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Map of India and surrounding countries with a bold label marking the location of Haora (Howrah) in eastern India, near the border with Bangladesh. Neighboring countries including Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka are shown, along with major bodies of water such as the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean. An inset globe in the upper right highlights the region's position within Asia.
Howrah, West Bengal, India

Howrah

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Howrah, city, east-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies along the west bank of the Hooghly River directly opposite Kolkata (Calcutta).

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Howrah bridgeRabindra Setu, the bridge over the Hooghly River linking Howrah and Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Howrah is Kolkata’s largest satellite city and is the second largest city in West Bengal state. Howrah has major Grand Trunk Road connections and is the eastern terminus of major rail lines traversing eastern, northern, and central India. The city is connected to Kolkata across the Hooghly River by the massive and heavily traveled Howrah (1943) and Hooghly (1987) bridges. Howrah’s river port is lined with shipbuilding and ship-repair docks, and on the riverbank and elsewhere are jute, flour, rice, oilseed, and cotton mills; sawmills; iron and steel rolling mills; and factories making chemicals, glass, hosiery, cigarettes, and batteries.

Sibpur, a southern suburb of Howrah, contains light industry and railway workshops, as well as a botanical garden founded in 1786. Constituted a municipality in 1862, Howrah has several colleges. The city is situated in a deltaic alluvial tract intersected by numerous rivers, which flood during the rainy season. Pop. (2001) 1,007,532; (2011) 1,077,075.

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