Salkia

Salkia is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India and is administered by the Howrah Municipal Corporation.

Salkia
Salikha
Neighbourhood in Howrah
Salkia is located in West Bengal
Salkia
Salkia
Location in West Bengal, India
Salkia is located in India
Salkia
Salkia
Salkia (India)
Coordinates: 22°35′49.92″N 88°20′15.72″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
RegionGreater Kolkata
CityHowrah
Metro StationHowrah Maidan(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyHowrah Municipal Corporation
 • MayorRathin Chakraborty[1]
 • Police commissionerGaurav Sharma[2]
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
711106
Telephone code+91 33
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
HMC wards1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
Lok Sabha constituencyHowrah
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHowrah Uttar
Websitewb.gov.in

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.

Location
Salkia in the Map of Calcutta (1690)

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]

Market and recreation

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]

Transport

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.

Private Bus

Mini Bus

CSTC Bus

Bus Routes Without Numbers

Train

Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.

Ferry

Salkia has two ferry ghats on the banks of Hooghly River named Golabari Ghat and Bandhaghat Ghat with regular ferry services at 10 min interval.

References
  1. "HMC Members of the Mayor in council". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "Home". howrahcitypolice.in. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. howrah. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. "Salkhia - szczegółowa mapa". Mapin.pl. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  5. "Malls in Howrah".
  6. "Aurobindo Mall".
  7. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.


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