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Kharagpur

Kharagpur
খড়্গপুর
Urban Agglomeration
Kharagpur Junction railway station
Nickname(s): KGP,The Mini India
Kharagpur is located in West Bengal
Kharagpur
Kharagpur
Coordinates: 22°19′49″N 87°19′25″E / 22.330239°N 87.323653°E / 22.330239; 87.323653Coordinates: 22°19′49″N 87°19′25″E / 22.330239°N 87.323653°E / 22.330239; 87.323653
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Named for Railway settlement, India's first IIT,Largest city in West Midnapur district
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body KMC
 • MLA Dilip Kumar Ghosh (BJP)
 • Mayor Pradip Sarkar(TMC)
Area
 • Total 321 km2 (124 sq mi)
Elevation 61 m (200 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 207,604
 • Rank 91 in india
Demonym(s) Kharagpurian,
Languages
 • Official Bengali & English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721301 / 721304
Telephone code 03222
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-34-xxxx
Lok Sabha constituency Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kharagpur Sadar
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in
Kharagpur
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Source: myweather2