Andal (also spelled Ondal) ( Anḍāl samaṣţi unnay.an blak) is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision

Durgapur subdivision

Durgapur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Durgapur municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Durgapur–Faridpur, Galsi–I, Kanksa, Andal and Pandabeswar. The five blocks contain 36 gram panchayats...

 of Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Andal

Andal, Bardhaman

Andal is a census town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres ....

 and Durgapur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Andal More and Andal. Mahira

Mahira

Mahira is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mahira is located at ....

, Kajora

Kajora

Kajora is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Kajora is located at ....

, Harishpur

Harishpur

Harishpur is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Harishpur is located at ....

, Palashban

Palashban

Palashban is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Palashban is located at ....

, Dignala

Dignala

Dignala is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dignala is located at ....

, Andal

Andal, Bardhaman

Andal is a census town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres ....

, Baska

Baska, Andal

Baska is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Baska is located at ....

, Siduli

Siduli

Siduli is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

, Khandra

Khandra

Khandra is a census town under Andal police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Khandra is located at ....

, Ukhra

Ukhra

Ukhra is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

  and Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi

Dhandadihi is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dhandadihi is located at ....

 are urban areas in this block. The census towns Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola

Chak Bankola is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chak Bankola is located at ....

 and Parashkol

Parashkol

Parashkol is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

 are both partly in Andal block and partly in Pandabeswar block.

Geography

Andal is located at 23.59°N 87.18°E.

Andal community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 84.78  km².

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two rivers – the Damodar

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 and the Ajay

Ajay River

The Ajay River is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The word “Ajay” means “not conquered”.-Geography:The Ajay River originates on a small hill about 300 metres high, south west of Munger in Bihar. It then flows through Jharkhand and enters West Bengal at Simjuri, near Chittaranjan...

. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.

Singaran, a small stream about 35 km long has its origin near Ikra in the Jamuria area, flows past Topsi and Andal and joins the Damodar

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 near Waria.

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Andal block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

 are: Andal, Dakshin Khandar, Kajora, Khandra, Madanpur, Ramprosadpur, Srirampur and Ukhra

Ukhra

Ukhra is a census town under Andal police station of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...

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Demographics

As per 2001 census, Andal block had a total population of 168,807, out of which 91,633 were males and 77,174 were females. Andal block registered a population growth of 9.47 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Bardhaman district was 14.36 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Scheduled castes at 54,611 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 9,883.

Transport

Andal is on NH 2

National Highway 2 (India)

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 or the Grand Trunk Road

Grand Trunk Road

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, now part of the Golden Quadrilateral

Golden Quadrilateral

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Literacy

As per 2001 census, Andal block had a total literacy of 72.01 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 80.86 per cent female literacy was 61.36 per cent. Bardhaman district had a total literacy of 70.18 per cent, male literacy being 78.63 per cent and female literacy being 60.95 per cent.

Education

Andal has seven primary, four secondary and three higher secondary schools. There are two English medium secondary schools named St. Mary's (Station Road) and St. Francis Xavier School.