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Howrah district

district in West Bengal, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: West Bengal
Division: Presidency
Headquarters: Howrah
Subdivisions: Howrah Sadar , Uluberia
Cd blocks: Bally Jagachha , Domjur , Panchla , Sankrail , Jagatballavpur , Amta I , Amta II , Bagnan I , Bagnan II , Uluberia I , Uluberia II , Shyampur I , Shyampur II , Udaynarayanpur
Lok sabha constituencies: Howrah , Uluberia , Serampore
Vidhan sabha constituencies: Howrah Uttar , Howrah Madhya , Shibpur , Howrah Dakshin , Bally , Sankrail , Panchla , Uluberia Purba , Uluberia Uttar , Uluberia Dakshin , Shyampur , Bagnan , Amta , Udaynarayanpur , Jagatballavpur , Domjur
Total: 1,467 km (566 sq mi)
Density: 3,306/km (8,563/sq mi)
Urban: 3,074,144
Literacy: 83.31 per cent
Sex ratio: 935 ♂ / ♀
Official: Bengali
Additional official: English
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Website: howrah .gov .in

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Howrah district (/ˈhaʊrə/, Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the most highly urbanized areas in West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.

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