About Howrah
Howrah or Haora is a metropolitan city and a municipal corporation of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an important transportation hub of West Bengal and a major gateway for Kolkata. It is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
The name came from the word Haor—Bengali word for a fluvial swampy lake, which is sedimentologically a depression where water, mud and organic debris accumulate. The word itself was rather used in eastern part of Bengal (now Bangladesh), as compared to the western part (now West Bengal).
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