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Deoghar (देवघर)
Deoghar (देवघर), also called Baidyanath Dham or Baba Dham, is a pilgrimage city and district headquarters in Jharkhand's Santhal Pargana division, home to the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga and Shakti Peetha and the Shravani Mela drawing 7-8 million pilgrims.
Dewas (देवास)
Dewas (देवास) is a city and district in western Madhya Pradesh, India, on the Malwa plateau near Indore. Formerly twin princely states (Dewas Senior and Junior), it is an industrial town, soy-processing center, and Chamunda Mata temple site.
Dhanbad (धनबाद)
Dhanbad (धनबाद) is a district in northeast Jharkhand, India, called the Coal Capital of India for the Jharia coalfield. Created 1956 from Manbhum district; Census 2011 population 28,46,954; BCCL coal mining, coal fires, and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
Dhar (धार)
Dhar (धार) is a historic town in south-western Madhya Pradesh, India, former Paramara capital under Raja Bhoja, seat of the Bhoj Shala, later capital of the Malwa sultanate and Pawar princely state.
Dibrugarh (ডিব্রুগড়)
Dibrugarh (ডিব্রুগড়), the Tea City of India, is an industrial city and district headquarters in Upper Assam on the Brahmaputra, now being developed as Assam's second capital with a new Legislative Assembly complex.
Digha (দীঘা)
Digha (দীঘা), formerly Beerkul, is West Bengal's most popular seaside resort in Purba Medinipur, with Old and New Digha beaches, casuarina groves, a Jagannath temple, and severe coastal erosion.
Dimapur (दीमापुर)
Dimapur (दीमापुर) is a city on the Dhansiri River in Nagaland, India, the state's largest city, commercial hub, and airport town, and the ancient capital of the Kachari kingdom.
Dinapore
Dinapore (Danapur), cantonment town in Patna district, Bihar, India; established 1765, one of India's oldest cantonments, on the Ganges 14 km west of Patna; home of the Bihar Regimental Centre and site of a sepoy revolt on 25 July 1857.
Durg (city)
Durg (दुर्ग) is a city on the east bank of the Shivnath River in Chhattisgarh, India, headquarters of Durg District and, with Bhilai, the state's second largest urban area.
Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর)
Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর), the Steel City or Ruhr of India, is a planned industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, on the Damodar River, designed by Stein and Polk, home to SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant, NIT Durgapur, and shifting toward IT and semiconductors.
Farrukhābād
Farrukhābād (फ़र्रूख़ाबाद) is a city in the Ganges plain of Uttar Pradesh, India, and the seat of Farrukhabad district, founded in 1714 by Nawab Mohammad Khan Bangash.
Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Fatehpur (फतेहपुर) is the headquarters town of Fatehpur District, one of 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, in the Ganga–Yamuna doab between Kanpur and Prayagraj; district population 2,632,733 (2011). Not to be confused with Fatehpur Sikri or Fatehpur Chaurasi.
Gangtok (སྒང་ཐོག)
Gangtok (སྒང་ཐོག, sGang thog, "hilltop") is the capital and largest city of Sikkim, India, on a Himalayan ridge. Capital since 1894 under Chogyal Thutob Namgyal; British Political Agency established 1889; Sikkim's 22nd-state capital since 1975.
Ghazipur (ग़ाज़ीपुर)
Ghazipur (ग़ाज़ीपुर) is a city and district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, on the River Ganga in the Varanasi Division, known for its opium factory and the Tomb of Lord Cornwallis.
Ghooghulpur (Uttar Pradesh 15)
Ghooghulpur is a village in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, holding three ASI centrally protected mounds, Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar, and Kharahua Jhar, near the ancient Sravasti remains of Saheth-Maheth.
Gorakhpur (गोरखपुर)
Gorakhpur (गोरखपुर), eastern Uttar Pradesh city and district named after saint Gorakhnath of the Nath Sampradaya; on the Rapti river, flood-prone, home to Gorakhnath Temple, Gita Press, and GI-tagged terracotta.
Guna (city)
Guna, a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India, headquarters of Guna district in Gwalior division; district HQ since 5 November 1922, formerly Isagarh district; 180,935 residents (2011).
Gwalior (ग्वालियर)
Gwalior (ग्वालियर) is a historic city in northern Madhya Pradesh, India, former Scindia capital and a UNESCO City of Music. Census 2011: city 1,054,420; district 2,032,036; famed for Gwalior Fort and Tansen.
Hājīpur, Bihar
Hājīpur (हाजीपुर) is a city in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India, on the northern bank of the Ganga opposite Patna, which it faces across the Mahatma Gandhi Setu.
Hazāribāgh
Hazāribāgh (हज़ारीबाग़), Jharkhand district and North Chotanagpur division headquarters; 1.73 million people (2011), coal mining economy, 16 blocks, town of 142,489.
History of Kolkata
History of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta): founded 1690 by Job Charnock on the villages Sutanuti, Kalikata, and Gobindapur; capital of British India 1772–1911; renamed Kolkata in 2001.
Howrah (হাওড়া)
Howrah (হাওড়া), West Bengal's industrial twin city of Kolkata on the Hooghly's west bank; seat of Howrah district (4.85 million people, 2011) and Howrah Municipal Corporation, home to Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) and Nabanna.
Hugli
Hugli (Hooghly) district, West Bengal, India: headquarters Chinsurah on the Hooghly River; 5,519,145 people (Census 2011), 38.6% urban, 81.8% literate, former Portuguese, Dutch, French, and Danish trading towns.
Imphal
Imphal (ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ), capital of Manipur, India, in a valley at 24°N 94°E; home of Kangla Fort, Ima Keithel women's market, and the 1944 Battle of Imphal; reached via Bir Tikendrajit Airport (IMF), no train yet.
Indore (इंदौर)
Indore (इंदौर) is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh, India, and headquarters of Indore district and division, topping the Swachh Survekshan cleanliness survey from 2017 through 2023.
Jabalpur (जबलपुर)
Jabalpur (जबलपुर), Madhya Pradesh city and district headquarters on the Narmada; Kalachuri and Gond capital, site of the 1997 Mw 5.8 earthquake, Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat, and a first-phase Smart City.
Jaigaon
Jaigaon (Jaygaon, Joygaon) is a census town in Alipurduar district, West Bengal, on the Bhutan border opposite Phuentsholing; its Land Customs Station handles about 70% of Bhutan's trade.
Jamshedpur (जमशेदपुर)
Jamshedpur, also known locally as Tatanagar, is an industrial city in Jharkhand, India, built around the Tata Steel works and renamed in 1919 for founder Jamsetji Tata.
Jamtara
Jamtara (झारखंड district) is a district in north-eastern Jharkhand, India, created 26 April 2001 from Dumka; headquarters Jamtara town; 1,811 sq km, 791,042 people (2011), six blocks, agrarian economy on the Howrah–Delhi rail main line.
Jāmuria
Jamuria (জামুরিয়া) is a city and former municipality in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, merged into Asansol Municipal Corporation in 2015. 2011 population 145,276; coal-mining town in the Raniganj coalfield with subsidence and coal-fire issues.