Howrah

For other uses of "Howrah" or "Haora", see Howrah (disambiguation).

Howrah Haōṛa (Bengali)
Metropolis
The Howrah Bridge Howrah Junction railway station Inside IIEST Shibpur campus AJCB Indian Botanical Garden at Shibpur Belur Math Howrah Indoor Stadium at Dumurjala Sports City Apartments in Santragachi
Nickname:  Sheffield of India
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Howrah Location in West Bengal Howrah Location in India
Coordinates: 22°34′48″N 88°19′46″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	Howrah
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Howrah Municipal Corporation
• Police commissioner	C Sudhakar, IPS
Area
• Metropolis	63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
• Metro	450.65 km2 (174.00 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Metropolis	1,077,075
• Density	16,950/km2 (43,900/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, 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.myhmc.in

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Howrah (/ˈhaʊrə/; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) 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 governed by the Howrah Municipal Corporation; it is also a 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 via Howrah railway station and Howrah Bridge.