Howrah

City in West Bengal, India
Organization municipal_corporation_of_west_bengal Q205697
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Howrah

Summary

Howrah is a municipal corporation of West Bengal[1]. Howrah draws 1,938 Wikipedia views per month (municipal_corporation_of_west_bengal category, ranking #6 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Howrah is located in Howrah Sadar subdivision[3].
  • Howrah is in the country of India[4].
  • Howrah's instance of is recorded as municipal corporation of West Bengal[5].
  • Howrah's instance of is recorded as million city[6].
  • Howrah's postal code is recorded as 711101[7].
  • Howrah's Commons category is recorded as Howrah[8].
  • Howrah's licence plate code is recorded as WB-11[9].
  • Howrah's licence plate code is recorded as WB-12[10].
  • Howrah's licence plate code is recorded as WB-13[11].
  • Howrah's licence plate code is recorded as WB-14[12].
  • Howrah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[13].
  • Howrah's local dialing code is recorded as 33[14].
  • Howrah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.58, 'lon': 88.32944444444445}[15].
  • Howrah's authority is recorded as Howrah Municipal Corporation[16].
  • Howrah's official website is recorded as https://www.myhmc.in[17].
  • Howrah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howrah[18].
  • Howrah has a population of {'amount': '+1007532'}[19].
  • Howrah has a population of {'amount': '+1077075'}[20].
  • Howrah's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Howrah's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Howrah's capital of is recorded as Howrah district[23].
  • Howrah's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Howrah'}[24].
  • Howrah's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'হাওড়া'}[25].
  • Howrah's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'हावड़ा'}[26].
  • Howrah's category for people born here is recorded as Q137515282[27].

Body

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Howrah'}[24], {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'হাওড়া'}[25], and {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'हावड़ा'}[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Howrah include Howrah Bridge[28], a cantilever bridge[29], in India[30], founded in 1943[31].

Why It Matters

Howrah draws 1,938 Wikipedia views per month (municipal_corporation_of_west_bengal category, ranking #6 of 6).[2] Howrah has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Howrah is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Howrah include Howrah Bridge[28], a cantilever bridge[29], in India[30], founded in 1943[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Census of India 2011 (West Bengal): Haora District Primary Census Abstract. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved . censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Census of India 2011 (West Bengal): Haora District Primary Census Abstract. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Treisijs · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Authority Howrah Municipal Corporation
    Female population {'amount': '+515855'}
    Country India
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q11037573]]"
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