Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.
Image: Belur Math Ramakrishna Math and around, Howrah, Kolkata IRCTC 2017 (20)
Image: Andul Road & Danesh Sheikh Lane Junction Howrah 050069
Image: Tarani Majhi Ghat at Raspur, Amta 05
Image: Santragachi Lake Howrah 2013 01 25 3601
Howrah is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah city is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River. Administratively Howrah city lies within Howrah district, and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. It is also part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, with development from the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Howrah city is an important transportation hub and suburb of Kolkata. It is also a gateway to old Kolkata via Howrah railway station and Howrah Bridge.
Image: Howrah bridge at night
Image: Unitech Gateway Cluster 1 Residential Complex Santragachi Howrah 2014 04 06 0611
Image: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Howrah 2011 01 08 9756
Image: Campus Road Bengal Engineering and Science University Sibpur Howrah 2013 06 08 9317