Durgapur
Durgapur | |
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Statue of Bidhan Chandra Roy in NIT Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Durgapur Steel Plant | |
| Nickname: Ruhr of India | |
Durgapur Location in West Bengal, India Durgapur Durgapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.55°N 87.32°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Established | Late 1950s |
| Founded by | Bidhan Chandra Roy (former chief minister of West Bengal) |
| Named after | Durgacharan Chattopadhyay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body |
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| • Mayor | Anindita Mukherjee |
| • Commissioner of Police (CP) | Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS (Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 154.20 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 771.28 km2 (297.79 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in West Bengal |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 19.8 km (12.3 mi) |
| • Width | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
| • Rank | 4th in West Bengal |
| • Urban | 726,000 |
| • Metro | 1,209,372 |
| Demonym(s) | Durgapurbashi, Durgapurians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[5][6] |
| • Additional official | English[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713201- 713217 for City Area |
| Telephone code | +91 0343 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-39 / WB-40 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur (MP - Kirti Jha Azad - TMC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Durgapur Purba (MLA - Pradip Mazumdar - TMC), Durgapur Paschim (MLA - LAKSHMAN CHANDRA GHORUI -BJP) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | durgapurmunicipalcorporation |
Durgapur (Bengali pronunciation: [durgapur]), is an industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal.[7] It stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and is located in Paschim Bardhaman district.[8][9] Durgapur is a major centre for producing steel and manufacturing train wheels in India.[10][11] Over the past few years, this city has also been developed as a hub for the IT industry in India.[12] The city was planned by Bidhan Chandra Roy, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955.[13] Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Ruhr of India'.[14]
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- ^ "Places to visit in Durgapur". Incredible India. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ মাঝি, দেবাশিস দাশগুপ্ত,সুমন (20 September 2024). "দামোদরের ড্রেজিংয়ের ভাবনায় সরকার, চিন্তা নাব্যতা নিয়ে". Eisamay Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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- ^ Durgapur Railway Wheel Manufacturing
- ^ "Durgapur | Industrial City, Steel Hub | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ https://stpi.in/en/about-kolkata-durgapur
- ^ Raza, Raqeeb (6 October 2024). "23 Years Later: How an American Architect Shaped Modern Delhi's Steinabad". TheQuint. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ The Chota Nagpur Plateau in India is more commonly regarded as the Ruhr of India; however, some sources also cite Durgapur as the same. (as it is occasionally referred to).