Asansol

Asansol
State :	India
State :	West Bengal
District :	Bardhaman
Sub-district :	Asansol
Location :	23 ° 41 ′ N , 86 ° 58 ′ E Coordinates: 23 ° 41 ′ N , 86 ° 58 ′ E
Height :	112 m
Area :	127 km²
Inhabitants : ; - Agglomeration :	564,491 (2011); 1,243,008 (2011)
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 .

Web links

Commons : Asansol - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Asansol Municipal Corporation (City Council)

Individual evidence

[1] Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 151 kB)

[2] Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 138 kB)