Asansol
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State : | India | |
State : | West Bengal | |
District : | Bardhaman | |
Sub-district : | Asansol | |
Location : | 23 ° 41 ′ N , 86 ° 58 ′ E | |
Height : | 112 m | |
Area : | 127 km² | |
Inhabitants : - Agglomeration : |
564,491 (2011) 1,243,008 (2011) |
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Population density : | 4445 inhabitants / km² | |
Website : | http://asansolmunicipalcorporation.org/ | |
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Asansol ( Bengali : আসানসোল , Āsānasol ) is an industrial city in the Bardhaman district in the west of the Indian state of West Bengal . It has about 560,000 inhabitants (2011 census).
Asansol is located on the Delhi - Haora railway line and on the Grand Trunk Road . The city's economy is shaped by the coal deposits of the surrounding area, there is an iron and steel industry (wagon construction), but also a textile industry. The next significant towns are Durgapur and Shantiniketan .
Asansol is the seat of the Asansol diocese .
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