Paschim Bardhaman district
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district of West Bengal.
Image: Asansol rail station in Asansol 04
Image: Radhamadhab temple at Khandra in Paschim Bardhaman district 09
Image: Shram Vir Statue, Durgapur Steel Plant panoramio (1)
Image: Sita Rama temple inside Thakurbari premises of Handa family at Ukhra in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal 03
Asansol is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and one of the most populated cities of West Bengal. It is the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India by population. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. According to a 2010 report released by the International Institute for Environment and Development, a UK-based policy research non-governmental body, Asansol was ranked 11th among Indian cities and 42nd in the world in its list of 100 fastest-growing cities. Asansol is classed as a Y-category city for calculation of HRA for public servants making it a "Tier-II" city.
Asansol cityscape Clockwise from top: Asansol Railway Station, IISCO Steel Plant, TV Tower, Galaxy Mall, Asansol Engineering College, Asansol Indoor Stadium, Rabindra Bhavan, Eastern Coalfields Limited
IISCO panoramic view, Asansol
Modernised ISP
Asansol Junction railway station building
