Howrah
Howrah
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| Nickname: Sheffield of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′48″N 88°19′46″E / 22.58000°N 88.32944°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | Howrah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
| • Police commissioner | C Sudhakar, IPS |
| Area | |
| 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 450.65 km2 (174.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 1,077,075 | |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,811,344 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711101 to 711114, 711201 to 711204 and 711302 and 711409 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-11 to WB-14 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Howrah Uttar, Bally, Howrah Madhya, Howrah Dakshin, Shibpur |
| Website | www |
Howrah (/ˈhaʊrə/; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. 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.