Haldia

Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India, about 124 kilometres south-west of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, bordered by the Haldi River. The English Wikipedia article describes a major sea port and industrial belt, a centre for petrochemical businesses and a major trade port for Kolkata, and ties its history to the Calcutta Port, officially commissioned in 1870. The average elevation is 8 metres above sea level, the climate is tropical savanna, and the city hosts a base of the Indian Coast Guard. The 2011 census counted 200,762 residents, 104,852 male and 95,910 female, up from 170,695 in 2001.