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Durgapur
Planned Urban Agglomeration and Major Industrial Hub of West Bengal, India

Durgapur

Durgapur, is a major industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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It stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and is located in Paschim Bardhaman district. Durgapur is a major centre for producing steel and manufacturing train wheels in India. Over the past few years, this city has also been developed as a hub for the IT industry in India. The city was planned by Bidhan Chandra Roy, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Steel Backbone of Industrial Bengal'.

Get in

Getting to Durgapur

  1. 01
    Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
  2. 02
    Durgapur ER

    Six trains per day, except Sunday, travel to Durgapur directly from Howrah, one from Sealdah and three from New Delhi.

  3. 03
    Andal Junction ER

    Another major station within Durgapur agglomeration, closer to Andal Airport.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Bhabani Pathak’s Tilla

    Made famous in the novel Devi Chaudhurani by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

  2. 02
    Bhiringi Shmashankali Temple

    People from different places arrive at the temple during Kali Puja.

  3. 03
    Durgapur Barrage

    Definitely one of the best places to see, if you are interested in one of two things: nature and man's effort to control its fury.

  4. 04
    Durgapur Steel Plant

    The steel plant is one awesome thing to see.

  5. 05
    Rarheswar Shiva Temple

    According to the Archaeological Survey of India, this temple is more than 800 years old, with a unique architectural style.

Do

Things to do

Durgapur Club, Aurobindo Ave, Steel Township,. It is a fraction of its former colonial self. Yet, with swimming pools and the who’s who of the Durgapur Steel Plant, complete with its British era high-nosedness, is still a hotspot.

  1. 01
    Kumaramangalam Park

    This was one of the most beautiful parks around, being the first park in the entire Paschim Bardhaman district to have a musical fountain.

  2. 02
    Nehru Stadium
  3. 03
    Troika Park

    It is a fun place for kids near City Centre.

How locals move

Getting around Durgapur the local way

  • Get aroundMinibuses are generally too crowded and often go around circuitous routes.
  • Get aroundNearly all minibuses and SBSTC buses travel between the railway station and Prantika in Benachity through different routes.
  • Get aroundAuto rickshaws, like the taxis, charge arbitrary rates and operate from the railway station and certain fixed points.
  • Get aroundRickshaws are available for shorter trips.

From Wikivoyage: Durgapur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rahulbiswas29 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.