Salkia

Salkia is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India and is administered by the Howrah Municipal Corporation.

Salkia (সালকিয়া) Salikha (শালিখা)
Neighbourhood
Nickname(s):  সালকিয়া / শালিখা
Salkia (সালকিয়া) Location in West Bengal, India Salkia (সালকিয়া) Salkia (সালকিয়া) (India)
Coordinates: 22°35′49.92″N 88°20′15.72″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Region	Greater Kolkata
City	Howrah
Metro Station	Howrah Maidan(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Howrah Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Rathin Chakraborty[1]
• Police commissioner	Gaurav Sharma[2]
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711106
Telephone code	+91 33
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
HMC wards	1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Howrah Uttar
Website	wb.gov.in

Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of Howrah City Police.

It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It comes under Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). It has existed since the 19th century at least.[3] The Postal code of Salkia is 711106.

Location

Salkia is located on the west bank of Hooghly River. Pilkhana is on its south, Liluah and Ghusuri are on its north and Bamangachi is on its west.[4]

Market and Recreation

Haragunge Bazaar is a century-old market, located at heart of North Howrah, on Aurobindo Road, Salkia. Aurobindo Road and Dobson Road are commercial streets in Salkia. Jelia Para Lane is one of the posh residential and commercial area of Salkia.

Aurobindo Mall in Salkia (on Aurobindo Road) has a gross leasable area of 1.20 lakh square feet. It was launched in 2017 and has major brands and several restaurants and a three screen multiplex of Miraj Cinemas.[5][6]

Transport

State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Salkia.[7] Salkia School Road runs along the eastern part of Salkia.

Private Bus

• 24 Bandhaghat – Topsia
• 24A Bandhaghat – Topsia
• 51 Pardankuni - Howrah Station
• 54 Bally Khal – Esplanade
• 56 Ruiya Purbapara - Howrah Station
• 57A Chanditala - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

• 1 Bandhaghat – Esplanade
• 1A Satyabala – Ruby Hospital
• 2 Salkia – Esplanade
• 10 Bally Khal – Khidirpur
• 11 Belur Math – Esplanade
• 18 Kona – Esplanade
• 25 Malipanchghara – Sealdah/Rajabazar
• 30 Baluhati – Esplanade
• 39 Bhattanagar – Esplanade

CSTC Bus

• S32A Belgharia (Rathtala) - Howrah Station

Bus Routes Without Numbers

• Bandar (Dhanyaghori) - Howrah Station

Train

Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.

Ferry

Salkia has two ferry ghats on the banks of Hooghly River named Golabari Ghat and Bandhaghat Ghat with regular ferry services at 10 min interval.

References

1. "HMC Members of the Mayor in council". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
2. "Home". howrahcitypolice.in. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. howrah. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
4. "Salkhia - szczegółowa mapa". Mapin.pl. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
5. "Malls in Howrah".
6. "Aurobindo Mall".
7. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.