?Haldia West Bengal • India
Haldia
Coordinates: 22°02′N 88°04′E / 22.03, 88.06
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 8 m (26 ft)
District(s)	Purba Medinipur
Population	170,695 (2001)
Codes • Telephone	• +03224 42200

Coordinates: 22°02′N 88°04′E / 22.03, 88.06 Haldia is a city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major seaport located approximately 50 kilometers southwest of Calcutta near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links India_West_Bengal_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The divisions of a district. ... Midnapore East/Purbo Medinipur is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... For the past decade or so, telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Midnapore East/Purbo Medinipur is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... The Hoogli River (alternatively spelled Hooghly) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... distributary in Else and Hase at Melle A seasonal Distributary of the Kaveri river on the Kaveri delta, near Nannilam, India. ... “Ganga” redirects here. ...

Haldia is being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta, intended mainly for bulk cargoes. The population (1991) is 100,109. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Haldia is now become a centre for development of West Bengal. The industrial city has several factories like ,South Asian Petrochemicals Limited,Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Exide, Shaw Wallace, Tata Chemicals, Petrochemical complex (Haldia Petrochemical) and Hindustan Lever, in addition to various light industries. The port has attracted factories of foreign companies, like Mitsubishi Chemical Company (MCC). A large number of companies are also being set up now, Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI), primarily being ancillary industries to the Haldia Petrochemicals. The Haldia Petrochemicals is the second largest project of such kind in India.Mr.S.K. Bhowmik is the Managing Director and Mr.Ujjal de is the V.P & Head-Marketing. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. ... Exide Technologies is the worlds second-largest producer of lead acid batteries for automotive and industrial applications. ... Shaw Wallace & Company Limited is a liquor manufacturer in India. ... Tata Chemcials Ltd is a Tata Group Company (India) with plant locations in Mithapur (Gujarat State, India) amongst other places. ... Hindustan Lever Limited (also called HLL) is Indias largest consumer products company and is headquartered in Mumbai. ... Dredging Corporation of India Limited, or DCI, is a Miniratna Indian public sector unit engaged in the business of dredging. ...

Haldia as a city is a modern one and it is growing very fast. The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River an offshoot of the Ganges River. This article is about the river. ...

The riverside in Haldia is a favorite destination for residents and one can see people strolling down the riverside during the evenings. A catamaran service direct from Kolkata to Haldia was in service. It was later withdrawn due to its high price and decreasing number of passengers. It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ...

Haldia is also a base of Indian Coast Guard. There is a hover-port to house two of the six hovercrafts belonging to the Indian Coast Guard. Indian Coast Guards coat of Arms. ... A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. ...

Geography

Haldia is located at 22.03° N 88.06° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet). The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Haldia had a population of 170,695. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Haldia has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 98%. In Haldia, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Climate

The climate of Haldia is a typical moderate one with winter temperatures ranging from 8 degrees Celsius to 12 degrees Celsius. Winters are cool and present and it is also the festival time for inhabitants here with the Haldia Utsav taking place during the same time.

Summers can be hot and humid with temperatures going up to 40 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is moderate, and the rainy months are between May and September.

Transportation

The transportation system of Haldia is extremely well developed and it is connected to Kolkata by both bus and train. Recent efforts have seen introduction of new air conditioned buses which takes less than three hours from the place to Kolkata. In terms of local transport cars, bikes, auto rickshaws and specially bi cycles are the most common means.

Education

• The main schools are Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Haldia Govt. Spon.Vivekanada VidyabhabanSt. Xaviers High School, Assembly of God Church School, Vivekananda mission, Poura Path Bhavan and Kendriya Vidyalaya.
• An engineering college named "Haldia Institute of Technology".Central Library, Haldia Institute of Technology, Totally Digitized and Barcoded. About 43000 Books and 181 National and International Journals. It is currently under technical university.
• There is a Law college.
• There is an Industrial Training Institute.
• A medical college will start soon.Already started under ICARE named as Dr B C ROY Hospital, Banbishnupur: Balughata : Haldia of 100 beded superspeciality Air Condition Hospital

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an educational trust, that conducts many primary and secondary educational institues in India. ... Industrial Training Institute ( ITIs) are training institute which provide training in techinical field in India. ...

Sports

The township has lot of open space and so one can see a lot of sporting activities, the primarily being soccer and cricket. The schools have really large playgrounds and enthusiasm among both elders and juniors are palpable during weekend matches.Haldia is going to get Bengal's second "International Cricket Stadium" after "Eden Garden". Here for development of football two big association has been operating named IFA(Indian Football Association) and TFA(Tata Football Academy).

Haldia Township

It is divided into more than 24 clusters and most of these have quarter arrangements for employees of different companies.

Durgachak

This place is heart of Haldia.Working families,business men stay here.Schools,Stores for shopping,offices,banks,Govt offices,hotels all are located here.People of this area are cool and simple. Four most happening places in Durgachak are - CPT Market,Super Market,New Market,Big Bazar(/Manjushree)& Girishmore.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haldia

See also

v • d • e Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur District
Purba Medinipur	Bahiri  · Contai  · Dakshin Baguan  · Digha  · Egra  · Goasafat  · Haldia  · Kakdihi  · Kolaghat  · Kukrahati  · Mecheda  · Nandigram  · Panskura  · Ramnagar  · Tamluk
Cities and towns in other districts	Bankura  · Bardhaman  · Birbhum  · Cooch Behar  · Dakshin Dinajpur  · Darjeeling  · Hooghly  · Howrah  · Jalpaiguri  · Malda  · Murshidabad  · Nadia  · North 24 Parganas  · Paschim Medinipur  · Purulia  · South 24 Parganas  · Uttar Dinajpur