Salkia
Salkia
সালকিয়া | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  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 |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711106 |
| Telephone code | 033 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Salkia is a neighbourhood in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of Hooghly River, under Howrah Municipal Corporation. It is between Mali Panchghara and Ghusuri.[1] It comes under Howrah North Assembly constituency.It has existed since at least the 19th century.[2] Tikia Para and Pilkhana are among the other neighbourhood in Howrah. The Postal code of Salkia area is 711106
Haragunge Bazaar is a century old market, located at heart of North Howrah, at Aurobindo Road, Salkia. It is under renovation. A new mall is there on top of existing market. The mall has major brands and several restaurants and a three screen multiplex, and premium office space. Aurobindo Road and Howrah AC Market are commercial streets in Salkia. Salkia School Road is the posh residential area in Howrah. Salkia has two ferry ghats on the banks of Hooghly namely Golabari Ghat and Bandhaghat Ghat with regular ferry services at 10 min interval. The nearest metro station serving the neighborhood is Sovabazar-Sutanuti. Howrah station comes under Salkia. It is served by Golabari Police Station under Howrah Police.
Transport
The State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Salkia.[3]
- Private Buses
- 24 Topsia – Bandhaghat via M.G. Road
- 24A Topsia – Bandhaghat via Moulali, Esplanade
- 51 Howrah Station – Pardankuni
- 54 Ballykhal – Esplanade
- 54/2 Howrah Station – Rishra Station
- 56 Howrah Station – Sodepur/Ruiya Purbapara
- 57A Howrah Station – Jagadishpur/Chanditala/Domjur
- Mini Buses
- 1 Bandhaghat – Esplanade
- 1A Satyabala – Kasba (Ruby Hospital)
- 2 Salkia – Esplanade
- 10 Ballykhal – Khidderpore
- 11 Belur Math – Esplanade
- 17 Belgachia – Salt Lake Technopolis
- 18 Kona – Esplanade
- 30 Baluhati – Esplanade
- 39 Bhattanagar – Esplanade
References
- ^ "Salkhia - szczegółowa mapa". Mapin.pl. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ howrah. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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