Asansol

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{{Short description|Industrial city in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| image_caption = [[Asansol Junction railway station]], [[IISCO Steel Plant]], Asansol Engineering College, Burnpur Nehru Park, Gandhi More street
| nickname = ''"The City of Brotherhood"''<ref>{{citation |url=https://asansol.org/ |work=Asansol.org |date=2022 |title=Asansol, The City of Brotherhood |access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120190947/https://asansol.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''"The Land of Black Diamonds"'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daytodaygk.com/indian-cities-and-their-nicknames-complete-list/|title=Indian Cities and Their Nicknames - Complete List|work=Day Today GK |date=22 July 2015|access-date=25 December 2019|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101063027/https://www.daytodaygk.com/indian-cities-and-their-nicknames-complete-list/|url-status=live |author1=Vignesh }}</ref>
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| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]
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| established_date = 1885
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]|
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = [[Bidhan Upadhyay]]
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = {{ubl|Abhijeet Ghatak|Wasim Ul Haque}}
| leader_title2 = Police Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS
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| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate]]
| area_total_km2 = 326
| area_footnotes = <ref name='Asansol City'>{{cite web|title=Asansol City|url=http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.com/aboutus/1|website=asansolmunicipalcorporation|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815054512/http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.com/aboutus/1|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name='Asansol Info'>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanemissions.info/india-apna/asansol-india/|title=City - Asansol (West Bengal, India) -|accessdate=6 September 2023|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020231031/https://urbanemissions.info/india-apna/asansol-india/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_metro_km2 = 1615
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name="ADDA">{{citation |title=Asansol Durgapur Development Authority |url=https://www.sudawb.org/wbdma_oldversion/HTM/MUNI_ADDA.htm |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413200132/https://www.sudawb.org/wbdma_oldversion/HTM/MUNI_ADDA.htm |work=Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal}}</ref>
| area_rank = [[List of metropolitan area in West Bengal|2nd]] in [[West Bengal]]
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 111
| population_total = 1,243,414 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/Asansol/population|title=Siliguri, India Metro Area Population 1950-2021|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=19 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919215200/https://uat5-b.investingchannel.com/data/df17ac1e-cc7f-11e8-82a5-0abbb61c4a6a?browsersize=1400x783&consentsknown=null&usprivacy=&pageurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.macrotrends.net%2Fglobal-metrics%2Fcities%2F21405%2FAsansol%2Fpopulation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census2011"/><ref name=2015notification>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | title = The Kolkata Gazette | work = Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015 | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 9 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name='Asansol City'/><ref name='Asansol Info'/>
| population_rank = [[List of metropolitan area in West Bengal|2nd]] in [[West Bengal]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 30,00,000
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| population_demonym = Asansolians / Asansolites/ Asansolvasi
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| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713 3xx
| area_code = 0341
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = WB 37 / WB 38 / WB 44 (WB 44A, WB 44B, WB 44C, WB 44D)
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.08<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011 |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723151530/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]] (MP — [[Shatrughan Sinha]]  — [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Uttar]] (MLA — [[Moloy Ghatak]] —[[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])

[[Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Dakshin]] (MLA —[[Agnimitra Paul]] —[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])

[[Pandaveswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pandaveswar]] (MLA — Narendranath Chakraborty —[[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])

[[Raniganj (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raniganj]] (MLA — Tapas Banerjee —[[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])

[[Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamuria]] (MLA  — Hareram Singh —[[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])

[[Kulti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kulti]] (MLA —Ajay Kumar Poddar —[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])

[[Barabani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barabani]] (MLA —Bidhan Upadhyay —[[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]])
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'''Asansol''' is a city in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is the [[List of cities in West Bengal by population|second largest city in West Bengal]]. It is the [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|33rd]] largest [[Urban area|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.<ref name="citymayors1">{{cite web |url=http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/urban_growth1.html |title=World's fastest growing urban areas (1) |publisher=City Mayors |date=7 December 2010 |access-date=16 March 2011 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106225845/http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/urban_growth1.html%20 |url-status=live }}</ref> Asansol is classed as a [[Classification of Indian cities|Y-category city]] for calculation of HRA (House Rent Allowance) for public servants (rate 16%) making it a "Tier-II" city.

