Durgapur
Durgapur | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Ruhr of 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 | 285.65 km2 (110.29 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,550 km2 (600 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) | |
| • Rank | 4th in West Bengal |
| • Urban | 726,000 |
| • Metro | 1,209,372 |
| Demonym(s) | Durgapurbashi, Durgapurians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| 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 |
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Durgapur (Bengali pronunciation: [durgapur]), is an industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and located in Paschim Bardhaman district. Durgapur is a major centre for producing steel and manufacturing train wheels in India. Over the past few years, this city has also been developed as a hub for the IT industry in India. The city was planned by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Ruhr of India'.