Howrah Destrict

It haes thoosans o years o rich heritage in the form o the great Bengali kinrick o Bhurshut. The destrict is namit efter its heidquairters, the ceety o Howrah.

Howrah destrict হাওড়া জেলা
Destrict o Wast Bengal
Location o Howrah destrict in Wast Bengal
Kintra	Indie
State	Wast Bengal
Admeenistrative diveesion	Presidency
Heidquairters	Howrah
Govrenment
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur - partly
• Assembly seats	Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail, Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar, Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur
Area
• Total	1467 km2 (566 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,841,638
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Demographics
• Leeteracy	83.85 %
• Sex ratio	935
Major heich-gates	NH 6
Average annual precipitation	1461 mm
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

The Howrah destrict lees atween 22°48′ N an 22°12′ N latitudes an atween 88°23′ E an 87°50′ E langitudes. The destrict is boondit bi the Hooghly River an the North 24 Parganas an Sooth 24 Parganas destricts on the east, on the north bi the Hooghly destrict (Arambagh an Shrirampur sub-diveesions), an on the sooth bi Midnapore East destrict (Tamluk sub-diveesion). On the wast Howrah destrict is bordered bi the Ghatal sub-diveesion o Midnapore Wast destrict, an pairtly bi the Arambagh sub-diveesion o Hooghly destrict tae the north-wast, an the Tamluk sub-diveesion o Midnapore East destrict tae the sooth-wast.

Boondaries o the destrict are naturally determined bi Rupnarayan River on wast an sooth-wast, an bi Bhagirathi-Hooghly river on east an sooth-east side. On north side, the boondar is an airtificial ane except for Bally Canal on north-east an Damodar River on north-wast.

Annual normal rainfaw is 1461 milimeter per year. Annual maximum temperatur varies atween 32-39 °C, whareas minimum temperatur varies atween 8-10 °C.

Admeenistrative subdiveesions

Howrah destrict haes twa subdiveesions: Howrah Sadar an Uluberia. Howrah Sadar consists o Bally municipality an Howrah municipal corporation an five commonty development blocks (CD blocks): Bally–Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail an Jagatballavpur. Uluberia subdiveesion consists o Uluberia Municipality an nine CD blocks: Uluberia–I, Uluberia–II, Amta–I, Amta–II, Udaynarayanpur, Bagnan–I, Bagnan–II, Shyampur–I an Shyampur–II.

Howrah destrict haes 1 municipal corporation in Howrah, 2 municipalities in Bally an Uluberia. Rest o the aurie unner this destrict is dividit in 14 commonty development blocks. Each block consists o landwart aurie dividit intae gram panchayats alang wi urban units lik census touns. This destrict haes 11 polis stations, 157 gram panchayats, an 50 census touns. Khalisani in Uluberia - II block an Chak Srikrishna in Sankrail block wur notit as urban ootgrowthes in census 2001.

Howrah Sadar subdiveesion

• Howrah: municipal corporation
• Bally: municipality
• Bally–Jagacha CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 8 gram panchayats an sax census touns: Bally (different frae Bally municipality), Chakapara, Chamrail, Eksara, Khalia an JagadishpurDurgapur-Avoynagar1,Durgapur-Avoynagar2, Nischinda.
• Domjur CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 18 gram panchayats an saxteen census touns: Domjur, Dakshin Jhapardaha, Khantora, Bhandardaha, Makardaha, Kantlia, Tentulkuli, Salap, Bankra, Nibra, Ankurhati, Bipra Noapara, Kalara, Kesabpur, Natibpur, an Mahiari.
• Panchla CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 11 gram panchayats an seiven census touns: Bikihakola, Beldubi, Jala Kendua, Gabberia, Paniara, Panchla an Sahapur.
• Sankrail CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 16 gram panchayats an fowerteen census touns: Argari, Dhuilya, Andul, Ramchandrapur, Podara, Panchpara, Hatgachha, Jhorhat, Banipur, Mashila, Sankrail, Manikpur, Nalpur, Raghudebbati an Sarenga.
• Jagatballavpur CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 14 gram panchayats an ane census toun: Mansinhapur.

