Kharagpur
in Paschim Medinipur of West Bengal, India

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.340 and 87.325 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 20' 22" and E 87° 19' 30"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - INR
Spoken languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:15 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:10 am and 6:05 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for India in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Delve into Kharagpur

Kharagpur in Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) with it's 219,665 habitants is located in India about 765 mi (or 1,231 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kharagpur is now 06:15 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Kharagpur, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in India is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in a distance of 75 mi (or 120 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Sundarbans National Park in a distance of 104 mi (or 168 km), East.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kolkata, Ranchi, Khulna, Magura and Rajshahi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 43°C / 110 °F

Morning Temperature 30°C / 85 °F
Evening Temperature 45°C / 113 °F
Night Temperature 32°C / 89 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 13%
Air Pressure 1004 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 5% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

45°C (112 °F)
36°C (96 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

45°C (113 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

46°C (115 °F)
33°C (91 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Indian Railways..Departure from KHARAGPUR Junction (WORLD's third longest railway platform)!

Published: February 11, 2015
Length: 10:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Amazing IndianRailways

[IRFCA] [INDIAN RAILWAYS] Kharagpur is a railway station in Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After Gorakhpur, and Kollam junction, Kerala,...


Round 2 - INSPIRALON | ROBOTIX 2014 in IIT kharagpur ..

Published: February 03, 2014
Length: 23:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: sagar naugriya

hwith my team members Sachin pandey ,Shubham tripathi , Amit verma , Ankaleshwar pandey from Ideal Institute of technology , Ghaziabad Problem Statement- Build a manually controlled robot...


Webinar by Dr. Ashwin Vasavada at IIT Kharagpur (Live from California)

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 13:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: spAtsiitkgp

Original session: 15th March 2015, IIT Kharagpur. spAts brings you Dr. Ashwin Vasavada (Live from California), Project Scientist for NASA's Curiosity rover at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,...


RP Hall Illumination & Rangoli, IIT Kharagpur

Published: November 06, 2010
Length: 48:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ujjwal Kumar

RP illumination in different stages, and rangoli. Diwali 2010: A wonderful day to be an RPian. Illumination and Rangoli are inter hall events at IIT Kharagpur, in which most halls (10+) participat...


WAP-4 12842 MAS-HWH Coromandal Arriving at Kharagpur jn!

Published: October 16, 2013
Length: 13:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Souvik Mukherjee

With the SRC WAP-4 at it's helm, 12842- Coromandel express makes a slow and steady entrance into Kharagpur Jn with the occasional honks from the wappy!. The melodious track sounds adds to the ...


RK Hall Gold winning illumination(2012),IIT Kharagpur.(Part 1)

Published: November 14, 2012
Length: 27:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kunal Hembrom

The immortal efforts..., This is how it all started. The hardwork and dedication paid in handy,to bag the Gold. Yo RK \m/


Petrofiesta 2014 SPE IIT Kharagpur

Published: November 07, 2014
Length: 08:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Vinay Dutta

PetroFiesta 2014 - Annual Technical Fest of Society of Petroleum Engineers Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Student Chapter Reach us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/SPE.IIT.Kgp..


Kites festival!! kite flyer's : Abhishek Bagati,Nitin Dammu,Vivek Velumuruganat IIT Kharagpur.

Published: January 21, 2014
Length: 07:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Abhishek Bagati

Sankranthi time fun! at Helipad,IIT Kharagpur. -Abhishek Bagati, Vivek Velumurugan,Nitin Dammu!


KV Salua Kharagpur Batch 2011 (Sumeet)

Published: July 11, 2013
Length: 49:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: sumeet kesarwani

Memories Of School.


IIT Kharagpur, Sustainable Food Security Workshop 2013 Part 3

Published: November 08, 2013
Length: 59:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: awasthyaniket

One day brainstorming workshop on Sustainable Food Security through Technological Interventions for Production, Processing and Logistics was held on 5th October 2013 at Gargi Hall, IIT Kharagpur...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is a public engineering, management and law institution established by the government of India in 1951. The first of the IITs to be established, it is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India. The institute was established to train scientists and engineers after India attained independence in 1947.

Located at 22.3197, 87.31 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Educational institutions established in 1951, Engineering colleges in West Bengal, Indian Institutes of Technology, Universities and colleges in West Bengal

Kharagpur

Kharagpur  pronunciation is an industrial town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. At Kharagpur is one of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and one of the biggest railway workshops in India with the 3rd longest railway platform in the world (1072.5 m). Kharagpur has an Air Force station in Kalaikunda and it also has one more station present in Salua. There have been plans by the IAF to allow civil flights in Kalaikunda.

Located at 22.3302, 87.3237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur district

Kharagpur railway station

Kharagpur is a railway station in Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Located at 22.34, 87.3249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Paschim Medinipur district, Railway junction stations in India, Kharagpur railway division, Kolkata Suburban Railway

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kharagpur.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Khargpur, Kharagpur, খড়্গপুর, ಖರಗ್‌ಪುರ, खरगपूर, खरगपुर, ଖଡ଼ଗପୁର, Харагпур, கரக்பூர், خراگپور, 克勒格布爾