==Etymology==
"[[Terminalia elliptica|Asan]]", a species of tree which generally grows thirty meters tall, is found on the banks of the Damodar River; "sol" refers to land. The name "Asansol" is a combination of these two words. Asansol is a city on the banks of Damodar and its land is rich in minerals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Laurel.html|title=Indian Laurel|access-date=25 December 2019|archive-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225061636/http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Laurel.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Historically the city was anglicised as ''Assensole'' during the British era but the name was reverted after Independence.<ref>{{cite journal |title=General Report - Public Instruction In Bengal |date=1884–1885 |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/47105/GIPE-070160.pdf |page=108 |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221025113/https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/47105/GIPE-070160.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
The region is believed to have been a part of the kingdom of Vishnupur where the [[Mallabhum|Malla dynasty]] ruled for approximately a thousand years till the emergence of the British. This theory is backed by the presence of Vishnupur style temple present at Chhotodighari village and Domohani village in Asansol.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.org/amrut/amrut%20news.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 April 2017 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205021336/http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.org/amrut/amrut%20news.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Overview===
Asansol is a cosmopolitan city located on the lower [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], which occupies most of [[Jharkhand]], between the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] and [[Ajay River|Ajay]] rivers. Another river, the [[Barakar River|Barakar]], joins the Damodar near [[Dishergarh]]. Two small rivulets, Nunia and Garui flow past Asansol.
[[File:Map of Paschim Bardhaman district.jpg|500px|thumb|left|Map of Paschim Bardhaman district]]
While [[Dhanbad district]] in Jharkhand lies on the western side, [[Durgapur subdivision]] lies on the eastern side. To the south, across the Damodar river are the [[Purulia district|Purulia]] and [[Bankura district]]s. To the north are [[Dumka district|Dumka]] and [[Birbhum district]]s. Dhanbad district is a major coal mining area and has close links with Asansol; both lie in the Damodar valley.

The city is connected by the Grand Trunk Road and by rail with Durgapur, Burdwan, and Kolkata. It is an important coal-trading and railway centre, with large railway workshops and a railway colony.

===Climate===
Asansol has sweltering summers and warm to very warm winters. In summer temperatures can soar above {{convert|45|°C|disp=or}} with dry hot winds known as 'loo' blowing while in winter temperatures go below {{convert|10|°C|disp=or}}. Monsoon lasts from June to September and sometimes into October. The [[Köppen Climate Classification|Köppen]] sub-type for this climate is ''Aw'' ([[tropical savanna climate]]}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=40724&cityname=Asansol%2C+West+Bengal%2C+India&units= |title=Climate Summary for Asansol |publisher=Weatherbase.com |access-date=31 July 2013 |archive-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717163639/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=40724&cityname=Asansol%2C+West+Bengal%2C+India&units= |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|Feb high F = 82
|Mar high F = 94
|Apr high F = 111
|May high F = 113
|Jun high F = 110
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 89
|Sep high F = 90
|Oct high F = 89
|Nov high F = 84
|Dec high F = 79
|year high F = 90
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|Feb low F = 57
|Mar low F = 66
|Apr low F = 74
|May low F = 78
|Jun low F = 79
|Jul low F = 78
|Aug low F = 78
|Sep low F = 77
|Oct low F = 71
|Nov low F = 60
|Dec low F = 53
|year low F = 69
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|Feb rain inch = 1.3
|Mar rain inch = 0.8
|Apr rain inch = 0.8
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|Aug rain inch = 13.3
|Sep rain inch = 8.3
|Oct rain inch = 4.3
|Nov rain inch = 0.6
|Dec rain inch = 0.2
|year rain inch = 56.3
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}}Asansol has been ranked 16th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' <ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=prana.cpcb.gov.in |access-date=19 September 2024 |archive-date=14 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914164336/https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Government and politics==
===Administration===
Asansol is administered by the [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]. In 1850, a union committee was formed to look after the civic needs of Asansol. The Assensole (now Asansol) Municipality was approved in 1885 but started functioning effectively in 1896.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C_(%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A)_%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%AC.pdf/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%A6|title=পাতা:গবর্ণমেণ্ট্‌ গেজেট্‌ (মার্চ) ১৮৮৬.pdf/৩৪০ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার|website=bn.wikisource.org|access-date=25 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221182953/https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C_(%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A)_%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%AC.pdf/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%A6|url-status=live}}</ref> It was upgraded to the status of a corporation in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.org/over_view.php |title=Asansol Municipal Corporation |publisher=Asansol Municipal Corporation |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930171207/http://www.asansolmunicipalcorporation.org/over_view.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2011 it has had its own Police Commissionerate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/ |title=Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate |publisher=Asansoldurgapurpolice.in |access-date=19 February 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223044428/http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, Kulti, Jamuria and Raniganj Municipalities were dissolved and now these areas are administered by the Asansol Municipal Corporation. Thus the proper city limits of Asansol includes the old Asansol Area, including [[Burnpur]], as well as other prominent locations like Raniganj, Chinakuri, Mithani, Barakar, [[Kulti]], [[Dishergarh]], [[Neamatpur]], [[Sitarampur]] and [[Jamuria]]. Asansol Municipal Corporation has 106 wards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Asansol-Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) was established in April 1980 by the merger of the Asansol Planning Organisation and the Durgapur Development Authority. Jurisdiction of ADDA covers the areas administered by Asansol Municipal Corporation, the Jamuria Panchayet Samiti, the [[Andal (community development block)|Community Development Blocks of Andal]], Pandabeswar and Durgapur-Faridpur, [[Durgapur Municipal Corporation]] and a small part of Kanksa Community Development Block.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://addaonline.in/adda-at-a-glance/|title=Welcome to ADDA|website=addaonline.in}}</ref>