Uluberia subdiveesion

• Uluberia: municipality
• Amta–I CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 13 gram panchayats.
• Amta–II CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 14 gram panchayats.
• Bagnan–I CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 10 gram panchayats an twa census touns: Khalor an Bagnan.
• Bagnan–II CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 7 gram panchayats an ane census toun: Naupala.
• Uluberia–I CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 9 gram panchayats. The maist important veelage is Bar-Mongrajpur unner Hatgacha-1 G.P.
• Uluberia–II CD block consists o landwart aurie wi 8 gram panchayats an three census touns: Santoshpur, Balaram Pota an Uttar Pirpur
• Shyampur-I CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 10 gram panchayats.
• Shyampur-II CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 8 gram panchayats.
• Udaynarayanpur CD block consists o landwart aurie anerly wi 11 gram panchayats.

Assembly constituencies

The destrict is dividit intae 16 assembly constituencies:

1. Bally (assembly constituency no. 161),
2. Howrah North (assembly constituency no. 162),
3. Howrah Central (assembly constituency no. 163),
4. Howrah South (assembly constituency no. 164),
5. Shibpur (assembly constituency no. 165),
6. Domjur (assembly constituency no. 166),
7. Jagatballavpur (assembly constituency no. 167),
8. Panchla (assembly constituency no. 168),
9. Sankrail (SC) (assembly constituency no. 169),
10. Uluberia North (SC) (assembly constituency no. 170),
11. Uluberia South (assembly constituency no. 171),
12. Shyampur (assembly constituency no. 172),
13. Bagnan (assembly constituency no. 173),
14. Kalyanpur (assembly constituency no. 174),
15. Amta (assembly constituency no. 175) an
16. Udaynarayanpur (assembly constituency no. 176).

Sankrail an Uluberia North constituencies are reservit for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Bally, Howrah North, Howrah Central, Howrah South, Shibpur, Domjur an Sankrail constituencies form the Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Uluberia North, Uluberia South, Shyampur, Bagnan, Kalyanpur, Amta an Udaynarayanpur constituencies form the Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency). Alang wi five assembly constituencies frae Hooghly destrict, Jagatballavpur an Panchla constituencies form the Serampore (Lok Sabha constituency).

Impact o delimitation o constituencies

As per order o the Delimitation Commission in respect o the delimitation o constituencies in the Wast Bengal, the destrict will be dividit intae 16 assembly constituencies:

1. Bally (assembly constituency no. 169),
2. Howrah Uttar (assembly constituency no. 170),
3. Howrah Madhya (assembly constituency no. 171),
4. Shibpur (assembly constituency no. 172),
5. Howrah Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 173),
6. Sankrail (SC) (assembly constituency no. 174),
7. Panchla (assembly constituency no. 175),
8. Uluberia Purba (assembly constituency no. 176),
9. Uluberia Uttar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 177),
10. Uluberia Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 178),
11. Shyampur (assembly constituency no. 179),
12. Bagnan (assembly constituency no. 180),
13. Amta (assembly constituency no. 181),
14. Udaynarayanpur (assembly constituency no. 182),
15. Jagatballavpur (assembly constituency no. 183) an
16. Domjur (assembly constituency no. 184).

Sankrail an Uluberia North constituencies will remain reservit for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Bally, Howrah North, Howrah Central, Shibpur, Howrah South, Sankrail an Panchla constituencies will form the Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Uluberia East, Uluberia North, Uluberia South, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta an Udaynarayanpur constituencies will form the Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency). Alang wi five assembly constituencies frae Hooghly destrict, Jagatballavpur an Domjur constituencies will form the Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Accordin tae the 2011 census Howrah destrict haes a population o 4,841,638, roughly equal tae the naition o Singapore or the US state o Alabama. This gies it a rankin o 23rd in Indie (oot o a tot o 640). The destrict haes a population densitie o 3,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,500/sq mi) . Its population growthe rate ower the decade 2001-2011 wis 13.31%.Haora haes a sex ratio o 935 females for ivery 1000 males, an a leeteracy rate o 83.85%.

Tot aurie in Howrah destrict is 1467 km². Tot population is 4,273,099 as per census 2001 records. 57.91% o the population live in Howrah Sadar subdiveesion an rest 42.09% live in Uluberia subdiveesion. Population densitie: 2913 per km².