Kandi, Murshidabad

Kandi is a town and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarters of Kandi subdivision.GeographyKandi is located at. 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. EducationThere are many educational establishments in this place. CollegesKandi Raj College was established in 1950 by the Kandi Raj family at Kandi. Affiliated to the University of Kalyani, it has the following departments:physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, geography, political science, philosophy and economics.Raja Birendra Chandra College was established in 1965 at Kandi. It was earlier known as Kandi Raj College of Commerce. Affiliated to the University of Kalyani, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and BCom.Bimal Chandra College of Law was established at Kandi in 2002 with the untiring efforts of Atish Chandra Sinha, a doyen of the Kandi Raj family. It is affiliated with the University of Kalyani and approved by the Bar Council of India.