Burnpur

Burnpur
বার্ণপুর
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Burnpur
Burnpur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°40′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.6667°N 86.9333°E / 23.6667; 86.9333Coordinates: 23°40′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.6667°N 86.9333°E / 23.6667; 86.9333
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Burdwan
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Demonym(s) Asansolians / Asansolites/ Asansolbashi
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency Asansol Dakshin
Website bardhaman.gov.in
Legacy of a colonial past - A senior officer's bungalow

Burnpur is the Southern neighbourhood in Asansol, Bardhaman District in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Rich cultural tradition at Bharati Bhaban

Burnpur is located at 23°40′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.6667°N 86.9333°E / 23.6667; 86.9333. It has an average elevation of 75 metres (249 feet). [1]

Asansol is composed of undulating laterite region. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[2]

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Burnpur, India Page". West Bengal. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali), Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
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