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Where is Durgapur? (IN)

Durgapur is a city located in IN.
Latitude 23.51583 Longitude 87.30801

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Information about Durgapur

• City: Durgapur
• Country: IN
• Latitude: 23.51583
• Longitude: 87.30801
• Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata

City of Durgapur

Durgapur (Bengali pronunciation: [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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