Sitarampur

Sitarampur
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Sitarampur Location in Asansol, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°43′N86°53′E / 23.72°N 86.88°E / 23.72; 86.88
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
City	Asansol
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Demonym	Asansolians / Asansolites/ Asansolbashi
Languages*
• Official	Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713359
Telephone code	0341
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kulti
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Sitarampur is a neighbourhood in Asansol, West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation, ^[1] and was one of the early hubs of coal mining activity.

Geography

5km
3miles

Ajay River

Maithon Dam
Reservoir

River

Barakar

River

Damodar

Chittaranjan
Locomotive
Works

IISCO
Steel Plant

Sitarampur

NV

Barakar

N

Rupnarayanpur

P

Kalla

N

Dishergarh

N

Kulti

N

Neamatpur

N

Burnpur

N

Asansol

MC

ECL Sodepur
Area Office

ECL Salanpur
Area Office

Kalyaneshwari
Temple

T

Barabani

P

Salanpur

P

Charanpur

OG

Panuria

CT

Majiara

CT

Bhanowara

CT

Domohani

CT

Pangachhiya

CT

Hindustan Cables Township

CT

Chittaranjan

CT

  

Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the western portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: municipal corporation, P: rural administrative centre, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, OG: out growth, T: temple
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sitarampur is located at 23°43′N86°53′E / 23.72°N 86.88°E / 23.72; 86.88 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 100 m (330 ft).

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 Census of India, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. ^[3] The Asansol Sadar subdivision had 26 census towns.

Asansol Municipal Corporation

According to the Kolkata Gazette notification on 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. ^[4]

History

Coal mines

Coal in India was first discovered around Sitarampur. The early mines were Baro Dhemo and Sundarchak, which are now defunct. As those mines started to dry up, new virgin plots were excavated, some of which extended beyond the Damodar River into the Purulia district, and beyond River Barakar into the Nirsa of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

Mines safety

With hectic operations in the mines, accidents occurred frequently leading to loss of life. The government regulated the mining process with the Directorate of Mines Safety. It inspected mining procedures with firm laws and imposed hard penalties for non-compliance, which resulted in an accident and fatality reduction. The zonal office of the Directorate General of Mines Safety is located at Sitarampur. ^[5]

A small captive explosive manufacturing factory was established at Sitarampur to supply dynamite for solid blasting in open cast mines. The unit was in operation from around 1914 to 1935.

Demographics

Language

It mainly consists of Bengali, Gujarati, Marwari, and Hindi-speaking people from Bihar and Jharkhand. Bengali is the official language in Sitarampur.

Economy

Coal

Sitarampur is mainly a coal-mining center, and many people in Sitarampur and Neamatpur work in the coal mines of Eastern Coalfields.

Collieries in the Sitarampur Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Mithani, Bejdi, Dhemomain, Narsamuda, BC Incline and Patmohana. ^[6]

Transport

v t e Railways in Asansol
Legend
via Grand Chord to Mughalsarai via Howrah–Delhi main line Radhanagar Sitarampur Chinakuri & Seetalpur colliery sidings to Andal via Barabani line planned wye connection Sodepur colliery siding Barachak IISCO Damodar Yard Asansol–Kharagpur line SAIL IISCO Steel Plant Hirapur Exchange Yard Damodar IISCO Burnpur sidings Burnpur Burnpur Airport Mohsila Asansol Freight bypass to Damodar station Kalipahari Asansol Airfield Bardhaman– Asansol section
Sources: [7] [8]

Main article: Sitarampur Junction

As coal became transported by train more frequently, a new railway line, the Grand Chord, was laid from Sitarampur to Mughalsarai.

The Howrah-Delhi rail track separates into the Main and Grand Chord lines at Sitarampur and rejoins at Mughalsarai.

Some major trains that stop at Sitarampur are Dhanbad – Howrah Coalfield Express and Black Diamond Express, Kathgodum Express, and Mithila Express.

Sitarampur is connected by the Grand Trunk Road, which passes through Neamatpur.

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  The Field of Sitarampur
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  Tagore Institute, Sitarampur
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  The Loop, Sitarampur
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  Forest Flame Trees in Sitarampur
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  The Loco Tank and Bokababa Temple of Sitarampur

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sitarampur
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
4. "The Kolkata Gazette" (PDF). Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015. Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
5. "Director General of Mines Safety". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2006.
6. "Coalmining impact on the Environment" (PDF). Chapter V: Table 5.2. shodganga.infibnet. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
7. "Asansol Division Railway Map". Eastern Railway.
8. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.