Durgapur

Durgapur is a railway station in Faridpur Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durgapur railway station and Durgapur Projects Limited Power Station.

Durgapur railway station

Railway station

Durgapur is a model railway station on the Bardhaman–Asansol section. It is located in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Durgapur, the third most populous city in West Bengal, and the surrounding industrial areas. Durgapur railway station is situated 2 km east of Durgapur.

Durgapur Projects Limited Power Station

Power station

DPL Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired thermal power station in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, which started its thermal power generation operations in 1960. Durgapur Projects Limited Power Station is situated 2½ km north of Durgapur.

Durgapur Barrage

Dam

Photo: Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Durgapur Barrage is built across the Damodar River in Bankura district and partly in Paschim Bardhaman district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was constructed by Damodar Valley Corporation mainly for the purpose of irrigation and also to supply water to Industrial township of Durgapur. Durgapur Barrage is situated 2 km south of Durgapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durgapur and Maliara.

Durgapur

Photo: Chandu Rules, CC0.

Durgapur is an industrial city in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. Being an industrial hub, there is little here of interest to tourists.

Maliara

Village

Maliara is a village in Barjora in Bankura district of West Bengal State, India. It belongs to Burdwan Division. Maliara is situated 7 km west of Durgapur.

Barjora

Village

Barjora is a locality in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Barjora is situated 8 km south of Durgapur.

Durgapur

Type: Railway station
Category: transportation
Location: Faridpur Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman, Rarh, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.49505° or 23° 29′ 42″ north

Longitude

87.2979° or 87° 17′ 52″ east

Elevation

73 metres (240 feet)

Abbreviation

“DGR”

Open location code

7MM9F7WX+25

GeoNames ID

11857328

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