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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bandora<br />
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| settlement_type = city<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15.40|N|73.97|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Goa]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Goa district|North Goa]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 107<br />
| population_total = 12264<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| registration_plate = GA <br />
| website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} <br />
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'''Bandora''' is a [[census town]] in Ponda Taluka in [[North Goa district]] in the state of [[Goa]], [[India]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Bandora is located at {{Coord|15.40|N|73.97|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Bandora.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bandora]</ref> It has an average elevation of 107&nbsp;metres (351&nbsp;feet).<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bandora had a population of 12,264. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bandora has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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== Archaeology ==<br />
An ancient [[Jain temple]] of [[Tirthankara]] [[Neminatha]] was found in Bandora, [[Goa]] from 1425 AD; it is now an archaeological site.<ref>{{citation|title=Singular pre-Portuguese monument crumbling from neglect Paul Fernandes finds that the Jain basti at Bandora requires conservation|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOI&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIGO/2008/11/24&ID=Ar00200|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 November 2008|location=[[Goa]]|last=TNN|access-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013551/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrint_TOI&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIGO%2F2008%2F11%2F24&ID=Ar00200|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Shenoy|first=Balaji|title=Ruins of Neminath Jain Basti at Bandora|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/ruins-of-neminath-jain-basti-at-bandora|publisher=[[The Navhind Times]]|date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last1=Kerkar|first1=Rajendra|last2=TNN|title=Jain heritage dwindles as govt sits pretty|url=http://timesofindia.com/city/goa/Jain-heritage-dwindles-as-govt-sits-pretty/articleshow/44987827.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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