A city in the Indian state of West Bengal on the western bank of the Hooghly River, directly across from its twin city of Kolkata. It functions as a major industrial and transportation hub and is Kolkata's gateway by rail and road, linked across the river by Howrah Bridge and served by Howrah railway station.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Howrah (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: Population (total)
1,077,075
Infobox: Population census year
2011
Infobox: Area (Metropolis)
63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Infobox: Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
22.58000°N, 88.32944°E
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names West Bengal; continent follows from the atlas record for West Bengal
Howrah (; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal
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