Why visit Howrah
Townapedia lists 48 museums and landmarks, 149 parks and trails, 130 places to eat, 62 places to stay and 22 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bijon Setu, Minerva Theatre, Victoria Memorial and Indian Museum.
Weather in Howrah
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About Howrah
Howrah (; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively Howrah lies within Howrah district and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. It is governed by the Howrah Municipal Corporation; it is also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
From the Wikipedia article Howrah (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Howrah on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do22
Minerva Theatre
Cinema and theater · 4.7 km
Theatre and cinema in Kolkata, India
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Kolkata
School · 8.3 km
Public Pharmacy School
Nivedita Setu
Bridge · 9.1 km
Multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
Rabindra Bharati University
School · 4.3 km
State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira
School · 7.1 km
Post-graduate college and research institute in West Bengal, India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute
School · 6.9 km
Indian education institute
University of Calcutta
School · 4.5 km
State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Vivekananda Setu
Bridge · 9.2 km
Steel multi-span road and railway bridge opened 1930 across the Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
10 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks48
Victoria Memorial
Museum · 4.3 km
Memorial dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria in Kolkata
1 Queen's Way, Kolkata
Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-20:00, PH closed
Shaheed Minar
Monument and historic site · 3.5 km
Monument in Kolkata
Alipore Central Jail
Museum · 6.1 km
Former jail converted to museum located in Kolkata
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art
Museum · 4.4 km
An art museum of University of Calcutta
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Museum · 6.6 km
Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata
Experimenter Gallery
Museum · 7.6 km
Contemporary art gallery in Ballygunge Place, Kolkata
Gwalior Monument
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
Monument in Kolkata
36 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds149
Millennium Park
Park · 2.7 km
Public park in Kolkata
12, Strand Rd, Bara Bazar, B.B.D. Bagh, Strand Road, Kolkata
Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Park · 3.4 km
tu-su 06:00-17:00
Alipore Zoological Gardens
Park · 4.8 km
Zoo situated in Kolkata, India
Subhas Sarobar Park
Park · 8.5 km
Park in Ward No. 33, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, India
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137 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes130
THE DELHI DURBAR RESTAURANT
Restaurant · Indian, Chinese, Italian · 3.1 km
51 Bijoy Kumar Mukherjee Road, Howrah
Mo-Su 11:30-23:30
Chai Break - Foreshoreroad
Restaurant · Pizza, Coffee Shop, Burger, Italian, Sandwich, Mexican, Indian, Thai, American, Dessert · 1.7 km
99 Foreshore Road, 1A
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
India Restaurant
Restaurant · Mughlai, Indian, Chinese · 4.2 km
34 Karl Marx Sarani, Kolkata
Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
Koshe Kosha
Restaurant · Bengali · 4.5 km
1/1C Ripon Street
11:00-23:00
Kulture - Specialty Coffee & Bistro
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Breakfast, Pizza, Steak House, Pasta, Specialty Coffee, Italian, Mocktail, Zero Proof Cocktail, Pancake, Smoothie Bowl · 4.0 km
30 Chowringhee Road, Kolkata
Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
Oudh 1590
Restaurant · Awadhi · 4.0 km
Premises No. A/2C (W/P), Chowringhee Mansions Doctor Mohammad Ishaque Road, Kolkata
Pow Hing express
Restaurant · Chinese · 4.0 km
35 Chittaranjan Avenue
Mo-Su 12:30-23:00
118 more on the map.
History
The history of the city of Howrah dates back over 500 years, but the district is situated in an area historically occupied by the ancient Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. Venetian explorer Cesare Federici, who travelled in India during 1565–79, mentioned a place called Buttor in his journal circa 1578. As per his description, this was a location into which large ships could travel (presumably the Hoogli river) and perhaps a commercial port. This place is identifiable with the modern day neighbourhood of Bator. Bator was also mentioned in the Bengali poetry Manasamangal written by Bipradas Pipilai in 1495.
