Howrah

This article is about the city in West Bengal, India. For its namesake district, see Howrah district. For other uses, see Howrah (disambiguation).

Howrah
Metropolis
Howrah Junction railway station, biggest (in terms of number of platforms), oldest and busiest railway station of India
Inside IIEST Shibpur campus
High-rise apartments in Santragachi
Nickname: 
Sheffield of India[1][2][3]
Howrah is located in Kolkata
Howrah
Howrah
Location in Kolkata
Howrah is located in West Bengal
Howrah
Howrah
Location in West Bengal
Howrah is located in India
Howrah
Howrah
Location in India
Coordinates: 22°34′48″N 88°19′46″E / 22.58000°N 88.32944°E / 22.58000; 88.32944
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictHowrah
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyHowrah Municipal Corporation
 • Police commissionerC Sudhakar, IPS[4]
Area
[5][6][7]
 • Metropolis63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
 • Metro
450.65 km2 (174.00 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)[8][9]
 • Metropolis1,077,075
 • Density17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,811,344
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[10][11]
 • Additional officialEnglish[11]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711101 to 711114, 711201 to 711204 and 711302 and 711409
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-11 to WB-14
Lok Sabha constituencyHowrah
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHowrah Uttar, Bally, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Dakshin, Shibpur
Websitewww.myhmc.in

Howrah (/ˈhaʊrə/; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora)[12] is a city[13][3] in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite its twin city of Kolkata.[3] Administratively Howrah lies within Howrah district and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision; it is also part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Howrah is an important industrial and transportation hub, and is also a gateway to Kolkata (and the rest of West Bengal) via Howrah railway station and Howrah Bridge.

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  2. ^ Shaw, Shri Ram (20 September 2001). "Sheffield of India dying an untimely death". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2024-05-22-city-WBHC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Kolkata, Howrah, Salt Lake get new police commissioners ahead of assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Howrah Corporation". Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ "HMC" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Bally Municipality". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Bally 2011 census". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2024-05-22-city-HDA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).