A mining and industrial city in the central state of West Bengal, India. Population: 262,000 (1991), metropolitan population: 764,000 (1991). It is located in the Damodar coalfield, India's largest coalfield. The catalyst for industrialization was the development of coal mines in Raniganj in the eastern suburbs (1820) and the construction of a steelworks in Kurchi in the western suburbs (1869). From then until independence, various industries such as steel, railway cars, and alcoholic beverages were established in the city, making it one of the few industrial cities under British rule. Even after independence, the city has become home to bicycle, plate glass, and aluminum industries. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
インド,西ベンガル州中部の鉱工業都市。人口26万2000(1991),大都市域人口76万4000(1991)。インド最大の炭田であるダーモーダル炭田地帯にある。工業化の契機は,東郊のラニガンジでの炭鉱の開発(1820)と西郊のクルチでの製鉄所の建設(1869)にある。以後独立までに製鋼,鉄道車両,アルコール飲料などの諸工業が立地し,英領下での数少ない工業都市となった。独立後も自転車,板ガラス,アルミニウム工業などが集積している。
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