Pandabeswar (community development block)
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Pandabeswar পাণ্ডবেশ্বর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Pandabeswar
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| Coordinates: 23°43′00″N 87°17′00″E / 23.71667°N 87.28333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Asansol |
| Assembly constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.76 sq mi (97.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 161,891 |
| • Density | 4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713346 (Pandaveshwar) 713380 (Kendra) 713378 (Haripur) 713322 (Bahula) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0343 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 73.01 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Pandabeswar (also spelt Pandaveswar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
During World War II there was an American airbase at Pandabeswar.
Pandabeswar is located at 23°43′N 87°17′E / 23.72°N 87.28°E.
Pandabeswar 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.
Pandabeswar CD Block is bounded by Dubrajpur CD Block, in Birbhum district, on the north, Faridpur Durgapur CD Block on the east, Andal CD Block on the south and Jamuria CD Block on the west.
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