Better than India Average-

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• Howrah is the 1^st highest ranked in Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has better urban development as compare to other districts.

• 2.
• The average Bengali Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13,153. Howrah is the 2^nd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

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• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Howrah is the 8^th highest ranked in # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy   . This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Howrah is the 676^th worst ranked in Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts

• 2.
• The Average Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Howrah is the 667^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Howrah is the 632^nd worst ranked in Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)   .This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.