Asansol, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal, is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse places in the entire country of India. The city itself is large, with well over a million inhabitants. Many people believe that it is growing fast enough to soon encompass surrounding cities such as Ranigunj, Jamuria, Asansol, Burnpur, Neamatpur, Kulti and Barakar.

beatiful Asansolasansol stationasansol college

Being the central city for the coal belt, Asansol is heavily industrialized though many of the industries have fallen on hard times in recent years, leading to its transformation into a trading town that utilizes its position as the transport centre. The largest employers in the area are Eastern Coalfields (a subsidiary of Coal India Limited) and IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited.