Chittaranjan

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chittaranjan
Settlement.other_name: Nature's Paradise
Settlement.nickname: City of Lakes
Settlement.settlement_type: Central Government Township
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Paschim Bardhaman
Settlement.established_date: 1948
Settlement.founder: Government of India
Settlement.named_for: Chittaranjan Das
Settlement.government_type: Central government
Settlement.governing_body: Ministry of Railways (India)
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Population: 39098
Area: 18.34
Elevation: 155
Households: 9461

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Commons category: Chittaranjan
postal code: 713331
inception: 1948-00-00
male population: 20089
illiterate population: 5497
literate population: 33601
female population: 19009

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Contents

History
Geography
Civic administration
Police station
Languages
Demographics
Transport
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Infrastructure
Facilities
Environment
Photo gallery
See also
References
External links

Chittaranjan is a census town in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The Chittaranjan Locomotive Works are situated there.

The town of Chittaranjan was featured in the final episode of BBC's The Great Indian Railway Journeys, which aired on 10 April 2018. The episode highlighted the management of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and the significance of this town.