Durgapur
Durgapur is a city in India with a population of about 518,872.
IndiaLarge city🏆 #102 most populated in India🕐 Asia/Kolkata
Durgapur, is a major industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. It stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and is 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 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 'Steel Backbone of Industrial Bengal'.
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About Durgapur
| Country | India |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 28 |
| Population | 518,872 |
| Local currency | INR |
| Coordinates | 23.5158, 87.3080 |
| Time zone | Asia/Kolkata |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 1,156 km · New Delhi |
| Population (India) | #102 most populated in India |
| Where on Earth | 23°30′57″N · 87°18′29″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 2,618 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,401 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Jieyang (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -23.52, -92.69 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Singapore | 3,040 km |
| Dubai | 3,243 km |
| Beijing | 3,277 km |
| Tokyo | 5,176 km |
| Moscow | 5,384 km |
| Cairo | 5,560 km |