Bandwan
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Bandwan বান্দোয়ান |
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| Census Town | |
 Bandwan
 Bandwan
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| Coordinates: 22°52′33.6″N 86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°ECoordinates: 22°52′33.6″N 86°30′25.2″E / 22.876000°N 86.507000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,993 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 723129 (Bandwan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03253 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bandwan |
| Website | purulia |
Bandwan (also spelled Bandowan, Bandoan) is a census town, with a police station, in Bandwan CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
As per 2011 Census of India Bandwan had a total population of 5,993 of which 3,112 (52%) were males and 2,881 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 692. The total number of literates in Bandwan was 4,131 (77.93% of the population over 6 years).
Bandwan police station has jurisdiction over Bandwan CD Block. The area covered is 367.08 km2 and the population covered is 95,002. It has 52.44 km of inter-state border with Galudih, Patamda and Kamalpur police stations in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
The headquarters of Bandwan CD Block are located at Bandwan.
SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Bandwan.The road from Bandwan to Mahulia, on NH 18, in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, and the Barabazar-Bandwan Road meets SH 5 at Bandwan.
Bandwan Mahavidyalaya at Bandwan is a government aided private college at village: Chilla, PO Jitan. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. It offers courses in B.A. honours in Bengali, Sanskrit, Santhali and history, and B.A. pass.
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