Kharagpur

City in West Bengal, India

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Kharagpur

Kharagpur (Bengali: [kʰɔɽɔɡɔpuɾ] ) is a semi-planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 120 km west of Kolkata. Kharagpur holds the oldest and biggest Indian Institute of Technology namely IIT Kharagpur. It has one of the largest railway workshops in India. Kharagpur Junction contains the fourth longest railway platform in the world (1072.5 m) and is the headquarter of the Kharagpur Division of the South Eastern Railways.

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  • Tikka
  • Veggies
  • Kalida's Canteen
  • Nehru Museum of Science & Technology
  • Sahara
  • Heritage

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Best TimeBest visited between Feb and Mar
RegionWest Bengal

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