Salkia
Salikha | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Howrah | |
  Salkia Location in West Bengal, India  Salkia Salkia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′49.92″N 88°20′15.72″E / 22.5972000°N 88.3377000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| City | Howrah |
| Metro Station | Howrah Maidan and Howrah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Rathin Chakraborty[1] |
| • Police commissioner | Gaurav Sharma[2] |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711106 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| HMC wards | 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Howrah Uttar |
| Website | wb |
Salkia is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India and is administered by the Howrah Municipal Corporation.
Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of Howrah City Police.
It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It comes under Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). It has existed since the 19th century at least.[3] The Postal code of Salkia is 711106.