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Ashokenagar Kalyangarh

Southern Asia

Ashokenagar Kalyangarh is a city and municipality in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India. The English Wikipedia article says Ashokenagar is the site of the first oilfield discovered in West Bengal and eastern India, found by ONGC in 2018, and describes a heritage of political activism, education and culture. The place was planned by Dr. B. C. Roy and later named after a leader. The climate is described as tropical like the rest of Gangetic West Bengal, with a maximum of 39.5 degrees Celsius in May and a minimum of 10.3 in January. The 2011 census of India counted 121,592 residents and a literacy rate of 92.45 percent.

Facts
Population
121,592 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 1
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 2
Sources
1. Ashokenagar Kalyangarh (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics
    Ashokenagar Kalyangarh had a total population of 121,592
  • Climate
    The climate is tropical
  • Part Of: India, Lead
    North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead
    Ashokenagar Kalyangarh is a city and a municipality in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
    Ashokenagar Kalyangarh is a city and a municipality in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India
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2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kolkata, current rule
Quote, Zone Asia/Kolkata, current rule
5:30 - IST
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