टियर 2 स्थापित 1843 Industrial / Railway / Twin to Kolkata

📍 हावड़ा

पश्चिम बंगाल • 711xxxx

हावड़ा, हुगली नदी के पार कोलकाता का जुड़वां शहर, प्रतिष्ठित हावड़ा ब्रिज (रवींद्र सेतु, दुनिया का सबसे व्यस्त कैंटिलीवर) से जुड़ा है। हावड़ा जंक्शन (भारत का सबसे व्यस्त रेलवे स्टेशन) की मेज़बानी करता है।

जनसंख्या
1.08M
10,77,000
क्षेत्रफल
51 km²
GDP रैंक
#38
भारत में
पिन
711
XXX series
📍 निर्देशांक
22.5958°N
88.2636°E
हेल्पलाइन
7
सक्रिय
📈 जनसंख्या वृद्धि (दशकवार)
0.95M1.01M1.07M1.08M1991200120112024
📞 महत्वपूर्ण हेल्पलाइन
🚓
पुलिस
100
🚒
फायर
101
🚑
एम्बुलेंस
102
👩
महिला
1091
👧
बच्चे
1098
🏛️
CM
2214-5555

🏭 मुख्य उद्योग

🏭 Jute mills (15+ active)
🏭 Engineering & foundry
🏭 Railway operations (Howrah Junction)
🏭 Auto components
🏭 Hosiery & textiles
🏭 Iron foundries
🏭 Marine engineering

🗿 प्रसिद्ध स्थल

🗿 Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu, 1943)
🗿 Vidyasagar Setu (cable-stayed)
🗿 Belur Math (Ramakrishna HQ)
🗿 Botanical Garden (Great Banyan tree)
🗿 Ramakrishna Math Belur
🗿 Howrah Junction
🗿 Indian Botanic Garden

🎓 शिक्षण संस्थान

🎓 IIEST Shibpur (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology)
🎓 Bengal Engineering & Science Univ
🎓 Howrah Medical College
🎓 University of Calcutta affiliated colleges
🎓 Belur Math vocational training

🎉 त्योहार

🎉 Durga Puja (Howrah pandals world-famous)
🎉 Kali Puja
🎉 Diwali
🎉 Holi (dol jatra)
🎉 Eid-ul-Fitr

🌟 अधिक जानकारी

🍲 व्यंजन: Telebhaja (deep-fried snacks), Phuchka (puchka), Howrah-style biryani, Sondesh, Mishti doi (sweet curd)
⚽ खेल: Eden Gardens (Kolkata 4km), Howrah Stadium for inter-college

📋 लोकप्रिय योजनाएं

💼 सक्रिय नौकरियां

🏛️ सरकारी कार्यालय

🏛️ Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC)

📍 Sharat Sadan, Howrah 711101

📞 033-26384303

🏛️ Howrah Collectorate

📍 College Road, Howrah 711104

📞 033-26412600

🏛️ Howrah District Magistrate

📍 Crown Building, Howrah 711101

📞 033-26380078

❓ अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

IIEST Shibpur Howrah - admission and fees?

JEE Advanced rank + JoSAA counselling. Old "BE College" upgraded to IIEST in 2014. Fees ₹1L/yr (UG); ₹50K (PG). SC/ST get full tuition waiver + ₹1,000/m. Hostel ₹20K/yr. Famous for Civil & Mining Engineering. Apply at iiests.ac.in via JoSAA portal.

Howrah jute industry workers - welfare schemes?

Jute Industry Welfare Cess (Govt of India) provides ₹1L life insurance, ₹50K medical, education for children. PF + ESIC mandatory for registered units. Mudra ₹50K for jute artisans. National Jute Board provides skill upgradation. Apply at jutecomm.gov.in or HMC Welfare Officer.

Lakshmir Bhandar Yojana Howrah - apply kaise karen?

WB resident women aged 25-60. ₹1,000/month general, ₹1,200 for SC/ST. Apply at lakshmirbhandar.wb.gov.in or Duare Sarkar camps held quarterly at HMC ward offices. Aadhaar + ration card + bank Aadhaar-seeded mandatory. ₹350 Cr disbursed monthly state-wide.