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Worth seeing in and around Bandel

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sayyid Jamaluddin Mosque

   The Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque is a former mosque and archaeological site, now in partial ruins, located in the ancient city of Saptagram in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The mosque was built during the reign of the Bengali sultan Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah.

   4.3 km · mosque in Hooghly, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hangseshwari Temple

   The Hangseswari temple is a Hindu ratna temple located in the town of Bansberia at Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hangseswari, a form of Maa Adi Parashakti Jagatjanani Dakshina Kali in Hindu mythology.

   5.1 km · Temple in Bansberia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Basilica of the Holy-Rosary

   The Basilica of the Holy Rosary is one of the oldest Christian churches in West Bengal, India. Situated in Bandel, Hooghly district of West Bengal, it stands as a memorial to the Portuguese settlement in Bengal.

   1.7 km · church in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of Kalyani

   The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a collegiate public research university located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is administered by the Government of West Bengal, affiliated with the University Grants Commission, and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an "A" grade.

   9.8 km · state public university in Nadia, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist

   St. John the Baptist Church of Chinsura, is located in Chinsura, India.

   4.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ananta Basudeba Temple

   Ananta Basudeba temple is a Hindu temple of Lord Krishna in the Hangseshwari temple complex in Banshberia, in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built by Raja Rameswar Datta in 1679, this temple is noted for the exquisite terra cotta works on its walls.

   5.1 km · temple in Bansberia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati

   Boro Maa Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Naihati, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. The temple's history dates a century back to 1923, when a young man named Bhavesh Chakraborty had a dream after visiting Nabadwip and witnessing the grandeur of the idols there.

   5.5 km · Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Kali at Naihati, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hooghly Mohsin College

   Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences.

   4.9 km · Old and reputed college of West Bengal · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Jubilee Bridge

   The Jubilee Bridge is a former rail bridge over the Hooghly River between Naihati and Bandel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It provided an important connection between Garifa railway station and Hooghly Ghat railway station.

   3.1 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Chandernagore Government College

    Chandernagore Government College, also known as Dupleix College is a government college in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest colleges in Hooghly district.

    7.3 km · college in West Bengal · Wikipedia

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Where to eat

New Haji Biryani House, Bandel Station Road (Near Bandel More). An iconic biryani house in Bandel More. The restaurant is not very big and has few seats. Chicken biryani is ₹110, and mutton biryani is ₹130. Aloo biryani is also available. ₹80-160.

From Wikivoyage: Bandel, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Bandel

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 31 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 230 km

Stations

Bandel Junction railway station, 200 m · Kankinara railway station, 6.8 km · Chandannagar railway station, 6.7 km · Hooghly railway station, 2 km · Kanchrapara railway station, 7.8 km

• Bhubaneswar → Bandel

  396 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · ₹5,770–8,820
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• Siliguri → Bandel

  421 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · ₹6,380–9,750
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• Guwahati → Bandel

  497 km · quickest by air, 5h 49m · ₹6,900–10,520
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