Howrah district

Howrah district
District of West Bengal
Clockwise from top-left: Belur Math, Andul Road and Danesh Sheikh Junction in Howrah, Santragachhi Lake, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Tarani Majhi Ghat at Raspur, Howrah railway station
Location of Howrah district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22.5736296°N 88.3251045°E / 22.5736296; 88.3251045
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
Headquarters	Howrah
Government
• Subdivisions	Howrah Sadar, Uluberia
• CD Blocks	Bally Jagachha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail, Jagatballavpur, Amta I, Amta II, Bagnan I, Bagnan II, Uluberia I, Uluberia II, Shyampur I, Shyampur II, Udaynarayanpur
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Bally, Sankrail, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar, Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur
Area
• Total	1,467 km2 (566 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,850,029
• Density	3,306/km2 (8,563/sq mi)
• Urban	3,074,144
Demographics
• Literacy	83.31 per cent
• Sex ratio	935 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	howrah.gov.in

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Howrah district (/ˈhaʊrə/, Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the most highly urbanized areas in West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.