Podrah

22°33′47″N 88°16′22″E / 22.563000°N 88.272689°E / 22.563000; 88.272689Country IndiaStateWest BengalCityHowrahDistrictHowrahRailway StationShalimar, Santragachi, Mourigram and SankrailMetro StationHowrah Maidan(under construction)Elevation12 m (39 ft)Population • Total21,589Languages • OfficialBengali, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINVehicle registrationWBLok Sabha constituencyHowrahVidhan Sabha constituencyHowrah DakshinWebsitehowrah.gov.in

Podrah is a neighbourhood of South Howrah, in Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

It houses one of the largest Multispeciality hospital in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.

Geography

Podra 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

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

As per the 2011 Census of India, Podra 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

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