Local businesses in Howrah
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 134
- Russell Punjabi Dhaba; Sabir's hotel; Wow! China Diner; AB's Absolute Barbeques; Kasturi; Lille; Magnolia Gondhoraj; MamaGoto; Radhuni Restaurant; Shree Krishna Mistanna Bhandar140
- Clothing shops: 17
- Sasha; Krishna Fashions; Sood; Sunshine; Biswa Bangla; Kashmir Arts Gallery; Baksheesh Traders; Saha Design Shop; Linen Club; Nike
- Jewellers: 4
- Nemichand Bamalwa & Sons (J) Park Street; Chandrani Pearls; Bengal jewelry; Tanishq
- Supermarkets: 6
- Happy Birthday Wishes; Burrabazar Wholesale Market; more. Supermarket; Big Bazaar Supermarket; Nature's Basket; More
- 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
- 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; Hare krishna Nursing Home; Udit Nursing Home; Arham Clinics
- Schools: 15
- HVI Play Ground; B. K. Paul's Institution Ground; BE College Model School; Pajnanananda Vidyalaya Ground; Tiny Tots Kindergarten School; Harrow Hall; Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Vidyalay school; Md Jan Higher Secondary School; Jewish Girls' School; Hare School
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)
- Local economy
- Howrah is called the Sheffield of the East and is known for light engineering. Small engineering firms are spread across the city, particularly around Belilios Road near Howrah station, and there are many foundries in the Liluah area, although these businesses have declined this century.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.