha constituency) . Chandernagore, Singur, Haripal, Chinsurah, Bansberia, Polba and Dhaniakhali constituencies form
390-628: Is flat, with no place having an elevation of more than 200 meters. The River Hooghly borders it to the east. Another major river is the Damodar . The district is bordered by Howrah district to the south, Bardhaman District to the north, and to the east by the River Hooghly . Bankura District lies to the north-west, with Medinipur District to the south-west. Hooghly is one of the most economically developed districts in West Bengal. It
429-659: Is the base of many bakery industries. At Bandel, there are two railway stations, Hooghly railway station and Bandel Junction . Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway and 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 . An EMU car-shed, as well as
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#1732776025566468-533: Is the biggest festival of Bandel. Kartik Puja is one of the famous festivals celebrated in Bandel (Sahaganj-Bansberia area). Also Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja , Viswakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Poila Boisakh-Ganesh Puja, Chhat Puja, Dol Yatra are widely celebrated at Bandel. Olichandi Mela (fair) is the biggest fair observed at Bandel in early summer after the Dol Yatra. Christmas is well attended at Bandel church. Eid
507-718: Is the main jute cultivation , jute industry , and jute trade hub in the state. The jute mills are along the banks of the river Hooghly in Tribeni , Bhadreswar, Champdani and Sreerampur. There are a number of industrial complexes including one of the largest car manufacturing plants in India, the Hindustan Motors plant in Uttarpara. It was also home to the Singur Tata Nano controversy. Hindustan Motors plant
546-528: Is the major festival celebrated by the Muslim community of Bandel. Another festival, 'Sitla puja', is exclusive to Bandel, which is celebrated few weeks after the Dol Yatra. Debanandapur is the birthplace of the Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and is about 3 km west from Bandel Station. His dwelling house is still there. There also is a library named Sarat Smrithi Pathagar, which includes
585-437: Is tropical wet-and-dry in nature. A prolonged hot and humid weather is the main characteristic of the climate of Bandel. The monsoon stays 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. A Company named Jupiter Wagons Limited is located at sahaganj area which manufactures railway wagons. Bakery: Bandel
624-538: The Bandel–Katwa line . 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. Tribeni in West Bengal is derived from the junction of three rivers Hooghly (a branch of the Ganges), Kunti & Swaraswati. Tribeni burning ghat has Hindu religious values. Bandel Thermal Power Station (BTPS), one of
663-500: The Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the district will be divided into 18 assembly constituencies: Balagarh, Dhanekhali, Arambag and Goghat constituencies will be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with two assembly constituencies from Howrah district , Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Chanditala and Jangipara constituencies will form
702-558: The Government of India's Ministry of Communications . The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public. The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone, the second indicates the sub-zone, and the third, combined with the first two, indicates the sorting district within that zone. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within
741-574: The Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) . Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Khankul, Arambag and Goghat constituencies are part of the Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) , which contains two assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district . Balagarh and Pandua constituencies are part of the Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) , which contains five assembly constituency from Bardhaman district . As per order of
780-581: The Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency) . Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram and Dhanekhali constituencies will form the Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) . Haripal, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat and Khankul constituencies will be part of the Arambag (Lok Sabha constituency) , which will contain one assembly segment in Paschim Medinipur district . Hooghly District comes under Burdwan Police Range. Hooghly Rural Police District
819-629: The Danish establishment in settlement in Serampore (1755). All these towns are on the west bank of the Hooghly River and served as ports. Among these European countries, the British ultimately became most powerful. Initially the British were based in and around the city of Hooghly like traders from other countries. In 1690 Job Charnock decided to shift the British trading centre from Hooghly-Chinsura to Calcutta . The reason behind this decision
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#1732776025566858-507: The Hindu god Shiva worshiped as Taraknath, is a major pilgrimage spot in the town of Tarakeswar . Built in 1729, the temple is an ‘atchala’ structure of Bengal temple architecture with a ‘ natmandir ’ in front. Close by are the shrines of Kali and Lakshmi Narayan . Dudhpukur, a tank to the north of the Shiva temple is believed to fulfil the prayers of those taking a dip in it. Pilgrims visit
897-625: The Hooghly River was the main route for transportation and Hooghly served as an excellent trading port. Within a few decades, the town of Hooghly turned into a major commercial centre and the largest port in Bengal. In 1579–80, Mughal Emperor Akbar gave permission to a Portuguese captain Pedro Tavares to establish a city anywhere in the Bengal province. They chose Hooghly, and it became the first European settlement in Bengal. In 1599,
936-611: The Portuguese traders built a convent and a church in Bandel . This was the first Christian church in Bengal and is known as ‘Bandel Church’ today. The Portuguese traders started slave trading , robbery and converting natives into Christians by pressure. At one point they stopped paying taxes to the Mughal Empire . As a result, Emperor Shah Jahan ordered the then-ruler of Bengal province, Qasim Khan Juvayni , to block
