Howarah City

Howarah City

Howrah is an industrial city, municipal corporation in the Howrah district, West Bengal. It is the second largest city of Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the district and also head quarter of Howrah Sadar, subdivision of the district.  Located on the bank of the Hoogli River.  It is a twin city to Kolkata. Howrah is the second smallest district after Kolkata. The twin cities connected by four  bridges on the river of the Ganges, these being the Howrah Bridges, The Vidyasagar, The Vivekananda Setu, The Nivedita setu.  Even  though, it is the second largest city in the state , It did not undertake appropriate infrastructure development in the last century. As a recent result .Howrah is the continuing to face its perennial problems like traffic congestion, population explosion and pollution. The ratio of road space to the population is too labol force from the rest of the state’s rural areas and neighboring states take refuge in the cheaper quarters in Howrah, bringing the already poor infrastructure to the brink of collapse. Many times such has been  migrations reduce a locality to the poor infracture slum.

Distance from Howrah.

Kolkata     :-15 km

Delhi        :- 1459 km

Asansol    :-  202 k

Durgapur  :- 165 km

How to reach

By Rail :- Howrah Railway station has an excellent connectivity with all the major cities of India. Howrah railway station is major railway station serving Howra, Kolkata and neighbouring district.

By Air :- Kolkata Airport is the nearest airport to the Howrah. It is the international airport from where you can get various domestic and international flights. This airport well maintained and provides the best facilities and service to the passenger.

By Road :- The state transport buses as well as private buses connect the city with several other cities. One can get A/C as well as non A/C buses at the minimum cost fronm howrah bus station. You can get buses from Kolkata, Kharagpur, Durgapur, Jamshedpur from Howrah quite easily.

Education in Howrah

Bengali Engineering and Science University

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and TECHNOLOGY

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir

University of Kolkata

Bijoy Krishna Girls College

National Institute of Open Schooling

West Bengal University of Technology

Real estate in Howrah

Real estate in Howrah has hit the headlines ever since the largest foreign investment deal was signed by the West Bengal Government for a township project. The metamorphosis of Howrah will be brought about by the New Kolkata project and the industrial parks in Howrah which are being promoted by the state. Residential Property in Howrah , The New Kolkata West International City on National Highway 6 is located in Howrah district and promoted by the Ciputra and Salim Groups.  Spawning 500 hectares, the integrated township will boast of IT parks, shopping malls, sports complex, a 200 bed hospital and entertainment zones for the residents of the city. The villas in the first phase of construction will be ready for possession by December 2007, and the entire project will be completed by 2010. The choice of villas carries price tags from Rs. 20 lakhs to Rs. 75 lakhs.

Commercial Property: The industrial town of Howrah is moving towards a more organized commercial expansion, with specialty zones being earmarked. The first of these, the Food Park for food processing industries has 22 fully serviced plots, housing for workers and a fire station on 54 acres, and completed at a cost of Rs. 18 crore. A Poly-Park at Sankrail, 28 kms from Kolkata, and off NH 6, covers 66 acres and is a hub for plastic down-stream industries. Sankrail is the site for another Food Park, the Sudha Ras, where 10 food processing units are in operation. An Industrial Park for artisans is also on the anvil. A super specialty hospital is being put up by the First Trust group in Howrah