Andal, Paschim Bardhaman

Andal is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Andal
Census Town
Andal railway station
Andal Location in West Bengal, India Andal Andal (India)
Coordinates: 23.60°N 87.20°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Area
• Total	2.77 km^2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,924
• Density	7,200/km^2 (19,000/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713321
Telephone/STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raniganj
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Geography

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Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Andal is located at 23.60°N 87.20°E. It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet).

The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. 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 in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[1]

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 near Waria.[2]

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[3]

Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19.[4]

Civic administration

Police station

Andal police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Andal CD block. The area covered is 106 km² and the population covered is 236,000.[5][6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ondal had a total population of 19,924 of which 10,321 (52%) were males and 9,603 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,176. The total number of literate persons in Ondal was 14,613 (82.34% of the population over 6 years).[7]

*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion

As of 2001 India census, Andal had a population of 19,504. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Andal has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Andal, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.[8]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Andal covered an area of 2.77 km². Andal (gram) covered an area of 8.8396 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, tube well, borewell. It had 2,000 domestic electric connections and 1,600 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities, it had 1 dispensary/health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the neaest degree college at Khandra 10 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had were 2 public libraries. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[9]

Transport

Road

Andal is on the Grand Trunk Road or NH 19, now part of the Golden Quadrilateral. It is easily approachable from all other cities and towns in the region.

Rail

The best option to communicate Andal through Rail Station named as Andal railway station. It is on the Howrah-Delhi track and is linked with Sainthia through the Andal-Sainthia branch line.

Andal Railway Station

Asansol division of Eastern Railway has the largest goods yard at Andal. The marshalling of wagons is done by a hump yard fitted with mechanical retarders.[10]

Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the West Bengal Government announced on 7 September 2007 plans to set up a new airport – along with a township, IT and logistics hub – at Durgapur-Andal Region. This earmarked the beginning of the Aerotropolis Project in Andal. Spread over approximately 2,182 acres (8.83 km²), the Durgapur Aerotropolis Project is shaping up in the Asansol Durgapur Planning Area (ADPA) of Burdwan District in West Bengal.

An Integrated Township, IT Park and Logistics Hub will see the light of the day along with the Durgapur Aerotropolis Project. These will help in enhancing the growth prospects of Durgapur. BAPL has completed most of its legal procedures like receiving the In-Principal Clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and getting the Land Use Development Control Plan (LUDCP) approved by Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA). It has also entered into a Technical Services Agreement with Changi Airports India Pte Ltd, Singapore. In the area both Burnpur and Durgapur have airstrips for the landing of small planes. The airfield at Panagarh is under Indian Air Force.

The honourable chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee announced on 25 May 2013 (Nazrul Islam's Birth Anniversary) that she has proposed to name the airport at Durgapur after the iconic Indian Bengali poet, author, musician, freedom fighter and the National poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam. This has been a matter of great joy and pride for the people.[11]

Andal constituency

In the 1957 General Elections, Ondal was a dual constituency. While Ananda Gopal Mukherjee of INC won the open seat, Dwajadhari Mondal of INC won the seat reserved for Scheduled Castes.[12] For election results in other years for the area see Ausgram and Durgapur

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, from 2011 Andal community development block is part of Raniganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[13]

Education

Andal High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers and a library with 1,800 books.[14]

Andal Girls' High School is a Bengali-medium girls' only institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 2,600 books and a playground.[15]

Andal Hindu Hindi Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1931. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 2 computers and a library with 1,000 books.[16]

Ondal Village High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1869. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[17]

Andal Mahabir High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[18]

Traffic Colony Netaji Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[19]

Ondal Eastern Railway High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2000. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[20]

Andal More Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2009. It has facilities for teaching ffrm class V to class X.[21]

There are two English medium secondary schools named St. Mary's (Station Road) and St. Francis Xavier School. One of the Urdu medium schools is Iqbal Academy High school.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Andal (with 6 beds).[22] Ondal Railway Hopital at Andal, with 50 beds, and FCI Hospital at Andal, with 50 beds, are functional.[23]

References

1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folklore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, pp. 14–15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
2. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p34
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
4. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Ondal CD Block, page 229. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
6. "Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate". Find your police station. Asansol Durgapur Police. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
7. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
8. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
9. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179–1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
10. Eastern Railway – Asansol Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
11. "New airport planned near Durgapur". The Hindu Business Line, 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
12. "Statistical Report on General Elections 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
13. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
14. "Andal High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
15. "Andal Girls' High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
16. "Andal Hindu Hindi Vidyalaya". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
17. "Ondal Village High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
18. "Andal Mahabir High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
19. "Traffic Colony Netaji Vidyapith". Schools.world.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
20. "Ondal Eastern Railway High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
21. "Andal More Jr High School". Schools.org. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
22. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
23. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links

• Map of Bardhaman district
• Population of Andal(Ondal under Barddhaman)(Row 218)