975-514: The biggest thermal power stations, is situated here. Hooghly district Hooghly district ( / ˈ h uː ɡ l iː / ) is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal . It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli . The district is named after the Hooghly River . The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah ( Chunchura ). There are four subdivisions: Chinsurah Sadar , Srirampore , Chandannagore , and Arambagh . The district of Hooghly derived its name from
1014-860: The city of Hooghly. This led to a war in which the Portuguese were defeated. Among other European powers that came to Hooghly were the Dutch , the Danish , the British , the French , the Belgians and the Germans . Dutch traders centred their activities in the town Chuchura which is south of Hooghly. Chandannagar became the base of the French and the city remained under their control from 1816 to 1950. Similarly,
1053-438: The decade 2001–2011 was 9.49%. Hugli has a sex ratio of 958 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.55%. 38.57% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.35% and 4.15% of the population respectively. Hindus are the majority community in the district. Muslims are the largest minority, concentrated more in rural areas. Languages of Hooghly district (2011) At
1092-529: The delivery office within the sorting district starting from "01" which would be the General Post Office (GPO) or head office (HO). The numbering of the delivery office is done chronologically with higher numbers assigned to newer delivery offices. If the volume of mail handled at a delivery office is too large, a new delivery office is created and the next available PIN is assigned. Thus, two delivery offices situated next to each other will only have
1131-467: The district and Private and Govt. buses are available. According to the 2011 census Hooghly district has a population of 5,519,145, roughly equal to the nation of Denmark or the US state of Wisconsin . This gives it a ranking of 16th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,753 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,540/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
1170-580: The first White Rajah of the Kingdom of Sarawak was born here in 1803. Bandel is located at 22°55′22″N 88°22′46″E / 22.922743°N 88.379542°E / 22.922743; 88.379542 and it has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is Hooghly . The town is in Gangetic Plain . Like the rest of the Ganges Delta of West Bengal , the climate
1209-522: The first four digits in common. The pin code of Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica is 403001, which is of the pin code of Panaji , Goa. Each PIN is mapped to exactly one delivery post office which receives all the mail to be delivered to one or lower offices within its jurisdiction, all of which share the same code. The delivery office can either be a General Post Office (GPO), a head office (HO), or
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1248-510: The sorting district. There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone and is allocated over the 9 zones as follows: The third digit of a PIN, combined with the first two digits, represents a specific geographical region (except in the case of the functional zone for the Army) called
1287-601: The state of West Bengal . Though the city of Hooghly is more than 500 years old, the district of Hooghly was formed in 1795 with the city of Hooghly as its headquarters. Later the headquarters shifted to the town of Chuchura . In 1843 the Howrah district was created from the southern portion of this district. And in 1872, the south-west portion of this district was merged into the Medinipur district . The last change in area occurred in 1966. The Taraknath Temple , dedicated to
1326-469: The temple throughout the year, especially on Mondays. Thousands of pilgrims visit Tarakeswar on the occasions of Shivaratri and ‘ Gajan ’, the former taking place in Phalgun (Feb-March) while the latter lasts for five days ending on the last day of Chaitra (mid-April). The month of Sravana (mid-July to mid-August) is seen to be auspicious for Shiva when celebrations are held on each Monday. The district
1365-404: The time of the 2011 census, 87.49% of the population spoke Bengali , 7.59% Hindi , 2.37% Santali and 1.72% Urdu as their first language. Hindi and Urdu speakers are predominantly found in urban areas. There are 2992 primary schools, 408 high schools, 127 higher secondary schools, 22 colleges, and 6 technical institutes in Hooghly district. The most notable institutions among them are: This
1404-518: The town of Hooghly on the west bank of the Hugli River about 40 km north of Kolkata . This town was a major river port for trade in India before colonization. The district has thousands of years of rich heritage as part of the Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut . The first European to reach this area was the Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama . In 1536 Portuguese traders obtained a permit from Sultan Mahmud Shah to trade in this area. In those days
1443-583: Was closed in 2014. Bandel Thermal power plant and Tribeni tissue plant (ITC) are running smoothly. The district comprises four subdivisions: Chinsurah, Chandannagore, Srirampore and Arambagh. Hugli-Chuchura is the district headquarters. There are 23 police stations, 18 development blocks, 12 municipalities and 207 gram panchayats in this district. Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks that are divided into rural areas and census towns. There are 41 urban units: 12 municipalities and 64 census towns . The district
1482-556: Was created on 30 June 2017, curbing out of erstwhile Hooghly district. Presently it consists of sixteen police station with jurisdiction, one women police station and one Cyber Police Station. The head quarter of Hooghly Rural Police District was shifted to Kamarkundu under Singur PS from Chinsura. Chandannagar Police Commissionerate was formed after bifurcation of the Hooghly Police District, and has nine police stations under its jurisdiction established on 30 June 2017,
1521-557: Was the strategically safe location of Calcutta and its proximity to the Bay of Bengal . As a result, trade and commerce in the Bengal province shifted from the town of Hooghly to Calcutta. Hooghly lost its importance as Calcutta prospered. After the Battle of Buxar this region was brought under direct British rule until India's independence in 1947. After independence, this district merged into
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