Howrah

Howrah district is a district of the state in eastern . Howrah district is one of the highly urbanised 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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is the twin city of and an important industrial and transport hub of southern .

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is a sleepy industrial town in the Howrah district of , at the western bank of the Hooghly River. is a delightful place for weekend visitors, with riverside views and a popular Kali temple.

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is a laid-back town north of city, in the Howrah district of southern . It is home to the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.

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is a town west of city, in the Howrah district of southern .

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A village at the confluence of the Hooghly and Rupnarayan rivers, is considered to be an ideal destination for weekend tourists and makes a good escape from the hustle and bustle of nearby and .

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is a town in the Howrah district of , along the Damodar River. It is known for Melai Chandi Mandir, a Kali temple and a major pilgrimage centre in the area.

is a popular picnic spot in the Howrah district of , along the Rupnarayan River. It was also the residence of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay for 12 years.

Howrah

Latitude of center
22.6° or 22° 36′ north
Longitude of center
88.25° or 88° 15′ east
Population
4,850,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Abbreviation
“HWR”
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”
  • Kashmiri: “ہاوڑہ ضِلہٕ”
  • 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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