Howrah District, WB

Howrah district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.

The district is bounded by the Hooghly River and the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts on the east, on the north by the Hooghly district (Arambagh and Shrirampur sub-divisions), and on the south by Midnapore East district (Tamluk sub-division).

Howrah district has two subdivisions: Howrah Sadar and Uluberia. Howrah Sadar consists of Bally municipality and Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocks.

Howrah, the second largest city of West Bengal and twin of Kolkata is said to have a rich history that dates back to 500 years.

Wikipedia Page for Howrah District : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrah_district

Web : http://www.howrah.gov.in/

Date added : November 8th, 2009