Salkia

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salkia

| other_name = Salikha
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood in Howrah
| image
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| image_alt =
| image_caption = Salkia Boro Maa Shitala Mandira Shitala & Natun Mandira Shiv at Bandhaghat, Salkia
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|35|49.92|N|88|20|15.72|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]
| subdivision_type4 = City
| subdivision_name4 = [[Howrah]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Kolkata Metro|Metro Station]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Howrah Maidan metro station|Howrah Maidan]](under construction) and [[Howrah metro station|Howrah]](under construction)
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Howrah Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_party = [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Rathin Chakraborty<ref>{{cite web|title=HMC Members of the Mayor in council|url=https://hmcgov.in/hmcweb/mmic.php|accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref>
| leader_title2 = Police commissioner
| leader_name2 = Gaurav Sharma<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://howrahcitypolice.in/ |website=howrahcitypolice.in |accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 28
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 711106
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Howrah Municipal Corporation|HMC]] wards
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Howrah Uttar]]
| website = {{URL|wb.gov.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
| footnotes =
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}}

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

Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of [[Howrah Police Commissionerate|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.<ref>{{cite book |url={{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=sQ3xRWL-S60C |page=106 }} |title=howrah |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2010-09-10}}</ref> The Postal code of Salkia is 711106.

==Location==
[[File:Kolkata Map 1690.jpg|270px|thumb|Salkia in the Map of Calcutta (1690)]]
Salkia is located on the west bank of [[Hooghly River]]. [[Pilkhana, West Bengal|Pilkhana]] is on its south, [[Liluah]] and [[Ghusuri]] are on its north and Bamangachi is on its west.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapin.pl/miasto/salkhia.htm|title=Salkhia - szczegółowa mapa|publisher=Mapin.pl|date=2007-01-22|accessdate=2010-09-10}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Malls in Howrah|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/malls-change-the-way-howrah-shops/cid/1390122}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aurobindo Mall|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/old-bazaar-to-turn-into-swank-mall/cid/1503922}}</ref>

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==Transport==
[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through the west side of Salkia.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal |work = | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Salkia School Road runs along the eastern part of Salkia.

===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 24 Bandhaghat – [[Topsia]]
* 24A Bandhaghat – [[Topsia]]
* 51 Pardankuni - [[Howrah Station]]
* 54 [[Bally, Howrah|Bally]] Khal – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 56 [[Ruiya]] Purbapara - [[Howrah Station]]
* 57A [[Chanditala]] - [[Howrah Station]]

====Mini Bus====
* 1 Bandhaghat – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 1A Satyabala – Ruby Hospital
* 2 Salkia – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 10 [[Bally, Howrah|Bally]] Khal – [[Khidirpur]]
* 11 [[Belur Math]] – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 18 [[Khalia|Kona]] – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 25 Malipanchghara – [[Sealdah]]/[[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* 30 Baluhati – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* 39 [[Bhattanagar]] – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|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 ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Howrah]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]
[[Category:Slums of West Bengal]]

{{Howrah-geo-stub}}

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