From the History section of Howrah on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay62
Churches and places of worship81
Saint John's Church
Church · Anglican · 2.9 km
2/2 Council House Street, Kolkata
Shopping13
Happy Birthday Wishes
Grocery · 3.9 km
Madan St, Esplanade, Chandni Chawk, Bowbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal Madan Street, Kolkata
Nature's Basket
Grocery · 4.4 km
Stephen Court Building Park St, Kolkata, Kolkata
Gas and EV charging11
Bharat Petroleum, Petrol Pump -Imperial Petrol Service Station
Gas station · 4.3 km
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Shree Vishudhanand Saraswati Vidyalay school
School · 4.4 km
36 Chittaranjan Avenue
Healthcare62
Dr. Moumita Sahana BSc,BHMS(Cal) Homeopathy Howrah Tel: 084799 15518
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.0 km
C-Gr18 Ajanta Apartment Kamardanga Road (Opposite Sangha Mitra Club) Ichapur, West Bengal India, Howrah
Map of Howrah
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Getting there and nearby towns
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Kolkata 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Bankra 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Chakapara 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Bāli 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Mahiari 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Masila 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Maheshtala 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Dumjor 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Sānkrāil 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Kāmārhāti 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Howrah bridge betwixt Lights, Shubhankar.sengupta19, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gajan Celebration - Kasundia - Howrah 20220414 191444, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Gajan Celebration - Kasundia - Howrah 20220414 181928, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0905, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0906, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Mandirtala Bus Terminus - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0907-0908 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0904, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Mandirtala Bus Terminus - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0914, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Facade - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0900, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Plaque - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0901, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Rama and Sita Idols - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0897, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Rama and Sita Idols - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0898, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Linga - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0896, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Linga - Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0893, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Aparna Ballabh Mahadev - Shiva Temple - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0899, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Flyover Approaching Vidyasagar Setu - Mandirtala - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0912, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Vidyasagar Setu Approach Flyover - Mandirtala - Howrah 20170627171112, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Vidyasagar Setu Approach Flyover - Mandirtala - Howrah 20170627171106, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Mandirtala Bus Terminus - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0913, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Mandirtala Bus Terminus - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-07-14 0909, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0925, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0929, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0918, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0917, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0918 to 0922 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0926, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0926 to 0928 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Address Plaque - Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0944, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0930 to 0933 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0939 to 0943 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shibpur Public Library - 178 Sibpur Road - Howrah 2013-07-14 0934, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shri Venkatesh Nilay - 10-1-1 Hardev Bhattacharya Lane - Mandirtala - Howrah 20171215202133, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1465, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1474, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building with Flyovers - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1467 to 1471 Combined, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1464, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1473, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1466, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Garment Park - HRBC Building - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-08-12 1472, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Bijon Setu, খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nivedita Setu Arnab Dutta, Jonoikobangali, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari, The original uploader was P.K.Niyogi at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Star Theatre Arnab Dutta, Arnab Dutta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tala Bridge 01, Indrajit Das, CC BY-SA 4.0
- University of Calcutta 7382, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- 'The Wings to fly' (7180909325), Abhijit Kar Gupta from Kolkata, India, CC BY 2.0
- Vivekananda Setu, Palrana at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Indian Museum Building with Quadrangle - Inside North View - Indian Museum - Kolkata 2014-02-14 9248, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Shahid Minar Kolkata Arnab Dutta 2011, Arnab Dutta, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alipore Jail musium, Gopa.bkduttaroy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birla Industrial & Technological Museum - Kolkata 2015-02-28 3367, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Boat Museum 1, Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Experimenter Gallery, DesiBoy101, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gwalior Monument, Strand Road, Kolkata IMG 20210730 165243, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Building and statue infront of Netaji Bhawan 14, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Millennium Park - Riverbank Hooghly - Kolkata 2017-09-02 2479, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Brigade Parade Ground - Kolkata 2013-01-05 2403, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Citizens' Park - Kolkata 2011-10-16 160514, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Alipore Zoological Garden - Kolkata 2011-05-03 2548, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- GolTalabKolkata, Rehan.haider, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hastings Chapel, at Hastings in Kolkata 08, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Mission Church, the second oldest church in Kolkata 02, Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armenian Church, Calcutta (Kolkata) 04, Arup1981, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary (Portuguese Church), Calcutta (Kolkata), Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Calcutta, Prabhu Jisur Girja, Grentidez, CC0
- Calcutta, Osmond Memorial Church, Grentidez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Another view of St. James Church, Kolkata, Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Paul's Cathedral, Ankitesh Jha, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Victoria Memorial situated in Kolkata, Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panorama view of St. John's Church (4), Kolkata (cropped), Antaroop2010, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kolkata botanical garden pathway, Jeroje at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mchbuilding, User:Dwaipayanc, Public domain
- OberoiGrandHotelKolkata gobeirne, Greg O'Beirne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lalit Great Eastern at Night, DeepanjanGhosh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Andrew's Church - Dalhousie Square - Kolkata 2012-09-22 0281, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Peerless Inn - Esplanade - Kolkata 2012-09-19 0016, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0
- Marble Palace Kolkata, en:User:Mjanich, CC BY-SA 3.0
- IIEST, Howrah, India, Sumasa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira, Belur Math Campus, Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0
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