Burnpur is an important industrial city in Asansol sub-division in the state of West Bengal, India . It is located in Bardhaman District, in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state. The city got its name from the Managing Agency house, Burn & Co., which promoted IISCO in 1918. The township came up with the construction of the iron-making plant. The Indian Standard Wagon factory was also set up in 1918 and shared the township with IISCO. Burnpur is located at 234000N 865600E / 23.6667N 86.9333E / 23.6667; 86.9333. It has an average elevation of 75metres . The location of the iron works was at Hirapur. It was a small hamlet amidst the sal . Nearby villages were Narsinghbandh, Dharampur, Rangapara, Kalajharia, Nabaghunti, Santa, Napuria, Nakrasota, New Town & Chhotodighari. At that time the railway track of...
Murshidabad , Howarh , Siliguri , Darjeeling , Asansol , Coochbehar , Jalpaiguri , Kharagpur , Dalkhola , Jangipara , Chinsurah , Haldia , Jamuria , Ashoknagar , Burdwan