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Please note that the Mother Tongue ( highest number) of this City/DHQ ( District Headquarter) in Census 2011 is Bengali Additionally, there is a possibility that there is more than 30K literate Urdu language population too in this City. The Census did NOT distinguish between literacy in Urdu vs merely speaking in Urdu language- as such, we can't be sure. It is therefore recommended to consider all URDU and Bengali data consolidated together for this City/DHQ, for any linguistic Digital market/advertising size calculations.

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

  • 1. Bengali   :   640,613
  • 2. Hindi   :   317,210
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   108,029

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 3

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population  :
:
1,077,075
City(District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
43rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
1,467
District
Area (Rank)
:
648th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 1
No. of Villages  
in District
: 364

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Howrah Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Howrah is the 43rd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Howrah District in West Bengal State. Howrah District is 20th highest ranked in population & 648th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.


Howrah City / District Ranks

Work

GDP (Crores. RBI SCB June 2023)   690th
GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB June 2023)   532nd
Place

State   750th
State Code   383rd
District   266th
AEGR (2011) (District)   259th
District Area (Sq Km)   116th
Type (D, ND, UT, CH, SC)   196th

Dist. Formation Year   204th
Other Alias/Name Change   36th

Number of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)   356th
Number of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)   692nd

Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)   727th

Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2021)   488th
Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2021)   678th
Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)   300th

Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2021)   604th
Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011)   375th

Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)   715th
Urbanization(% , Census 2011)   646th
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011)   613th
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source near premises(Number , Census 2011)   732nd
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source away from premises(Number , Census 2011)   742nd
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity(Number , Census 2011)   715th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011)   640th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy(Number , Census 2011)   695th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Other Oil(Number , Census 2011)   668th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as any other Source(Number , Census 2011)   482nd
Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011)   676th
Number of households having latrine facility within the premises(Number , Census 2011)   730th
Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   647th
Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   710th
Number of Households that use cowdung cake as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   571st
Number of Households that use coal/charcoal as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   565th
Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   711th
Number of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   701st
Number of Households that use Biogas as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   594th
Number of Households that use any other type of fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   445th
Number of Households that don't use any type of fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   692nd
Total Households classified user Type of Fuel used for Cooking(Number , Census 2011)   725th
Number of Households with Kitchen facility inside house(Number , Census 2011)   706th
Number of Households with Kitchen facility outside house(Number , Census 2011)   696th
Number of Inhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011)   374th
Number of Uninhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011)   131st

Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)   727th
Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)   712th
Number of Households with ownership status of house as other(No, Census 2011)   707th
Number of Households with means of Transport as Bicycle(No, Census 2011)   734th
Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)   630th
Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)   631st
Number of Households with Radio Transistor(No, Census 2011)   736th
Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)   704th
Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)   699th
Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)   715th
Number of Households with Landline only(No, Census 2011)   676th
Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)   723rd
Number of Households with Both landline and mobile(No, Census 2011)   697th
Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)   663rd
Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)   705th
Number of households availing banking services(No, Census 2011)   708th
Number of Banks(No, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   700th
Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   707th

No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022)   725th
No of Primary Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022)   675th
No of Community Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022)   708th
No of Sub Divisional Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022)   386th
No of District Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022)   566th
No of Total Hospitals(No, MOFHW 2022)   703rd
People

City (DHQ ) Pop 2011   734th
City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 ('000)   730th
City(DHQ) Pop 2023   726th
City/DHQ Population Class   393rd
District Pop 2011   749th
District Pop 2011 ('000)   749th
District Pop 2012   749th
District Pop 2013   749th
District Pop 2014   749th
District Pop 2015   749th
District Pop 2016   749th
District Pop 2017   749th
District Pop 2018   749th
District Pop 2019   749th
District Pop 2020   749th
District Pop 2021   749th
District Pop 2022   749th
District Pop 2023   749th

Working Population 2018 (Number,Census 2011)   747th
Working Population 2021(Number,Census 2011)   748th
Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)   748th
Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)   736th
Number of State Government Jobs   746th
Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)   713th
Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )   733rd
Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)   744th
Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)   749th
Number of Companies   743rd
Formal Jobs % Working Pop(%,DPE 2022)   662nd
Govt Jobs % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)   704th

Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)   261st
Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)   309th
Number of Males (2011) (Number, Census 2011)   727th
Number of Females (2011) (District) (Number, Census 2011)   726th
Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)   727th

Literacy (%)   626th
HQ Mother Tongue Population   715th
Assamese Script   334th
Bengali Script   751st
Devnagri Script (Hindi)   704th
Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)   558th
Kannada Script   172nd
Malayalam Script   455th
Marathi Script   453rd
Gujarati Script   509th
Odia Script   618th
Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)   674th
Tamil Script   508th
Telugu Script   523rd
Latin Script (English)   597th
Other Scripts   213th
English Multilingual Population   703rd
Script Pools Number < 30,000   492nd
Assamese   315th
Bengali   751st
Bodo   88th
Gujarati   507th
Hindi   711th
Kannada   167th
Konkani   80th
Maithili   462nd
Malayalam   460th
Manipuri   202nd
Marathi   456th
Nepali   615th
Odia   618th
Punjabi   559th
Santali   298th
Sindhi   183rd
Tamil   505th
Telugu   517th
Urdu   673rd
Afghani   46th
Arabic   244th
Bhili   7th
Bhotia   53rd
English   583rd
Garo   98th
Ho   75th
Kharia   104th
Kurukh   310th
Lushai   80th
Malto   23rd
Mishmi   6th
Munda   161st
Mundari   154th
Tamang   17th
Tibetan   81st
Tripuri   82nd
Others   496th

Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)   717th
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)   172nd
Number of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)   743rd
Number of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   734th
Number of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)   721st
Number of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)   743rd
Number of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   675th
Number of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)   743rd
Number of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)   700th
Number of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   741st
Number of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)   720th
Number of of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)   730th
Number of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)   676th
Number of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020)   557th
Number of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)   330th
Number of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)   557th
Number of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)   406th
Number of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)   692nd
Number of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)   555th
Number of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)   752nd
Number of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020)   668th
Number of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020)   557th
Number of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)   330th
Number of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)   551st
Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)   405th
Number of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)   605th

Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Minimum)(No, FB Oct 2023)   688th
Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB Oct 2023)   688th
City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB Oct 2023)   400th
English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)   724th
Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI Aug 2023)   432nd
Availability of Sharechat (Hyperlocal Advertising)   222nd
Availability of Dailyhunt (Hyperlocal Advertising)   100th
Availability of Linkedin (Hyperlocal Advertising)   67th
Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023)   629th
Linkedin 1-day Spend   248th
Linkedin 1 Day Impressions   430th
Linkedin CTR   296th
Linkedin CPC   526th
Linkedin Cost/Engagement   237th
Twitter Low   33rd
Twitter High   33rd
Average   34th

Number of households(Number , Census 2011)   725th
Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)   700th
Number of Households with No married couples(Number , Census 2011)   714th
Number of Households with 1 married couple(Number , Census 2011)   726th
Number of Households with 2 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   712th
Number of Households with 3 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   679th
Number of Households with 4 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   645th
Number of Households with 5 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   444th

Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   681st
Bank Credit(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   611th
Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   689th
Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   617th
Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023)   409th
Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023)   80th
Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023)   711th
Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB June 2023)   647th
House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)   213th
% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)   411th
% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)   283rd

No of Doctors(No, MOFHW 2022)   646th
No of Nurses(No, MOFHW 2022)   711th

Howrah Culture Highlights

Sr.No Culture Metrics Counts Name

Famous Forts

Famous Forts   1 Fort Mornington

Famous Hindu Temples

Famous Hindu Temples   1 Ramrajatala Temple
Airports
Name IATA Code City Distance

Airport Name

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata CCU 8 Km

Howrah Nature Highlights

Nature Metrics % of India Rank Out of 768 City / Districts Data

Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production

Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production   0.03% 27th 10177

Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production

Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production   0.94% 296th 6999

Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production

Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production   4.73% 314th 3583

Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production

Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production   1.84% 372nd 9805