Āsansol

Worth seeing in and around Āsansol

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol ) is a diocese located in the city of Asansol in the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in India.

   2.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kazi Nazrul University

   Kazi Nazrul University is a public state research university located in Asansol, West Bengal, India. Ex chief minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone on 10 January 2013.

   1.7 km · state public university in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Asansol Girls' College

   Asansol Girls' College is a women's college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences.

   4.7 km · College of West Bengal · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sacred Heart Church, Asansol

   Sacred Heart Church is a heritage Christian church situated in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the oldest church building of Asansol.

   2.3 km · church in West Bengal · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Asansol Engineering College

   The Asansol Engineering College is a private engineering college in Asansol, West Bengal, India. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.

   800 m · Engineering college of West Bengal · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ghaghar Burhi temple

   Ghaghar Buri, is a small shrine dedicated to Goddess Kali Mata. It is located in Asansol city, by the side of the National Highway in West Bengal, India.

   1.7 km · temple in Paschim Bardhaman district · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol

   Bidhan Chandra College, also known as B.C. College, Asansol, established in 1961, is the well-known college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.

   3.8 km · College of West Bengal · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Banwarilal Bhalotia College

   Banwarilal Bhalotia College, known by the abbreviation B. B. College, established in 1944, is a college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.

   600 m · Degree college in Asansol · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Nehru Park, Burnpur

   Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar River at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol in the Indian state of West Bengal.

   6.7 km · park in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Bishnu Temple

   This stone temple is built over a platform with a Bengal hut-shaped roof and arched entrance.

2. 02
   Ghaghar Burhi Temple

   A small shrine dedicated to Goddess Kali, it is the oldest temple of Asansol.

3. 03
   IISCO Steel Plant

   Operated by Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the IISCO Steel Plant is one of the major steel plants in West Bengal.

4. 04
   Susanta Ray Wax Museum
5. 05
   Vidyasagar Art Gallery

From Wikivoyage: Āsansol, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Manoj Talkies

   You can watch all newly released movies here.

2. 02
   Nehru Park

   Burnpur (14 km (8.7 mi) from Asansol railway station).

3. 03
   Rabindra Bhawan
4. 04
   Satabdi Park

From Wikivoyage: Āsansol, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Āsansol

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 188 km

Stations

Burnpur Airport, 5.6 km · Asansol Junction railway station, 2 km · Burnpur railway station, 5.2 km · Barachak railway station, 6.9 km · Damodar railway station, 8.9 km

• Kolkata → Āsansol

  188 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · ₹1,510–1,890
  GuideToday
• Siliguri → Āsansol

  367 km · quickest by road, 7h 47m · ₹3,300–4,130
  GuideToday
• Bhubaneswar → Āsansol

  397 km · quickest by road, 7h 53m · ₹3,280–4,100
  GuideToday
• From anywhere

  The planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
  Plan a trip

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

No local-transport research exists yet for Āsansol

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Āsansol. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Āsansol – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.