Howrah

Howrah district is a district of the state in eastern . Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santragachi Junction railway station and Mourigram railway station.

Railway station
is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, , India. The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Railway station
The in the Indian state of , serves Mourigram, India in Howrah district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 10 km from Howrah Station.

Railway station
, in the Howrah district of the Indian state of , serves Andul, India. It is situated on the Howrah–Kharagpur line and is approximately 12 kilometres from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dankuni and Shibpur.

Town
is a city and a municipality of Howrah district in the state of . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. is situated 10 km northeast of Howrah.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in of Howrah district in the state of . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. is situated 6 km southeast of Howrah.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in of the district in the state of . It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. is situated 10 km south of Howrah.

Howrah

Latitude
22.6° or 22° 36′ north
Longitude
88.25° or 88° 15′ east
Population
4,850,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Abbreviation
“HWR”
Open location code
7MJCH7X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
1270397
Wiki­data ID
Q1478937
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Howrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منطقة هاوراه
  • Armenian: Երգչախմբի Շրջան
  • Asturian: distritu d’Howrah
  • Asturian: Howrah (distritu)
  • Asturian: Howrah
  • Basque: Howrah barrutia
  • Bengali: হাওড়া জেলা
  • Bengali: হাওড়া
  • Bhojpuri: हावड़ा जिला
  • Catalan: Districte d’Howrah
  • Cebuano: Hāora (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Hāora
  • Chinese: Haora
  • Chinese: 豪拉縣
  • Dutch: Haora
  • Dutch: Hoara
  • Dutch: Howrah
  • Egyptian Arabic: هاوراه
  • Fiji Hindi: Howrah Jila
  • French: district d’Haora
  • French: District d’Haora
  • German: Haora
  • Gujarati: હાવડા જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: हावङा जिला
  • Hindi: हावड़ा जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Howrah
  • Italian: Distretto di Howrah
  • Japanese: ハーウラー県
  • Malayalam: ഹൗറാ ജില്ല
  • Marathi: हावडा जिल्हा
  • Marathi: हावरा जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Haora
  • Nepali: हावडा जिल्ला
  • Newari: हावडा जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Howrah
  • Norwegian: Howrah
  • Oriya: ହାଓଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Persian: بخش حورا
  • Persian: ناحیه هاورا
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Howrah
  • Russian: Хаора
  • Russian: Хаура
  • Sanskrit: हाउडा मण्डलः
  • Sanskrit: हावडामण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱦᱟᱣᱲᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Scots: Howrah destrict
  • Slovenian: Haora
  • Spanish: Distrito de Howrah
  • Tamil: ஹவுரா மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: హౌరా జిల్లా
  • Telugu: హౌరాహ్ లోని జిల్లా
  • Turkish: Howrah ilçesi
  • Urdu: ضلع ہاوڑہ
  • Vietnamese: Howrah
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع ہاوڑا
  • हावड़ा जिला

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Highlights include Sāntrāgāchi and Sankrall.

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