Durgapur

This article is about the city in West Bengal. For the administrative subdivision, see Durgapur subdivision. For other uses, see Durgapur (disambiguation).

Durgapur
Metropolis
Nickname: 
Ruhr of India
Durgapur is located in West Bengal
Durgapur
Durgapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Durgapur is located in India
Durgapur
Durgapur
Durgapur (India)
Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.55°N 87.32°E / 23.55; 87.32
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
EstablishedLate 1950s
Founded byBidhan Chandra Roy (former chief minister of West Bengal)
Named forDurgacharan Chattopadhyay
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • Body
 • MayorAnindita Mukherjee
 • Commissioner of Police (CP)Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS (Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate)
Area
[1][2]
 • Urban
285.65 km2 (110.29 sq mi)
 • Metro
[2]
1,550 km2 (600 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in West Bengal
Dimensions
 • Length19.8 km (12.3 mi)
 • Width15 km (9 mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3]
 • Rank4th in West Bengal
 • Urban
[4]
726,000
 • Metro
[2]
1,209,372
Demonym(s)Durgapurvashi, Durgapurians
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[5][6]
 • Additional officialEnglish[5]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713201- 713217 for City Area
Telephone code+91 0343
Vehicle registrationWB-39 / WB-40
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur (MP - Kirti Jha Azad  - TMC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDurgapur Purba (MLA - Pradip Mazumdar  - TMC), Durgapur Paschim (MLA - LAKSHMAN CHANDRA GHORUI  -BJP)
ClimateAw
Websitedurgapurmunicipalcorporation.org

Durgapur (/ˈdʊrɡəpɔːr/) is a major industrial city and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in Paschim Bardhaman district, economy and technology wise it is the most important city and urban agglomeration of West Bengal next to Kolkata and also the most important industrial hub of West Bengal.[7] The population of Durgapur withing city is around 726,000, while the metropolitan area of Durgapur is home to nearly 1.2 million people. Durgapur is classified as a Y-category city for calculation of HRA (House Rent Allowance) for public servants (rate 12%) making it a "Tier-II" city. 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'.[8]

  1. ^ "Durgapur City".
  2. ^ a b c "Asansol Durgapur Development Authority". sudawb.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CensusUA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ 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).