About Howrah District

Howrah District is one among 19 Districts of West Bengal State ,India. Howrah District Administrative head quarter is Howrah. It is is Located 6 KM East towards State capital Kolkata . Howrah District population is 4841638. It is 9 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Howrah District

It is Located at Latitude-22.5, Longitude-88.3. Howrah District is sharing border with 24 Paraganas South District to the South , Hooghly District to the North , Medinipur East District to the west . Howrah District occupies an area of approximately 467 square kilometres. . Its in the 9 meters to 10 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Eastern India .

Climate of Howrah District

It is Hot in summer. Howrah District summer highest day temperature is in between 30 ° C to 40° C .
Average temperatures of January is 17 ° C , February is 22 ° C , March is 28 ° C , April is 30 ° C , May is 31 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Howrah District

Bengali is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks English . Howrah District is divided into 15 Blocks , Panchayats , 216 Villages.

Census 2011 of Howrah District

Howrah district Total population is 4841638 according to census 2011.Males are 2502139 and Females are 2339499 .Literate people are 3203228 among total.Its total area is 467 km². It is the 9 th largest district in the state by Population . But 17 th Largest District in the state By Area. 23 rd Largest District in the Country By Population. 4 th highest District in the State By literacy rate. 100 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 83.85

Howrah District Tourism

Howrah , Rabindra Setu , indian Botanical Garden , Belur Math Temple , Gadiara , Garchumuk , Indian Botanic Gardens , Panitras-Samtaber , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Howrah District

Belur Math, are the famous temple in Howrah District

Howrah Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Howrah is well connected by road . Howrah , Uluberia , Panchla are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Howrah is about 6 KM by road to Kolkata( Capital of West Bengal )

Rail Transport

Howrah has the major rail way station Howrah Jn connecting to most of the Important Cities and rail way station in India.

Some of the rail way stations in district are Santragachi Jn , Ulubaria , Bagnan , Andul , Phuleswar , Kulgachia , Bir Shibpur , Sankrall .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation ( WBSTC) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.