Podrah | |
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Neighbourhood in Howrah | |
Coordinates: 22°33′47″N88°16′22″E / 22.563000°N 88.272689°E Coordinates: 22°33′47″N88°16′22″E / 22.563000°N 88.272689°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
City | Howrah |
District | Howrah |
Railway Station | Shalimar, Santragachi, Mourigram and Sankrail |
Metro Station | Howrah Maidan(under construction) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,589 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 711109 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Howrah Dakshin |
Website | howrah |
Podrah is a neighbourhood of South Howrah, in Howrah district, West Bengal, India.
It houses one of the largest Multispeciality hospital in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.
Podra is flanked by Santragachhi and Green Park in the North, Shibpur in the East, Garden Reach and the Ganges River in the South and Mullick Para Lane, Chunabhati Road and Mourigram in the West.
Podra was a part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. [1]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Podra had a total population of 21,589, of which 11,220 (52%) were males and 10,369 (48%) were females. The age of 91.54% of the population is above 6 years and while 2,143 people were younger than 6. The literacy rate is 82.45%. [2]
Andul Road (part of Grand Trunk Road/State Highway 6) [3] [4] is the artery of the town.
Mourigram railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.
Podrah is home to many educational institutions:
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