Durgapur

Durgapur, literally means home of Goddess Durga, is a major rice-trading center and an industrial town situated along the banks of Damodar River in West Bengal, India. The topography is highly uneven. There are many industries in the township, making the city very rich and knitting its modern facilities and culture. The well planned out Industrial Township was designed by Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk. Presently Durgapur attracts lots of tourists and turning out to be quite a hangout place for youngsters, who look for western trends, modern cuisine and entertainment.

Tourists who look for shopping Benachity is an ideal place, resembles an olden city having shops all along, an area for shopping with its quaintest presents of charming small merchant setups. The city has established itself with big shopping malls, arcades, cine halls and host of eateries. One can purchase things such as steel, carbon black, the Bankura horse available either in terracotta or wood and the Vishnupur Baluchari.

Places of tourist interest include the Durgapur Barrage, Kumarmangalam Park, and Troika Park for kids. Adorned with many temples and mosques the city celebrates Durgapuja, kalipuja, rath jatra, id and muharam with much vigor and color. The biggest gym of Durgapur Mantra is one of the places which one should visit to know the real fun of life to see the exquisite fitness station. Durgapur attracts tourists to see the modern India, enthralled with industrialization. It can be assured that all facilities are there to make your stay as enjoyable and fun filled as possible.