Durgapur Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
City in West Bengal, India
About Durgapur
The "Ruhrof India" was a brainchild of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second Chief Minister of the West Bengal. The well laid-out industrial township was designed by Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk. It is home to the largest industrial unit in the state, Durgapur Steel Plant. There are a number of power plants, chemical and engineering industries. Aside from Durgapur's interest as a place of impressive industrial plants and good urban design, the City Centre has shopping malls and arcades, a cineplex, and a host of good, cheap eateries. If you want the ambience of a good restaurant, you can visit one of the many such as Peerless Inn, Pathik, Luxor, City Residency. Some people prefer the roadside smaller ones that allow for interesting people-watching. Due to the heavy rainfall it has rec
Top Attractions in Durgapur
Explore the best things to see and do in Durgapur:
- ★Bhabani Pathak’s Tilla
- ★Bhiringi Shmashankali Temple
- ★Durgapur Barrage
- ★Durgapur Club
- ★Durgapur Steel Plant
- ★Kumaramangalam Park
- ★Nehru Stadium
- ★Rarheswar Shiva Temple
Where to Stay in Durgapur
- 🏨Banskopa Inn
- 🏨Durgapur House (annexe)
- 🏨Hotel Preetika
- 🏨Hotel Reliance
- 🏨Ispat Hotel
- 🏨Kwality Hotel
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