Howrah

Also known as Haora, Haura

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Howrah
Settlement.native_name_lang: bn
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolis
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.nickname: Sheffield of India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Presidency
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Howrah
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Howrah Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_party: TMC

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Wikidata facts

Official name: हावड़ा
Population: 1077075
Area: 63.55
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.myhmc.in
Image: Howrah bridge betwixt Lights.jpg
Dialing code: 33
Licence plate code: WB-14

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P8168: Andreas Thaler
Commons category: Howrah
postal code: 711101
male population: 561220
illiterate population: 202584
literate population: 874491
female population: 515855
P12749: 320 BC
native label: हावड़ा

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Contents

Etymology
History
Demographics
Geography
Climate
Civic administration
Municipal finance
History
Other administrative offices
Development and growth
Economy
Transport
Rail
Metro rail
Roads
Bridges
Other transport
Neighbourhoods
Education
Sports
Notable people
Gallery
Footnotes
References
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Howrah (; ) is a city and a municipal corporation 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 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.

==Etymology== The name came from the word Haor—Bengali word for a fluvial swampy lake, which is sedimentologically a depression where water, mud and organic debris accumulate. The word itself was rather used in eastern part of Bengal (now Bangladesh), as compared to the western part (now West Bengal).