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 Location in West Bengal, India  Salkia Salkia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′49.92″N 88°20′15.72″E / 22.5972000°N 88.3377000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| 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.
Location edit
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 edit
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 edit
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.
Bus edit
Private Bus edit
- 24 Bandhaghat – Topsia
- 24A Bandhaghat – Topsia
- 51 Pardankuni - Howrah Station
- 54 Bally Khal – Esplanade
- 56 Ruiya Purbapara - Howrah Station
- 57A Chanditala - Howrah Station
Mini Bus edit
- 1 Bandhaghat – Esplanade
- 1A Satyabala – Ruby Hospital
- 2 Salkia – Esplanade
- 10 Bally Khal – Khidirpur
- 11 Belur Math – Esplanade
- 18 Kona – Esplanade
- 25 Malipanchghara – Sealdah/Rajabazar
- 30 Baluhati – Esplanade
- 39 Bhattanagar – Esplanade
CSTC Bus edit
- S32A Belgharia (Rathtala) - Howrah Station
Bus Routes Without Numbers edit
- Bandar (Dhanyaghori) – Howrah Station
Train edit
Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.
Ferry edit
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 edit
- ^ "HMC Members of the Mayor in council". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Home". howrahcitypolice.in. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ howrah. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Salkhia - szczegółowa mapa". Mapin.pl. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Malls in Howrah".
- ^ "Aurobindo Mall".
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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