Analytics: India


Howrah AI Report

Date: April 30, 2026

Howrah city is the capital of Howrah district, which has 5.3% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 5.9% of State's Rice production and 17.3% of State's Potatoes production(4.7% of India's production). Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Fort Mornington. Ramrajatala Temple is one of the famous sites in the city. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, located 8 Km away.

Howrah is the 55th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Howrah District in West Bengal State. Howrah District is ranked 35th in population and 648th in area across India.

The average Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 11. Howrah is the 1st highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates that this district has better urban development as compare to other districts.

Howrah is the 2nd highest ranked in Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of muslim population compared to other cities.

Howrah is the 5th highest ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)
Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)
# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)

# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)
Private Jobs(Formal),2023 Private Jobs(Formal),2023
# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Howrah is the 740th worst ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)   . This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

The Average Private Jobs(Formal),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 276190. Howrah is the 724th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that this is not a significant district, such as not being highly urbanized or a tehsil headquarters.

The Average # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 1392. Howrah is the 645th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 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)  
:
55th
District
Area (km2)  
:
1,467
District
Area (Rank)
:
648th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 138
No. of Villages  
in District
: 650