===Police stations===
Asansol North police station has jurisdiction over [[Raniganj (community development block)|Raniganj]] CD Block and parts of [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]. The area covered is 50 km2 and the population covered is 410,000 (2001). It has police investigation centres at Kanyapur and Jahagirmohalla.<ref name=ps1>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | archive-date = 21 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ps2>{{cite web|url=http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122003743/http://asansoldurgapurpolice.in/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2012 |title=Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate |work=Find your police station |publisher=Asansol Durgapur Police |access-date=18 February 2017 }}</ref>

Asansol South police station has jurisdiction over parts of Asansol municipal corporation. The area covered is 69 km2 and the population covered is 475,439 (2001).<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>

Asansol Women PS covers Asansol subdivision.<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>

Raniganj PS has jurisdiction within the city and has the following centres under its area:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! PP/IC ||Address
|-
|Panjabi More Investigation Centre||Panjabi More
|-
|Ballavpur Police Post||Raghunathchak
|-
|Nimcha Investigation Centre||Jemari
|-
|}

Jamuria PS has jurisdiction over the following centres;
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! PP/IC ||Address
|-
|Sripur Investigation Centre||Nigha, Bengala Occidental
|-
|Kendra Police Post||Kendra
|-
|Churulia Investigation Centre||Churulia
|-
|}

Hirapur and Kulti Police Stations also serve the following parts of Asansol municipal corporation area.<ref name=ps1/><ref name=ps2/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! PP/IC/OP ||Address
|-
|Neamatpur Investigation Centre||Neamatpur Fanri Rd, Neamatpur
|-
|Barakar Police Post||Station Rd, Barakar
|-
|Sanctoria Investigation Centre||Dishergarh
|-
|Chowrangi Outpost||Chittaranjan Rd
|-
|}

