Haldia
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Haldia
West Bengal, India |
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| District(s) | Purba Medinipur |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population | 170,695 (2001) |
| Codes • Telephone |
• +03224 42200 |
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.
Haldia is being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta, intended mainly for bulk cargoes. The population (1991) is 100,109.
Haldia is now become a centre for development of West Bengal. The industrial city has several factories like 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, 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.
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.
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 It was later withdrawn due to its high price and decreasing number of passengers.
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.
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[edit] Geography
Haldia is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Education
- The main schools are St. Xaviers High School, Assembly of God Church School, Vivekananda mission, bharatiya vidya bhavan, Poura Path Bhavan and The Central School
- 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
- There is a Law college.
- There is an Industrial Training Institute.
- A medical college will start soon.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Haldia Township
It is divided into more than 24 clusters and most of these have quarter arrangements for employees of different companies.
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[edit] See also
| West Bengal development hubs |
| Asansol – Burnpur / IISCO • Baruipur • Dankuni • Durgapur / Durgapur Steel Plant • Haldia • Kolkata West International City • Mejia • Nandigram • Rajarhat • Salboni • Singur • Uluberia |
| Cities and towns in Purba Medinipur district |
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