Podrah

Podrah

Podara
Podrah Podara
Census Town
	Andul Road (part of SH 6), Podra
	Podrah Location in West Bengal, India Podrah Podrah (West Bengal) Podrah Podrah (India)
	Coordinates: 22°33′47″N 88°16′22″E / 22.563000°N 88.272689°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	21,589
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711109
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Howrah Dakshin
Website	howrah.gov.in

Podrah (also known as Podara) is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It houses one of the largest Multispeciality hospital in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.

Geography

750m
780yds

PODRA

Podrah is flanked by Santragachhi and Green Park in the North, Shibpur in the East, Garden Reach and the Ganges River in the South and Mullick Para Lane, Chunabhati Road and Mourigram in the West.

Demographics

Podara was a part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.^[1]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Podara had a total population of 21,589, of which 11,220 (52%) were males and 10,369 (48%) were females. The age of 91.54% of the population is above 6 years and while 2,143 people were younger than 6. The literacy rate is 82.45%.^[2]

Transport

Andul Road (part of Grand Trunk Road/State Highway 6)^[3]^[4] is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

61 Alampur - Howrah Station
80 Chunabhati - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

13 Ranihati - Rajabazar
13A Fatikgachi - Rajabazar
20 Alampur - Ultadanga Station
20A Mourigram - Salt Lake Tank no. 13

Bus Route Without Number

Andul railway station - New Town Ecospace

Train

Mourigram railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.

Education

Podrah is home to many educational institutions:

Howrah South Point School
St. Xavier's High School
Narayana School
Oxford High School
Maria's Day School
Kidzee Pre-school
The George Telegraph Training Institute
Westbank School of Nursing
LN Model School
Rahi Kid's Planet School
SIP Abacus Learning Center
[IITE] Ideal Institute of Technical Education
Painting School of Fine Arts [PSFA], Podrah, Podrah Board Primary School, Andul Road, Near NH Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Dist- Howrah, Pin- 711109, West Bengal, India.
RYCSM Computer Learning Center
ICan Learning Center
Youth Computer Training Center
Podrah High School
Goaberia High School
Podrah Mahakali High School
Podrah Board Primary School

References

^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "Pin Code: ANDUL ROAD, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[1] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[census2011-2] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[3] "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[4] "Pin Code: ANDUL ROAD, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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