Kandi, Murshidabad
| Kandi / কান্দি | |
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| Town | |
 Kandi / কান্দি
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| Coordinates: 23°57′N 88°02′E / 23.95°N 88.03°ECoordinates: 23°57′N 88°02′E / 23.95°N 88.03°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,632 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Code | 742137, 742138, 742139, 742140 |
| Vehicle registration | WB/57 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kandi |
Kandi is a town and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarters of Kandi subdivision.
Kandi is located at 23°57′N 88°02′E / 23.95°N 88.03°E. It has an average elevation of 20 metres (65 feet).
Kandi is a small sub-divisional administrative headquarters in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
It is just 30 km drive from the district headquarters of Berhampore. It has a close proximity to two other districts namely Burdwan & Birbhum.
The town is renowned for one of the oldest municipal bodies in India. It has acquired the status of a municipality way back in 1869.
There are many educational establishments in this place.
Colleges
Schools
The educational revolution of this place started when Kandi Raj High School was established by converting a theater owned by the Zamindars of the Kandi Raj family. This was done on an appeal by Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the eminent educationist and social reformer during the renaissance in Bengal.
The Zamindar family, commonly referred to as Rajas have contributed to the spread of education in a commendable way. They also took initiative for female education in and around the Kandi subdivision.
Currently, female education has picked up momentum. There are many educational libraries, sporting clubs in neighbouring villages.
Only one CBSE-Affiliated English medium (+2) level is school is situated near Kandi, named Saraswati Devi Public School. Near about 900 students learning with complete English medium background.But; It can never help students to fight in various competitive exam near future due to the lack of good faculties. In last 4-5 to years a huge number of minority classes people is interested to develop their child from English Medium background. It is very good sign for Kandi sub-division as well as for Murshidabad District. Presently some B.ed, D.ed and Engineering college is also established in Kandi town.
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