Asansol, city in northeastern India, in Bangla State, in the Damodar River valley. A rail junction, the city is the center of the Raniganj coalfield. Industries include iron and steel milling and the manufacture of bricks, tile, and furniture. Asansol is also the site of an electrical engineering works and one of the principal locomotive shops in India. Coal mines and aluminum-extraction plants are nearby. Population (1991) 262,188.