==Demographics==
{{Further|Salanpur (community development block)#Language and religion}}{{Historical populations
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/siliguri/population|title=Siliguri, India Metro Area Population 1950-2023|website=www.macrotrends.net|accessdate=6 September 2023|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922043902/https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21405/siliguri/population|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1951 | 185000
| 1961 | 289000
| 1971 | 376000
| 1981 | 637000
| 1991 | 942000
| 2001 | 1073000
| 2011 | 1243414
}}
As per the 2011 census, the Asansol municipal area has a total population of 563,917,<ref name="CensusRel"/> and the total population of Asansol UA is 1,243,414 out of which 646,052 are males and 597,362 are females.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=20 February 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226022814/http://censusindia.gov.in/%20}}</ref><ref name="Census2011">{{Cite web|title=Asansol City Population Census 2011 - West Bengal|url=https://www.census.gov.in/census/city/200-asansol.html|access-date=3 July 2020|website=census.gov.in}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The city has a literacy rate of 83.30%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Asansol-growing-faster-than-Kolkata-says-UN-report/articleshow/17107465.cms|title=Asansol growing faster than Kolkata, says UN report|website=The Times of India|date=6 November 2012|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221185034/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Asansol-growing-faster-than-Kolkata-says-UN-report/articleshow/17107465.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kolkata|title=Kolkata {{!}} History, Population, Government, & Facts|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813040212/https://www.britannica.com/place/Kolkata|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Religion===
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The major religions in Asansol are Hinduism, followed by 75.18% of the population, and Islam, followed by 21.26% of the population. 1.09% of the populace are adherents of Sikhism, while 0.99% of the population adheres to Christianity.<ref name="CensusRel">{{Cite web|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS|access-date=18 December 2021|website=censusindia.gov.in|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405063030/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Asansol (2011)<ref name=Census2011_Language>{{cite web |title=C-16 City: Population by mother tongue (town level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10245/download/13357/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501040127/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10245/download/13357/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |url-status=live }}</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 = 43.1
|color1 = orchid
|label2 = [[Hindi]]
|value2 = 31.7
|color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|value3 = 19.4
|color3 = green
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]]
|value4 = 2.9
|color4 = cyan
|label5 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|value5 = 1.2
|color5 = beige
|label6 = Others
|value6 = 1.7
|color6 = black
}}
[[Bengali language|Bengali]] is spoken by the majority (43.1%), followed by [[Hindi]] (31.7%), [[Urdu]] (19.4%), [[Santali language|Santali]] (2.9%), and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (1.2%).<ref name=Census2011_Language/>

==Economy==
The economy of Asansol is primarily dependent on its steel and coal industries, railways, and its trade and commerce.

===Steel===
[[File:IISCO Panoramic View 1.jpg|thumb|right|IISCO panoramic view, Asansol]]
[[File:Modernisation of ISP.JPG|thumb|right|Modernised ISP]]
The [[Steel Authority of India]] [[IISCO]] (Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd) steel-making plant at [[Kulti]] was the first such facility in India. It became well known during the 1960s and 1970s, with its company shares being traded on the [[London Stock Exchange]]. However, a decade later the company became loss-making until it was revived in 2006 when it merged with the [[Steel Authority of India]]. Modernisation at [[IISCO Steel Plant]] has helped the city develop at a very rapid pace. The plant's capacity will be raised from 0.4 MT to 2.5 MT of saleable steel, using what will be the biggest [[blast furnace]] in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.sail.co.in/sail-press-release/pm-dedicates-nation-sail%E2%80%99s-modernised-expanded-iisco-steel-plant-burnpur |title = PM Dedicates to the Nation SAIL's Modernised & Expanded IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur |work = Press Release |publisher = SAIL |access-date = 4 March 2017 |archive-date = 22 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160322122002/http://www.sail.co.in/sail-press-release/pm-dedicates-nation-sail%E2%80%99s-modernised-expanded-iisco-steel-plant-burnpur |url-status = dead }}</ref> As of 2015, the investment for modernisation was the single largest investment in West Bengal till then.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sail.co.in/sail-press-release/chairman-sail-reviews-performance-isp-burnpur | title = Chairman, SAIL reviews performance of ISP, Burnpur | work = Press Release 7 March 2015 | publisher = SAIL | access-date = 30 March 2017 | archive-date = 13 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181013093334/https://www.sail.co.in/sail-press-release/chairman-sail-reviews-performance-isp-burnpur | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Coal===
[[Eastern Coalfields]], which has its headquarters in Sanctoria P.O. - Dishergarh, has a significant presence in the area due to the huge deposits of high-quality coal. However, most of the coalfields and surrounding residential colonies are located away from the main city. Nearby areas like Raniganj, Chinakuri, and Jamuria are of particular importance as coal blocks. As of 2012, the total coal reserve in the ECL command area up to 600 metre depth was 49.17 billion tonnes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/|title=Welcome to official website of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)|website=www.easterncoal.gov.in|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421062417/http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coalindia.in/en-us/company/history.aspx|title=History|access-date=25 December 2019|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000436/https://www.coalindia.in/en-us/company/history.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Railways===
Railways also is a big contributor to the economy of Asansol. Railways were the first employer in the city and they are credited with developing the city in the late 19th century. Asansol is one of four divisions of Eastern Railway Zone and among the major revenue generating divisions in [[Indian Railways]]. World's largest vertically integrated organisation [[Chittaranjan Locomotive Works]] under [[Indian Railways]] is also situated here. It is India's first locomotive works and Asia's largest Locomotive manufacturer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/asansol.html |title=Asansol Division |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507171611/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/asansol.html |archive-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Other business ventures===
Other industries include Dishergarh Power Supply, [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], Burn Standard Co. which is now a subsidiary of Eastern Railways, [[Hindustan Cables]] Limited and cement factories like Burnpur Cement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asansolcity.com/asansol-industry.php |title=Asansol on the net – A complete information on Asansol city |publisher=Asansolcity.com |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205343/http://www.asansolcity.com/asansol-industry.php |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transport==
===Road===

