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Durgapur, West Bengal: Where is, history and other tourist information to visit this place.



Tourist Guide Durgapur

The city of Durgapur is also called as “The Steel City” because of the huge steel projects done in the vicinity of the city since the beginning of the 19th century. The city is situated at a distance of around 160 kilometers from Kolkata. The city lies in the central region of the West Bengal state. The city from the beginning has been the largest industrial center of India and is still the largest of all in terms of industries. The total area occupied by the Durgapur city is almost around 59 square kilometers of land. This complete area is occupied by land and only 3 acres by a water body which a lake in the vicinity of the city. When the last census was measured in the year 2001, the population of the city of North Windham was around 492,996. The Arabian Sea has a major impact on the climate of the city. Thus the climate in the city is generally mild but sometimes it gets severe as per the changes in the Arabian Sea.



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