Podara

Also known as Podrah

Podrah or Padmarajpur (as known in ancient times) is a neighbourhood of South Howrah in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This area falls under the jurisdiction of Sankrail PS of Howrah City Police. It consists of many small localities like Shibtala, Barowaritala, Vivekananda Nagar, Natun Pally, Chunavati, Balaji Nagar, Halderpara, and Vidyasagar Pally. Podrah is a part of the Howrah Dakshin (Constituency No: 173) Vidhan Sabha Constituency.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Podrah
Settlement.other_name: Padmarajpur
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighbourhood in Howrah
Settlement.image_skyline: Andul Road - Howrah 20171207081842.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Andul Road (part of SH 6), Podra
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Howrah
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 12
Settlement.population_total: 21,589
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 21589
Elevation: 12
Image: Podrah Village Road - Howrah 070080.JPG
Households: 4879

Show 4 more facts

male population: 11220
illiterate population: 3789
literate population: 17800
female population: 10369

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~6 min read

Article

13 sections

Contents

Toponymy
Geography
Demographics
Healthcare
Historical places
Transport
Bus
Private Bus
Mini Bus
Bus Route Without Number
Train
Educational Institutes
References

Podrah is also a census town under Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision. It houses one of the largest multispeciality hospitals in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.