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Neighbourhood in Howrah in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salkia is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India and is administered by the Howrah Municipal Corporation.
Salkia
Salikha | |
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Neighbourhood in Howrah | |
Coordinates: 22°35′49.92″N 88°20′15.72″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | Howrah |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
City | Howrah |
Metro Station | Howrah Maidan and Howrah |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Rathin Chakraborty[1] |
• Police commissioner | Gaurav Sharma[2] |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 711106 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
HMC wards | 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Howrah Uttar |
Website | wb |
Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of Howrah City Police.
It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It comes under Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). It has existed since the 19th century at least.[3] The Postal code of Salkia is 711106.
Salkia is located on the west bank of Hooghly River. Pilkhana is on its south, Liluah and Ghusuri are on its north and Bamangachi is on its west.[4]
Haragunge Bazaar is a century-old market, located at heart of North Howrah, on Aurobindo Road, Salkia. Aurobindo Road and Dobson Road are commercial streets in Salkia. Jelia Para Lane is one of the posh residential and commercial area of Salkia.
Aurobindo Mall in Salkia (on Aurobindo Road) has a gross leasable area of 1.20 lakh square feet. It was launched in 2017 and has major brands and several restaurants and a three screen multiplex of Miraj Cinemas.[5][6]
State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Salkia.[7] Salkia School Road runs along the eastern part of Salkia.
Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.
Salkia has two ferry ghats on the banks of Hooghly River named Golabari Ghat and Bandhaghat Ghat, with regular ferry services at 15-minute intervals.
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