Asansol

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. 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 (House Rent Allowance) for public servants

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Asansol is the second-largest city in the Indian state of West Bengal and serves as the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district, making it an important administrative and urban center in the region. The city has experienced rapid growth, ranking among India's fastest-growing cities according to a 2010 international assessment.

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Settlement.blank4_info_sec1: Asansol Uttar (MLA — Moloy Ghatak —TMC) Asansol Dakshin (MLA —Agnimitra Paul —BJP) Pandaveswar (MLA — Narendranath Chakraborty —TMC) Raniganj (MLA — Tapas Banerjee —TMC) Jamuria (MLA  — Hareram Singh —TMC) Kulti (MLA —Ajay Kumar Poddar —BJP) Barabani (MLA —Bidhan Upadhyay —TMC)
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Settlement.name: Asansol
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolis
Settlement.image_caption: Asansol Junction railway station, IISCO Steel Plant, Asansol Engineering College, Burnpur Nehru Park, Gandhi More street
Settlement.nicknames: "The City of Brotherhood" and "The Land of Black Diamonds"
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Paschim Bardhaman
Settlement.established_date: 1885
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Asansol Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Country: India
Population: 563917
Area: 326.48
Elevation: 97
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Paschim Bardhaman district
Official website: www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.com
Image: Asansol skyline.jpg
Households: 113739
Dialing code: 341
Licence plate code: WB 38

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native label: আসানসোল
Commons category: Asansol
topic's main category: Category:Asansol
postal code: 713301
male population: 292387
category of associated people: Category:People from Asansol
illiterate population: 144325
literate population: 419592
female population: 271530
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Asansol (o Asanol; bengalese আসানসোল) è una suddivisione dell'India, classificata come municipal corporation, di 486.304 abitanti, situata nel distretto di Bardhaman, nello stato federato del Bengala Occidentale. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe I (da 100.000 persone in su); inoltre l'agglomerato urbano raggiunge 1.067.369 abitanti e ne fa la seconda città dello stato per popolazione dopo Calcutta.

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