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==Neighbourhoods== {{see also|:Category:Neighbourhoods in Howrah}} {{OSM Location map | coord={{coord|22.6|88.3}} <!-- Needed some manual adjustment --> | zoom=11 <!-- (1=whole world, 18=a street)--> | width=250 <!-- width and height of the frame. Numeric input as pixels. Do not add px --> | height=200 | caption=Neighbourhoods of Howrah | title=Neighbourhoods of Howrah | label1=Shibpur | mark-coord1={{coord|22.5667|88.3000}} | mark1=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos1=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size1=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color1=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title1=[[Shibpur]] | mark-image1= |mark-description1= | label2=Santragachi | mark-coord2={{coord|22.5802|88.2696}} | mark2=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos2=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size2=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color2=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title2=[[Santragachi]] | mark-image2= |mark-description2= | label3=Belur | mark-coord3={{coord|22.6325|88.3564}} <!-- Note the coordinates on the Belur article aren't accurate --> | mark3=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos3=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size3=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color3=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title3=[[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]] | mark-image3= |mark-description3= | label4=Ramrajatala | mark-coord4={{coord|22.5883|88.2961}} | mark4=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos4=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size4=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color4=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title4=[[Ramrajatala]] | mark-image4= |mark-description4= | label5=Bally | mark-coord5={{coord|22.65|88.34}} | mark5=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos5=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size5=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color5=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title5=[[Bally, Howrah|Bally]] | mark-image5= |mark-description5= | label6=Salkia | mark-coord6={{coord|22.5972|88.3377}} | mark6=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos6=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size6=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color6=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title6=[[Salkia]] | mark-image6= |mark-description6= | label7=Liluah | mark-coord7={{coord|22.6211|88.3394}} | mark7=Red pog.svg <!-- Red pog is the default so not really needed --> | label-pos7=right <!-- Various settings in mark1 are inherited by the other marks --> | label-size7=11 <!-- unless they are over-ridden individually --> | label-color7=hard grey <!-- some standard colours can be used that blend with the map --> | mark-title7=[[Liluah]] | mark-image7= |mark-description7= }} Howrah has many various neighbourhoods, the most notable being [[Shibpur]], [[Santragachi]], [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]], [[Salkia]], [[Ramrajatala]], [[Liluah]], Howrah Maidan and [[Bally, Howrah|Bally]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} [[Shibpur]] hosts the [[Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden]], containing [[the Great Banyan]] tree, Avani Riverside Mall is also located here and the [[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/index.php/institute/iiest-institute/about |access-date=21 September 2019 |title=IIEST official website}}</ref> [[Santragachi]] has a large railway station as well as the [[Santragachhi#Santragachhi Jheel|Santragachhi Jheel]], a large lake that attracts migratory birds during winter.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]] hosts [[Belur Math]], the headquarters of the [[Ramakrishna Mission|Ramakrishna Math and Mission]]. Ramrajatala hosts a famous [[Rama]] Temple.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}. Near Howrah Station is the slum of [[Pilkhana, West Bengal|Pilkhana]] which was the basis of the famous book and film "[[City of Joy]]".<ref name="cityofjoy" /> [[Liluah]] host some of India's oldest railway factories and is also the educational Hub of Howrah.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}.
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