Andul rajbari

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Andul Rajbari
Facade - Andul Royal Palace - Howrah 2012-03-25 2832.JPG
Front façade of Andul Royal Palace
Andul rajbari
General information
Location Andul
Coordinates 22°35′00″N88°14′08″E / 22.5832°N 88.2356°E / 22.5832; 88.2356
Completed1834

The Andul Rajbari is a palace or rajbari near Kolkata in Andul, Howrah district, West Bengal, India. The rajbari is now a heritage site of Andul in Howrah. The current residents of the Rajbari are the Mitra family and a local Girls' school.

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Geography

Andul (Bengali: আন্দুল; IAST: Āndula) is a census town in the Sankrail block under the Sadar sub-division in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a local hub of commercial and industrial activity within and around Sankrail block. It is considered[ by whom? ] as one of the developing towns in the district and located near to Kolkata city.

History

Raja Rajnarayan Bahadur built the palace in 1834 and it was made by the Granville Macleod Company. The family now owns a cinema hall (movie theatre) called Swapna Cinema near the palace, and a hardware store in the Andul local market as well. [1]

References

  1. "Andul Rajbari and Annapurna Temple". Tripoto. Retrieved 17 July 2021.