Howrah lies alongside the west bank of the Hooghly River straightly opposite to Calcutta. It is Calcutta's major satellite city and is the second largest city in West Bengal. Howrah has most important Grand Trunk Road links and is the eastern terminus of main rail lines passing through eastern, northern, and central India. The city is linked with Calcutta crossways the Hooghly River by the

enormous and greatly traveled Howrah (1943) and Hooghly (1987) bridges Sibpur, a southern suburb of Howrah, be full of light industry and railway workshops, as well as a botanical garden established in 1786.
Howrah district of West Bengal is extending over an area of 1467 sq. kms. The district is a triangular area of the country and the zenith being located at the southern end. The district is surrounded in the north by the Arambagh and Shrirampur sub-divisions of the district of Hugli. On the east by Calcutta and South Twenty Four Parganas districts, on the south by the Tamluk Subdivision of Medinipur district; and on the west partially by the Tamluk and Ghatal Subdivisions of Medinipur and partially by the Arambagh subdivision of Hugli. Headquarters of this region is Howrah. Howrah serves up as a chief rail and road transport center for the Kolkata urban section. One part of the region is entirely occupied with industrial actions while other division is still going through the farming labors. Conventional crafts-work is exclusive in the region. Century old Bengal Engineering College and Botanical Garden are the units of brilliance. The tourist spot at Gadiara and Uleberia pulls enormous number of guests throughout the winter days.

The principle navigable watercourses in the region are the Hugli, Rupnarayan and Damodar. These rivers supply the primary resources of the water supply in the district. For the reason of the widespread connections of waterways and the plentiful pools and ponds in the villages, the area is found to be very prosperous in water and marsh shrubbery.

Access:

Road:

Howrah is positioned straightforwardly reverse to Kolkata city, crossways the Hooghly River. The distance while taking the Howrah Bridge is about 6 kms. Buses and taxis are effortlessly accessible for the area.
Rail:
The railways cross the river and into the district of Howrah at Vivekananda Bridge. One can effortlessly way in the township by getting on the train at Dum Dum.
Air:
The Dum Dum Airport is the nearby and in Kolkata suburbs.

Places of interest

Howrah Bridge
Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge relates t Kolkata's Burrabazar. A subsequent bridge - the Vidyasagar Setu attaches south Howrah to the Kolkata Maidan. The Kona Expressway connects Vidyasagar Setu to NH-2 and NH-6.

Howrah Railway Station
The Howrah Railway Station is one of the busiest stations in India with rail links to all foremost Indian cities and towns. Howrah Station also serves up as an important station for the uptown railway services of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railway.

The Great Banyan
One of the foremost visitor magnetism of the city is the Indian Botanical Gardens, in south Howrah. It covers over an area of 110.48 hectares. The banyan tree here has one of the biggest shelters in the world. Adjoining to the Botanical Garden is the Bengal Engineering College which is the country's second oldest technological organization and is a deemed institution of higher education.
The Belur Math
The Belur Math, established by Swami Vivekananda, the head office of the Ramakrishna Mission, is positioned in Belur, north Howrah. The compound has a more than a few learning institutions and the well-known Ramakrishna temple.

Howrah Maidan
Central Howrah has an open locale recognized as the Howrah Maidan. It is the spot of a small stadium, a swimming complex and an auditorium, named Sarat Sadan. Howrah Maidan is also the place of the Asia's largest weekly textile marketplace identified as the Mangla Haat.

Gadiara
Gadiara is one of the most attractive and well-liked picnic spots. It is located at the convergence of three rivers, Hooghly (Ganges), Rupnarayan and Damodar. It is only just 90-100 km from Calcutta. There is a decaying fort, constructed by Lord Clive in Gadiara. This was smashed in the destructive flood in 1942. There is a little lighthouse fixed in Gadiara. Guests can take pleasure in boating in the River Rupnarayan. Equally dawn and dusk in Gadiara are truly worth watching because of its huge harbor akin to a sea. But, nowadays, the tranquility and silence of Gadiara is slowly fading as it becomes overcrowded.

How to go there
There are normal ferry services to the other side of the river to Geonkhali in Midnapore, to Nurpur in 24-Parganas.
And there are regular bus services both private and state; from Dharmatala (Kolkata) to Gadiara. CTC buses ply from 7 O'clock in the morning to 4 o'clock in the evening. Train travelers can take a train from Howrah to Bagnan and then take a bus to Gadiara.
Where to stay
There is a Government accommodation, the Rupnarayan Tourist Lodge.