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Bardhaman is a district in West Bengal.

[edit] Regions

Bardhaman district is divided into two parts - the larger eastern part is often referred to as the "granary of West Bengal" and the western part is a mining-industrial belt.

[edit] Cities

• Bardhaman city (বর্ধমান)
• Asansol (আসানসোল)
• Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর)
• Kalna
• Katwa

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[edit] Understand

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[edit] Get in

The Grand Trunk Road (NH 2) runs right across the district. There are numerous other entry points for the district. The main Howrah-Delhi rail track cuts across the district.

[edit] Get around

The district towns are well connected with roads.

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• Collieries in the Asansol region.
• Steel plants in Durgapur and Burnpur, adjacent to Asansol.
• Temples at numerous places - Bardhaman, Kalna, Durgapur, Barakar and other places.
• Historical sites in Bardhaman town.
• Dams at Maithon and Panchet on the border with Jharkhand.

This district can also be used a launching pad for visits to the neighbouring districts of Bankura and Birbhum.

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• Bardhaman town is famous for two sweetmeat items -mihidana and sitabhog. There are plenty of shops selling these items on Grand Trunk Road and elsewhere.
• Saktigarh is famous for a sweetmeat - langcha. Shaktigarh is the place where the Durgapur Expressway coming from Dankuni, near Kolkata meets the Grand Trunk Road. There are rows of shops selling langcha.

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Hard drinks are available in the main towns.barakar,asansol,

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