Asansol is a city, which is located in Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is the additional better urban city in West Bengal and is an important center for mining and automation.
How to reach Asansol
By trainAsansol is an important junction on the Howrah-Delhi clue and a lot of the trains stop here. For biking from Kolkata, 200 km, the trains are available and are favorable to reach Asansol - Ranchi Shatabdi Express, Agniveena Express, Coalfield Express and Black Diamond Express from Howrah, and Inter City-limits Express from Sealdah. It is essential to reserve the ticket in these trains, as these trains are always crowded.
By RoadAsansol is on Grand Trunk road (NH 2) and traveling is straight and convenient. The four-lane expressway is superb, without any speed-breakers, with divider in the middle of the road. Those travelling from Kolkata, need to opt consider Durgapur Expressway from Dankuni and again Grand Trunk road from Shaktigarh, which bypass Bardhaman town.
By AirKolkata is the nearest airport for business purpose. There is a concealed aerodrome, located at Burnpur, suitable only for small planes.
Place to visit:
- Nehru Park - on the banks of river of river Damodar.
- Churulia - actuality the acclaimed artist - Kazi Nazrul Islam was born. This place is about 17 km from Asansol
- Kalyaneswari Temple - The temple of the Lady of Fulfilment, about 20 km from Asansol has been a abode of pilgrimage, decidedly for arid women, for about 5 centuries. It is abreast Maithon. Normally one makes it a allotment of a appointment to Maithon Dam.
- Maithon Dam - about 20 km from Asansol. It is attainable via Neamatpur or Asansol Bypass, or one can yield a little circuitous avenue via Chirkunda. Those travelling in a car generally yield one avenue for traveling out and acknowledgment by the other.
- Panchet Dam - about 20 km from Asansol. It is attainable by Chirkunda.
- Joychandi Pahar - accepted barbecue atom and centre for bedrock aggressive training, is about 30 km from Asansol. One has to yield a alternation on the Asansol-Adra band to get there. There is a base of that name.
Hotels :
- Hotel Shanti Niwas- 033 24551491 / 9339424307.
- Hotel Maithon, Maithon Dam, Kalyaneswari, Burdwan, West Bengal, 0341 252 1405
