Kharagpur
Kharagpur is a city in India with a population of about 219,665.
IndiaCity🏆 #240 most populated in India🕐 Asia/Kolkata
Kharagpur is a semi-planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 120 km west of Kolkata. Kharagpur holds the oldest and biggest Indian Institute of Technology namely IIT Kharagpur. It has one of the largest railway workshops in India. Kharagpur Junction contains the fourth longest railway platform in the world and is the headquarter of the Kharagpur Division of the South Eastern Railways.
🌦️ Live weather & local time
Loading live conditions…
About Kharagpur
| Country | India |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 28 |
| Population | 219,665 |
| Local currency | INR |
| Coordinates | 22.3397, 87.3250 |
| Time zone | Asia/Kolkata |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 1,231 km · New Delhi |
| Population (India) | #240 most populated in India |
| Where on Earth | 22°20′23″N · 87°19′30″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 2,487 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,532 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Chattogram (Bangladesh) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -22.34, -92.67 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Singapore | 2,937 km |
| Dubai | 3,270 km |
| Beijing | 3,363 km |
| Tokyo | 5,236 km |
| Moscow | 5,493 km |
| Cairo | 5,608 km |