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Durgapur, West Bengal

Durgapur
দুর্গাপুর
दुर्गापुर
Metropolitan City / Urban Agglomeration
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Clockwise from the top :
At the entrance of Durgapur Steel city from NH-2
Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur Railway Station
Durgapur Expressway, Durgapur Railway Station plate
Nickname(s): Ruhr of India
Durgapurদুর্গাপুরदुर्गापुर is located in West Bengal
Durgapurদুর্গাপুরदुर्गापुर
Durgapur
দুর্গাপুর
दुर्गापुर
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.55°N 87.32°E / 23.55; 87.32Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.55°N 87.32°E / 23.55; 87.32
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Bardhaman
Established Late 1950s
Founded by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (former chief minister of West Bengal)
Named for Durgamohan Chattopadhyay, former Zamindar of Sagarbhanga
Government
 • Type Durgapur Municipal Corporation
 • Body DMC
 • Mayor Apurba Mukherjee
 • Commissioner of Police (CP) Vineet Kumar Goyal, IPS (Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate)
Area
 • Total 154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Elevation 65 m (213 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 522,517
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Durgapurbashi, Durgapurians
Languages
 • Official Bengali, Hindi, English,
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 713 2xx [713 201-713 216(city proper);713 217 & 713 219 (suburbs)]
Telephone code +91 343
Vehicle registration WB-39 / WB-40
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur (MP - Mamtaz Sanghamita Choudhury  - AITC )
Vidhan Sabha constituency

Durgapur Purba (MLA - Santosh Debray - CPI(M)),

Durgapur Paschim (MLA - Biswanath Pariyal (CPIM & INC)
Website durgapurmunicipalcorporation.org
Durgapur
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