Howrah (district) - LocalCityGuide

Howrah (হাওড়া Hāōṛā) is a district of West Bengal. It borders Hooghly to the north, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata and South 24 Parganas to the east, Purba Medinipur to the southwest, and Paschim Medinipur to the west.

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22.5888.3294441 Howrah (হাওড়া Hāōṛā) — Kolkata's twin city with a botanical garden and the largest railway complex in India
22.57333388.0161112 Amta (আমতা Āmtā) — The terminal of the Howrah-Amta railway, known for Melai Chandi Mandir, a Kali temple
22.5888.243 Andul (আন্দুল Āndul) —
22.6588.344 Bally (বালি Bāli) — a laid-back town north of Howrah, home to Belur Math and the twin bridges across the Hooghly River
22.4521887.918595 Deulti (দেউলটি Deulṭi) — A picnic spot, known for the residence of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
22.2288.056 Gadiara (গাদিয়াড়া Gādiyāṛā) — A marvellous picnic spot on the confluence of Hooghly and Rupnarayan rivers
22.3583688.050137 Garchumuk (গড়চুমুক Goṛchumuk) — A picnic spot on the Damodar with a mini-zoo
22.4788.118 Uluberia (উলুবেড়িয়া Ulubeṛiyā) —

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22.65487.971531 Garh Bhabanipur (গড়ভবানীপুর Goṛbhobānīpur) —
22.6446588.012652 Penro (পেঁড়ো Penṛō) — The birthplace of pre-colonial Bengali poet Bharat Chandra Ray

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Howrah District

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