The [[Grand Trunk Road]] ([[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] - old numbering NH 2) runs across the subdivision and [[National Highway 14 (India)|NH 14]] (old numbering NH 60) connects Asansol with [[Odisha]]. NH 19 has been broadened as part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] project and now allows three-lane traffic in both directions. A highway bypass avoids the areas of Ushagram, Murgasol, Asansol Bazar, Chelidanga, BNR, Gopalpur, Neamatpur, Kulti, and Barakar. Some of the other important roads of the city are namely Vivekananda Avenue, Burnpur Road, and S.B Gorai Road.

The [[South Bengal State Transport Corporation]] operates daily bus services to Kolkata and numerous other destinations, such as Malda, Siliguri, Midnapur, Bankura, Siuri, Purulia, Burdwan, Kalna, Howrah, Barrackpore, Digha, [[Bolpur]], [[Kirnahar]] and Berhampore. The [[North Bengal State Transport Corporation]] also runs services to and from the city and towns in North Bengal like Malda, Raiganj and Balurghat. There are also many private buses, Taxis and Radio Taxis, which ply locally and on intercity and interstate routes.

===Railway===
[[File:Asansol rail station in Asansol 05.jpg|thumb|Asansol Junction railway station building]]
[[Asansol Junction railway station]] is the Division of [[Eastern Railway zone]] This is one of the oldest divisions on the Indian Railways and has always been in the forefront of operations, both freight and passenger. As far as Eastern Railway is concerned, Asansol Division is referred to as the heart of operations, being at the crossroads of the Grand Chord route via Gaya and the main line route via Patna. With a total of 629.38 route kilometres, the division has the unique distinction of having quadruple lines (two up and two down line) from Khana to Sitarampur.

The railway track from Kolkata to Delhi passes through the subdivision and bifurcates into the main line and the grand chord line at [[Sitarampur]] railway junction, a little to the west of Asansol railway junction. Another railway track links Asansol with Adra and then to [[Jamshedpur]] via Purulia and [[Kharagpur]] via Bankura. A branch line connects [[Andal railway station|Andal]] with [[Sainthia railway station|Sainthia]] on the [[Sahibganj Loop]].

Almost all the trains linking Kolkata with north India also connect with Asansol including Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat Express, Sealdah Rajdhani, Howrah Rajdhani, Howrah Duronto, Sealdah Humsafar Express, Yuva Express and Shalimar Duronto. As a result, Asansol enjoys good connectivity with cities like [[New Delhi]], [[Jammu]], [[Amritsar]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Allahabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Lucknow]], [[Dehradun]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Gwalior]], [[Bhopal]], [[Indore]], [[Patna]], [[Ranchi]], [[Durgapur]] and [[Dhanbad]] on the one hand and commands a fairly good traffic movement towards the western cities like [[Mumbai]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Surat]] and southern cities like [[Bhubaneshwar]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vijaywada]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Trivandrum]]. It is also connected with [[Guwahati]] in the north-east region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/asansol_jn-asn-railway-station.html/|title=Asansol Jn Train Railway Station|website=Make My Trip|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523124823/http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/asansol_jn-asn-railway-station.html/|archive-date=23 May 2010}}</ref>

===Air===
The domestic airport that serves the city is [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport]]. The airport is located in [[Andal, Paschim Bardhaman|Andal]]. It is roughly {{convert|25|km|mi}} from the Asansol City Bus Terminus.

