Sitarampur
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Sitarampur সীতারামপুর |
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| Neighbourhood in Asansol | |
 Sitarampur
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| Coordinates: 23°43′N 86°53′E / 23.72°N 86.88°ECoordinates: 23°43′N 86°53′E / 23.72°N 86.88°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Demonym(s) | Asansolians / Asansolites/ Asansolbashi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kulti |
| Website | bardhaman |
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Sitarampur, is the Western neighbourhood in Asansol, in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was one of the early hubs of coal mining activity. Coal was found in abundance around Sitarampur in the early years of the 19th century and mining started at this place in a big way.
Sitarampur is located at 23°43′N 86°53′E / 23.72°N 86.88°E. It has an average elevation of 100 m (330 ft).
Asansol is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. At the western fringe of the area the Barakar forms the boundary with Jharkhand.
According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.
Coal in India was first discovered around Sitarampur. The early mines were Baro Dhemo and Sundarchak. Those mines are now defunct and they were closed about eighty years ago after being in operation for about seventy odd years. As those mines started to dry up, new virgin plots were excavated, some of which extended beyond the Damodar River into Purulia district and beyond River Barakar into the Nirsa of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.
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