Kharagpur, city in eastern India, in West Bengal State, south of the Cossye River, about 100 km (60 mi) west of Kolkata. In an area producing rice, grains, and vegetables, Kharagpur is a road and rail junction and has repair shops, engineering works, rice mills, and plants manufacturing textiles, chemicals, and leather products. The city is the site of Kharagpur College, an institute of technology, a city museum, and the shrine of a local saint venerated by both Hindus and Muslims. The name of the city is sometimes spelled Kharakpur. Population (1991) 177,989.
