Andal (community development block)
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Andal Ondal |
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| Community development block | |
 Andal
Location in West Bengal
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| Coordinates: 23°35′00″N 87°11′00″E / 23.58333°N 87.18333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Asansol |
| Assembly constituency | Raniganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.77 sq mi (84.87 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 186,915 |
| • Density | 5,700/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713321 (Andal South Bazar) 713338 (Kajoragram) 713363 (Ukhra) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0343 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 77.25 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Andal (also spelled Ondal) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Andal is located at 23°35′N 87°11′E / 23.59°N 87.18°E.
Andal CD Block is part of the Ajay Damodar Barakar tract. This area is sort of an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is a rocky undulating area with laterite soil, with the Ajay on the north, the Damodar on the south and the Barakar on the west. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal, in the eighteenth century, led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Andal CD Block is bounded by Pandabeswar CD Block on the north, Faridpur Durgapur CD Block on the east, Barjora CD Block, in Bankura district, on the south and Raniganj CD Block on the west.
It is located 90 km from Bardhaman, the district headquarters.
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