Durgapur
Durgapur (/ˈdʊrɡəpɔːr/) is a major industrial city and a planned tier-II urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in Paschim Bardhaman district, it is the third most important city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and Siliguri and the most important industrial hub of West Bengal. It was planned by two American architects, 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'.
Durgapur | |
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Clockwise from top: Downtown Durgapur, Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Township entrance at Gandhi More, Durgapur Barrage, Shiv Shakti Dham Temple, Garden inside NIT Durgapur Campus | |
| Nickname: Ruhr of India | |
Durgapur Location in West Bengal, India Durgapur Durgapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 for | Durgadas Chattopadhyay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
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| • Mayor | Anindita Mukherjee |
| • Commissioner of Police (CP) | Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS (Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate) |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 771.28 km2 (297.79 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in West Bengal |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metropolis | 581,409 |
| • Rank | 4th in West Bengal |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 566,937 |
| • 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 - S.S. Ahluwalia - BJP) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Durgapur Purba (MLA - Pradip Mazumdar - TMC), Durgapur Paschim (MLA - LAKSHMAN CHANDRA GHORUI -BJP) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | durgapurmunicipalcorporation |
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