Howrah District

Population: 4,841,638 (2011)

State: West Bengal

Language: Bengali

Headquarters: Howrah

Area: 1467 square kilometers

Density of Population: 3300 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 83.85 % - Male: 87.69 %, Female: 79.73 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:935

 

Boundaries of Howrah District

 

North: Hooghly District, West Bengal

South: Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal

East: Kolkata District and Barrackpur District, West Bengal

West: Purba Medinipur District and Hooghly District, West Bengal

 

Howrah District Average Rainfall: 1683.5 mm 

Howrah District Average Temperature in Summer: 31.30 deg C

Howrah District Average Temperature in Winter: 20.03 deg C

 

HOWRAH DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Bhagirathi River, Hooghly River, Rupnarayan River, Damodar River

Sub Divisions: Howrah Sadar, Uluberia

Blocks: Amta-I, Amta-II, Bagnan-I, Bagnan-II, Bally, Domjur, Jagatballavpur, Panchla, Sankrail, Shyampur, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia-I, Uluberia-II,

Assembly Constituencies: Amta, Bagnan, Bally, Domjur, Howrah Central, Howrah North, Howrah South, Jagatballavpur, Kalyanpur, Panchla, Sankrail, Shibpur, Shyampur, Udaynarayanpur, Uluberia North, Uluberia South

 

Howrah District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Sethu

2. Panitras Samtaber

3. The Great Banyan Tree

4. Indian Botanic Garden

5. Belur Math and Temple

6. Garchumuk

7. Gadiara

8. Second Hooghly Bridge or Vidyasagar Setu

 

Howrah District Facts: NH 6 passes through this district.    

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, potatoes, coconut, jute

 

Major Industries: Cotton mills, glass factories, steel rolling mills, chemical production units, jute handicrafts

 

Major Educational Institutions: Bengal Engineering and Science University, Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Seacom Engineering College, International Institute of Management  Sciences, Calcutta Institute of Technology, Bharat Engineering and Science University, Dinabandhu Institution, Lalbaba College, Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences

 

What is Howrah District Famous For: Howrah Bridge

 

Famous People From Howrah District: Dola Banerjee, Sudip Chatterjee, Kanan Devi, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Purnendra Patri, Rudranil Ghosh, Tulsi Chakrabarti, Alamohan Das

 

Howrah District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Saturday Jun 9 , 2012

 

Places in Howrah District