Howrah District | Howrah City | हावड़ा जिला | हावड़ा शहर | Howrah West Bengal | হাওড়া জেলা | হাওড়ার খবর | হাওড়া সমাচার

Howrah district is a district in the state of West Bengal. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized areas of West Bengal. It is also the second smallest district after Kolkata. It has a rich heritage of thousands of years in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhursut. The district is named after its headquarters, Howrah city. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. 

Hooghly Bridge

The district comes under the Presidency Division and ranks 9th in the state with respect to its size with an area of ​​1467 sq.km. The district has a large industrial population. The industrial heritage of the district is vibrant and it plays a vital role in the economy of both the state and the country as a whole. Howrah city is much older than Kolkata city and is connected by Howrah Bridge which is known as Rabindra Setu and recently it has been connected by another bridge named Vidyasagar Setu.

Vidyasagar Setu

Located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, Howrah is called the twin of Kolkata. The high density of population, inhabited by people with a wide variety of culture, language and ethnicity, has given the district an ensemble of metropolitan city upon municipal, two municipalities, 14 blocks, 734 constitute the administrative atlas of Mauja district.

Belur Math

Area of Howrah District

The district is surrounded by North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Midnapore East and Midnapore West districts. Howrah district is divided into Howrah Sadar subdivision and Uluberia subdivision. Howrah Sadar subdivision has 1 Municipal Corporation with 1 Municipality and 5 Community Development (CD) blocks. Uluberia subdivision has 1 municipality and 9 community development blocks. Howrah Municipal Corporation, Bally Jagchha, Domjur, Panchala, Sankrail, Jagatballavpur, Uluberia Municipality, Amta, Bagnan, Uluberia are the development blocks of Shyampur district.

Assembly Constituency of Howrah District

The district is divided into 16 assembly constituencies: ie. Bally, Howrah North, Howrah Central, Shibpur, Howrah South, Sankrail, Panchala, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia North, Uluberia South, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udayanarayanapur, Jagatballavpur are the assembly constituencies of Domjur district. The division is represented in the Lok Sabha by Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) and Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency).

Nabanna

Population of Howrah District

According to the 2011 census Howrah district has a population of 4,850,029. The district has a sex ratio of 935 females per 1000 males.

Santragachi Jheel

Economy of Howrah District

Often referred to as the Sheffield of the East, Howrah is primarily known as an engineering hub in the field of light engineering industry. There are small engineering firms all over Howrah. Although the district has an important industrial belt with the internationally renowned railway junction located at Howrah, which is well connected by both rail and road with Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, the economy of most of the people is mainly agricultural. and affiliated enterprises.

Education in Howrah District

The literacy rate of the district is 83.85%. Sudhir Memorial Institute, Asian International School, Howrah Zilla School, Delhi Public School, Maria Day School, Calcutta Institute of Technology, Uluberia College, Lalbaba College, Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, Ramakrishna Mission Shilpmandir are some of the best institutions in the district.

Uluberia College

Tourim in Howrah District

The importance of Howrah district increased with the opening of the railway from Howrah in 1854.

Howrah Station (Gateway to Kolkata), Rabindra Setu, Indian Botanical Garden, Great Banyan Tree, Belur Math and Temple, Vidyasagar Setu, Gadiara, Garchumuk, Panitras-Samtaber, Santragachi Lake, Santragachi Lake, Santragachi Lake, Santragachi Lake, Babughat , Swami Vivekananda Temple, Lal Dighi are some of the best attractions of the district.

Belur Math

Transportation in Howrah District

Howrah is an important transport hub and gateway for Kolkata and West Bengal. Howrah is accessible by its many rail links, road connectivity to national highways, as well as its transport connections to Kolkata. Howrah Junction railway station is the major railway station serving Howrah, Kolkata and neighboring districts.

Howrah is planned to be served by Kolkata Metro Line 2 with Salt Lake in Kolkata through a tunnel under the Hooghly River.