Durgapur is a city in the Burdwan district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Designed by Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk, this industrial township is one of the most industrialized cities in eastern India and is home to one of the largest industrial units in the state.
Geographically, Durgapur lies on the banks of the river Damodar and is close to largest coalfields in the Ranigunj-Dhanbad area. Amongst the faster growing cities in West Bengal, Durgapur is known for its integrated steel plants such as the very famous Durgapur Steel Plant. For this reason, the city of Durgapur is referred to as the Steel City.
However, Durgapur is not only famous for the production of steel but also for its rice fields and is considered to be one of the largest production zones of the country.
The industrial sector in Durgapur attracts a lot of people from across India. Thanks to the swift development in segments like infrastructure, industry, IT and ITES firms and education, Durgapur has seen a sharp growth in the real estate market.
Stats and Facts
The population of Durgapur, as per the provisional reports of the 2011 census, is 5,66,937. The urban/metropolitan population, on the other hand, is 5,81,409.
As per the census 2011 reports, Durgapur has a sex ratio of 926 per 1000 males.
The same reports indicates an average literacy rate in the city at 87.84%.
Durgapur Steel Plant, one of the integrated plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, is located here.
Durgapur is home to a large number of electronic media houses next only to Kolkata and Guwahati.
Nilkontha Mukherjee, a famous poet and musician of 18th century was from Durgapur.
The official language of Durgapur is Bengali. Other widely spoken languages include Hindi and English.
Strong Industry Presence
The city is called the Steel City because of the rich steel industry. The famous Durgapur Steel Plant, one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, has played a historically important part in the industrial development of India.
Besides steel, the city also manufactures bricks and tiles, coal-mining machinery, and coke gas.
The city of Durgapur is a distribution point for hydroelectric power generated by the dams on the river Damodar.
The district is home to the first fertilizer plant in West Bengal.
Small industries in the region include cutlery, clay image making, cart-making, dairy, gold and silver smithy, lime making, leatherwork, carpentry and so on.
Software services have also been growing rapidly in this region with many IT companies investing in the city.
Connectivity
The nearest international airport to Durgapur is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport which is 175 km away. Being the largest airport in Eastern India, the airport connects Kolkata to other cities and countries.
National Highway 2 (NH-2), also known as the Grand Trunk Road, and State Highway 9 (SH-9) pass through the city jurisdiction. National Highway 60 (NH-60) also connects Durgapur with Orissa and South India.
Just like by road, Durgapur can be easily reached by rail. The city is well connected to almost all major places of Bengal and also to various cities in India.
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