There is also a private airport located at Burnpur Riverside Area. At present this Airport is operated by [[IISCO Steel Plant|IISCO]]. Recently [[Airport Authority of India]] gave nod to start commercial flights for six routes in West Bengal; [[Burnpur Airport]] is one of them.<ref>[http://cadup.gov.in/writereaddata/pdf/RCS_Round_1_and_2.pdf RCS round 1 and 2]cadup.gov.in {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060607/http://cadup.gov.in/writereaddata/pdf/RCS_Round_1_and_2.pdf |date=27 February 2019 }}</ref>

==Education==

Among the many educational institutions are:

===Schools===


* [[Asansol Ramakrishna Mission High School]]
* [[Assembly of God Church School]]
* [[DAV Public School|DAV Public School, Asansol]]<ref>{{cite news |title=CBSE 10: Stellar show fuels doctor dreams for Bengal girl |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cbse-x-stellar-show-fuels-doctor-dreams-for-bengal-girl/articleshow/69209255.cms |access-date=8 March 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=7 May 2019 |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308115023/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cbse-x-stellar-show-fuels-doctor-dreams-for-bengal-girl/articleshow/69209255.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Loreto Convent, Asansol]]
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya|Kendriya Vidyalaya, Asansol]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Times School Survey releases the list of top schools in West Bengal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/times-school-survey-releases-the-list-of-top-schools-in-west-bengal/articleshow/104390450.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>
* [[St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School]]
* [[St. Vincent's High and Technical School]]
* [[Subhaspally Bidyaniketan]]

===Colleges/Universities===
* [[Asansol Engineering College]]
* [[Asansol Girls' College]]
* [[Asansol Polytechnic]]
* [[Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol]]
* [[Bengal Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital]]
* [[Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol]]
* [[Deshbandhu Mahavidyalaya]]
* [[Kanyapur Polytechnic]]
* [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya]]
* [[Kazi Nazrul University]]
* [[Khandra College]]
* [[Kulti College]]
* [[Raniganj Girls' College]]
* [[St. Xavier's College, Asansol]]
* [[Triveni Devi Bhalotia College]]

<gallery mode="packed" style="font-size:88%; line-height:130%; border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;" heights="150">
File:Asansol Engineering College.jpg|Asansol Engineering College
File:Gupta College of Technological Sciences.jpg|Gupta College of Technological Sciences
File:College-500x363.png|Banwarilal Bhalotia College
File:D.K. HIGH SCHOOL.jpg|Domohani Kelejora High School
</gallery>

===Libraries===

There are several public libraries, including the District Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/health_department.jsp?page%3Dgovt_Burdwan.jsp |title=Other Pages |access-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102142313/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/health_department.jsp?page=govt_Burdwan.jsp |archive-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref>

==Media==
[[Prasar Bharati]] has a High Power Transmitter Station at Asansol which broadcasts Doordarshan National / Bangla and Doordarshan News Channel. Transmissions are not only received by the city but also neighbouring places. Other than national channels, several local channels are available through cable TV networks, such as Vision 24, Drishti Channel, ATV, and ISP Channel.

Asansol currently has four FM radio stations: [[All India Radio]] 100.3 FM, 92.7 BIG FM, 93.5 RED FM and Radio Mirchi 95 FM.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/pvt.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101115012518/http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/pvt.htm| archive-date = 15 November 2010| title = Private stations Location Wise}}</ref>

