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Asansol is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest city in West Bengal. It is the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India by population.
Over the years, Asansol experienced considerable growth due to coal mining, railway development, and the establishment of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur. Asansol municipal corporation was formed in 1994, with the addition of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, some rural parts of Asansol community development block, and some colliery areas. [3]
The other neighbourhoods of Asansol that are close to Railpar area are Kalyanpur Housing, Dhadka, ADDA etc. It is one of the oldest neighbourhood in Asansol and the residents are from different communities and religions like Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christian, which adds to the cosmopolitan nature of the area and the city of Asansol.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Wards nos. 1-12, 32 of Asansol Municipal Corporation, Jamuria CD Block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block [1] Jamuria assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]
As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. [2] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map..
Ghaghar Buri (Bengali: ঘাঘর বুড়ি), is a small shrine dedicated to Goddess Kali Mata. [1] It is located in Asansol city, by the side of the National Highway (Bypass) in West Bengal, India. [2]
These wards of pre-2015 Asansol Municipal Corporation broadly cover the Burnpur area. As per the 2011 Census of India the wards of pre-2015 Asansol Municipal Corporation in Asansol South (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had a total population of 238,631, of which 123,160 (52%) were males and 114,471 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was ...
With the completion of the Sitarampur–Gaya–Mughalsarai Grand Chord in 1901 (formally inaugurated in 1906 and finally opened in 1907), the Kolkata–Delhi rail distance became even shorter, and Asansol started functioning as the junction station of the main and chord lines, as Sitarampur, the actual junction, near Asansol, is a comparatively ...