India
Eastern India
West Bengal

Paschim Bardhaman

Paschim Bardhaman, literally "West Bardhaman", is the western coal-rich industrial district of . Fondly known as the " of India", Paschim Bardhaman is home to two steel cities, a coal mining centre, and a locomotive workshop.
Tap on a place
to explore it
paschimbardhaman.co.in
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of India
  • Description: district in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Paschim Bardhaman district” and “West Bardhaman”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asansol Junction railway station and Sacred Heart Church, Asansol.

Railway station
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asansol Junction is a railway station of Eastern Railway in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of . The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line.

Church
Photo: Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hospital
Photo: Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asansol and Burnpur.

Photo: Srikant.c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the headquarters of the Paschim Bardhaman district of . It is at the centre of a major industrial area and the second largest urban agglomeration in the state.

Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Asansol is the headquarters of the Paschim Bardhaman district of . It is at the centre of a major industrial area and the second largest urban agglomeration in the state. is situated 4 km southwest of Paschim Bardhaman.

Paschim Bardhaman

Latitude
23.6813° or 23° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
86.9785° or 86° 58′ 43″ east
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
7MM8MXJH+GC
Geo­Names ID
11875580
Wiki­data ID
Q29215602
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Paschim Bardhaman from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Paschim Bardhaman” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փաշիմ Բարդհամանի Շրջան”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Paschim Bardhaman”
  • Asturian: “Paschim Bardhaman (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Paschim Bardhaman”
  • Bengali: “পশ্চিম বর্ধমান জেলা”
  • Bengali: “পশ্চিম বর্ধমান”
  • Catalan: “districte de Paschim Bardhaman”
  • Chinese: “西巴爾達曼縣”
  • Dutch: “Paschim Bardhaman district”
  • Finnish: “Paschim Bardhamanin piirikunta”
  • French: “Paschim Bardhaman”
  • German: “Paschim Bardhaman”
  • Gujarati: “પશ્ચિમ વર્ધમાન જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “पश्चिम बर्धमान जिला”
  • Malayalam: “പശ്ചിം ബർദാമൻ ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “पश्चिम बर्धमान जिल्हा”
  • Persian: “ناحیه بردامان غربی”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱵᱚᱨᱫᱷᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு வர்த்தமான் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “పశ్చిమ బర్ధమాన్ జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “పశ్చిమ్ బర్ధమాన్ జిల్లా”
  • Urdu: “مغربی بردھامن ضلع”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jaykaynagar and Hirapur Assembly constituency.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnpur railway station and Kalipahari railway station.

West Bengal: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kolkata, Jaynagar Majilpur, Siliguri, and Asansol.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Paschim Bardhaman”. Photo: Darkone, CC BY-SA 3.0.