Khandra is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
[1] Siduli, Khandra, Ukhra, Mahira, Dakshin Khanda, Harishpur, Kajora, a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD block), Parashkol (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) and Chak Bankola (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north of NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns.
[2] According to the 2011 Census of India, Khandra had a total population of 15,383 of which 8,096 (53%) were males and 7,287 (47%) were females.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Khandra covered an area of 7.49 km2.
Among the civic amenities, it had 13 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, uncovered wells, tap water from treated sources.
[10] St. Mathews Central Church School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1985.
[11] Mukundapur Hindi Junior High School is a Hindi-medium institution established in 2009.
Khandra Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Andal CD block.