Local businesses in Howrah
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 134
- Chai Break - Foreshoreroad; Peter Hu?; Roll It Out; Russell Punjabi Dhaba; Sabir's hotel; Wow! China Diner; AB's Absolute Barbeques; Kasturi; Lille; Magnolia Gondhoraj
- Hotels and lodges: 73
- OYO Novus Guest House; The Peerless Inn; Astoria Hotel; Downing Hall; Floatel; Hostel 11; Hostel 13; Hostel 14; Hostel 15; Hostel 7
- Clothing shops: 17
- Krishna Fashions; Sood; Sunshine; Biswa Bangla; Kashmir Arts Gallery; Baksheesh Traders; Saha Design Shop; Linen Club; Nike; Blackberrys
- Jewellers: 4
- Nemichand Bamalwa & Sons (J) Park Street; Chandrani Pearls; Bengal jewelry; Tanishq
- Salons and beauty shops: 7
- Nataraj Saloon; Rahees Hair Studio; Desires; Trendz; The Thai Aura Spa; Patna Hair Dressing Saloon; Hair and Skin Care Salon
- Clinics: 25
- Saha Polyclinic; Watkins Nursing Home; Arcadia Nursing Home [Pvt.] Ltd.; Care and Cure Polyclinic Cum Nursing Home; Dr Hari Har Roy Clinic; Howrah Nursing Home; M.B. Nursing Home; Palview Nursing Home; Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre; Bivek Nursing Home
- Electronics and mobile shops: 13
- Apple service center kolkata; Philips Arena; MJ Infotech; RG Cellulars; Gitaanshi Communications; Kirti Electronics; Mi Home; Optima Infotech; Terreti Market; Mobile Store
Howrah facts
- District
- Howrah district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 10,77,075 (10,07,532 in 2001)
- Area
- about 63.55 sq km, about 9 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 711101 (Howrah R.S), 711106 (Howrah Loco Depot), 711107 (Howrah Vic.Cot.Mill)
- Places nearby
- St. Thomas' Church School (school, 1 km), Rail Museum (rail Museum, 1 km), Millennium Park (Kolkata) (public park, 2 km), State Bank Archives and Museum (museum and archive, 2 km)
- Getting there
- Howrah has many rail and road links, and bridges connect it to Kolkata across the Hooghly river.
- History
- The name Howrah comes from haor, a Bengali word for a swampy lake.
- Education
- IIEST Shibpur, an institute of national importance, is the fourth oldest engineering institution in India and is in Howrah.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.