Howrah district
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| ?Howrah West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Headquarters | Howrah |
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4,273,099 • 2,913 /km² (7,545 /sq mi) |
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| Website: www.howrah.gov.in | |
Howrah (Bengali: হাওড়া জেলা) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah proper [1].
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[edit] Geography
The Howrah District lies between 22°48′ N and 22°12′ N latitudes and between 88°23′ E and 87°50′ E longitudes.[2] The district is bounded by the Hooghly River and the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts on the east, on the north by the Hooghly district (Arambagh and Shrirampur sub-divisions), and on the south by Midnapore East district (Tamluk sub-division). On the west Howrah district is bordered by the Ghatal sub-division of Midnapore West district, and partly by the Arambagh sub-division of Hooghly district to the north-west, and the Tamluk sub-division of Midnapore East district to the south-west.
Boundaries of the district are naturally determined by Rupnarayan River on west and south-west, and by Bhagirathi-Hooghly river on east and south-east side. On north side, the boundary is an artificial one except for Bally Canal on north-east and Damodar River on north-west.[3]
Annual normal rainfall is 1461 milimeter per year. Annual maximum temperature varies between 32-39° C, whereas minimum temperature varies between 8-10° C.
[edit] Subdivisions
Howrah district has two subdivisions: Howrah Sadar and Uluberia. Howrah Sadar consists of these areas: Bally-Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail, Jagatballavpur, Bally and Howrah. Uluberia subdivision consists of these areas: Uluberia (2 blocks), Amta (2 blocks), Udaynarayanpur, Bagnan (2 blocks), Shyampur (2 blocks) and Uluberia Municipality.[4]
[edit] Demographics
Total area in Howrah District is 1467 sq. km. Total population is 4,273,099 as per census 2001 records. 57.91% of the population live in Howrah Sadar subdivision and rest 42.09% live in Uluberia subdivision. Population Density: 2913 per sq. km.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Howrah
- ^ Geographical data on Howrah District
- ^ Howrah District page on Government website
- ^ a b Area and Population information on Howrah District
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