Kharagpur (খড়গপুর Khaṛagpur or খড়্গপুর Khaṛgpur) is the largest city of the southwest region of West Bengal. Kharagpur is a planned industrial city and home to the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Kharagpur is an industrial city and a railway hub located in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It's renowned for hosting one of the oldest and largest railway workshops in India and for being home to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP).
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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. [6] . It is located 120 km west of Kolkata.
Kharagpur was originally only the railway suburb of Midnapore (Medinipur), but it is now an important rail junction, with workshops and a large, carefully laid-out railway settlement. Rice milling and the manufacture of chemicals, steel, shoes, and silk cloth are important industries.
One of the longest railway platforms in the world, the railway platform at Kharagpur is famous. The platform as well as the walkway were relatively clean.