==Sports facilities==

* The Polo Ground has been a landmark in Asansol for a long time. The ground got its name from the sport of [[polo]] which was played here during British rule. Asansol Indoor Stadium is on the same site and has a capacity of 500 spectators. The stadium, which is notable for having the largest shell concrete roof in the district, has two badminton courts and an interchangeable volleyball court. Adjacent to this is Asansol Stadium, where both district and subdivision level football and cricket matches are played.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polo Ground Cricket Ground in Asansol {{!}} CricHeroes |url=https://cricheroes.in/cricket-ground-detail/61192/Asansol/Polo-Ground |access-date=15 January 2024 |website=cricheroes.in |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919215204/https://cricheroes.com/cricket-ground-detail/61192/Asansol/Polo-Ground |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Polo Ground, Asansol Court Area |url=https://www.mappls.com/u6g6o4 |access-date=15 January 2024 |website=www.mappls.com |language=en |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115101823/https://www.mappls.com/u6g6o4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Eastern Railway Divisional Stadium]], popularly known as the Loco Ground, houses several district and subdivision level football and cricket tournaments.
* The Burnpur Football Stadium is a centre of extensive sports activities. Players groomed in the SAIL Football Academy at Burnpur have represented SAIL in the Kolkata IFA and 1st Division League matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driving directions to Burnpur Football Ground, Asansol |url=https://www.waze.com/live-map/directions/burnpur-football-ground-asansol?to=place.w.56951021.569772351.1745048 |access-date=15 January 2024 |website=Waze |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.justdial.com/Asansol/Burnpur-Football-Stadium-Burnpur/9999PX341-X341-190910210030-F5N1_BZDET |title=Stadiums in Burnpur|access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919215210/https://www.justdial.com/Asansol/Burnpur-Football-Stadium-Burnpur/9999PX341-X341-190910210030-F5N1_BZDET |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Burnpur Cricket Club Ground]] is a first-class level cricket stadium located at Burnpur.
* Asansol Rifle Club Shooting Range is located in Kanyapur Road beside the Ravindra Vidyala Government School. The Rifle Shooting ground founded in the year 1951 under the initiation of some elite citizen of Asansol under the aegis of WBRA and [[National Rifle Association of India|NRAI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Asansol+Rifle+Club/@23.70291,86.9626213,18z/data=!4m12!1m5!3m4!2zMjPCsDQxJzI4LjUiTiA4NsKwNTYnNTEuNiJF!8m2!3d23.6912556!4d86.9476759!3m5!1s0x39f71f3dfb7b878b:0xadd4add21824c808!8m2!3d23.7031633!4d86.963434!16s/g/1wtbs9cv?hl=en-US&entry=ttu |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=Google Maps |language=en |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223213146/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Asansol+Rifle+Club/@23.70291,86.9626213,18z/data=!4m12!1m5!3m4!2zMjPCsDQxJzI4LjUiTiA4NsKwNTYnNTEuNiJF!8m2!3d23.6912556!4d86.9476759!3m5!1s0x39f71f3dfb7b878b:0xadd4add21824c808!8m2!3d23.7031633!4d86.963434!16s/g/1wtbs9cv?hl=en-US&entry=ttu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=worldsearch |title=World Search {{!}} ASANSOL RIFLE CLUB |url=https://worldsearch.co.in/GetBusinessDetail/ASANSOL-RIFLE-CLUB |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=worldsearch.co.in |language=en |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223213056/https://worldsearch.co.in/GetBusinessDetail/ASANSOL-RIFLE-CLUB |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asansol Rifle Club News {{!}} Latest News on Asansol Rifle Club - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/asansol-rifle-club/news |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223213055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/asansol-rifle-club/news |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Kazi Nazrul Islam Krirangan is being developed as an international standard stadium at the former Sen Raleigh Football Ground.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

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File:Asansol Stadium (Polo Ground)- 01.jpg|Asansol Stadium (Polo Ground)
File:Asansol Sports Complex.JPG|Asansol Sports Complex
File:Divisional Railway Stadium or Loco Ground- 03.jpg|Divisional Railway Stadium or Loco Ground
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==Notable people==


* [[S. S. Ahluwalia]]
* [[Arjun Atwal]]
* [[Ajitesh Bandopadhyay]]
* [[Meenakshi Banerjee]], scientist
* [[Minakshi Mukherjee]], politician
* [[Timir Biswas]], Indian playback singer and composer.
* [[Ritwik Das]]
* [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]], writer, lyricist and poet
* [[Manoj Kumar Mukherjee]]
* [[Vivek Singh (chef)|Vivek Singh]]
* [[Sharmila Tagore]], Indian actress

==See also==
* [[List of cities in West Bengal]]
* [[Asansol subdivision|Asansol Sadar subdivision]]
* [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Asansol Junction]]
* [[Largest Indian cities by GDP]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''History of The Indian Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.'' by Dr. N.R.Srinivasan
* ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk-lore of Bardhaman District) in Bengali by Akkari Chattopadhyay

==External links==
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* [http://www.bardhaman.nic.in/ Bardhaman District official site]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Asansol}}
* [https://www.thebengalitoday.com/2020/09/asansol-city.html Asansol - The land of black diamond]

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