Howrah

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Local businesses in Howrah

Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.

IT and company offices: 5
Communist Party Of India; CESC LTD; The Hindusthan Buildings( LIC Eastern Zonal Office); American Center; American Center,
Government offices: 16
Gillander House; Assembly House; Kolkata Improvement Trust; Paribahan Bhavan - West Bengal Transport Corporation; AG West Bengal; Receving section 1st floor; WB Income Tax Department (erstwhile Spence’s Hotel); Bureau of investigation (finance); Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs; Raj Bhavan
Coworking spaces: 1
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Colleges and universities: 8
Bijay Krishna Girls College; Armenian College; University of Calcutta, College Street Campus; Loreto House School & College; West Bengal Urdu Academy
Workshops and craft businesses: 7
Munna Photographer; Prince Photo Pedia; ASUS Service Centre; JBL Service Centre By Harman; Middya Brothers; Saville Row
Finance, insurance and legal offices: 2
Z. Sanwarwala & Co; Life insurance corporation of india
Malls and department stores: 3
Avani Riverside; E-mall; Simpark Mall
Supermarkets: 6
Happy Birthday Wishes; Burrabazar Wholesale Market; more. Supermarket; Big Bazaar Supermarket; Nature's Basket; More

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.
Geography
Howrah has a tropical wet-and-dry climate, with about 1,744 mm of rain a year and an average temperature of 26 °C.

Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.