Kharagpur, West Bengal
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Kharagpur খড়্গপুর |
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| Urban Agglomeration | |
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| Nickname(s): KGP,The Mini India | |
 Kharagpur
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| Coordinates: 22°19′49″N 87°19′25″E / 22.330239°N 87.323653°ECoordinates: 22°19′49″N 87°19′25″E / 22.330239°N 87.323653°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Named for | Railway settlement, India's first IIT,Largest city in West Midnapur district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | KMC |
| • MLA | Dilip Kumar Ghosh (BJP) |
| • Mayor | Pradip Sarkar(TMC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 321 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 207,604 |
| • Rank | 91 in india |
| Demonym(s) | Kharagpurian, |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali & English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721301 / 721304 |
| Telephone code | 03222 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34-xxxx |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kharagpur Sadar |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
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