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Haldia at a glance
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Mega Port & Pertrochemical hub
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Sprawl on the confluence of the River Haldi & Ganges
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Marine Gateway -Nepal & Bhutan
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A vital tourist base point
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5th Largest Port in India
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Nodal point of Whole of Eastern states
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Complete Educational Spectrum
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Stable law and order situation
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Presence of medium , small and downstream industries.
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Good Infrastructure of roads and railways.
Haldia Fact Sheet
| Latitude: |
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22 Degrees 05 Minutes North |
| Longitude: |
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88 Degrees 03 Minutes 0 Seconds East |
| Altitude: |
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5.8m above sea level |
| HDA Planning Area |
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761.26 sq. km. |
| Population - (2001): |
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Total: 9,22,211 Males: 4,46,311, Females: 3,72,498 |
| Languages: |
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Bengali, Hindi and English |
| Average Annual Rainfall: |
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1350 mm |
| Min. & Max temperature: |
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8 Degree - 40 Degree C |
| Relative Humidity: |
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68-80 percent |
| Black Topped Road: |
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218km |
Haldia - A Brief Profile
Location
Now known as industrial capital of West Bengal Haldia is a sub-division of district PurbaMedinipur .The city
has evolved and expanded over time to a current population of one million, ranking it 29th in India.
Haldia is situated in the confluence of river Haldi and river Ganges . The city has very good road and
railway connectivity with Kolkata, It has a direct route to Jamshedpur and its industries that passes via Kharagpur.
It has proximation to the State of Jharkhand and Orissa .
Economy & Administration
The city's economy is based on primarily the oil and petrochemical industries. Being A major Port has the
largest container logistic yard and is heavily industrialised.
Haldia is a Municipality administered by the Haldia Municipality. It is proximate to popular tourist centres of
Digha , Shankarpur and Nayachar , Geokhali , Mahishadal , Mondarmoni and Sunderbans .
Education
Haldia is an important educational hub. The St Xavier’s School, Central School , Assembly of God Church
School , Bharatiya Bidyabhawan and Vivekanada Mission School, Tamluk Hamilton School are amongst
the oldest and most respected schools in eastern India. There are eight colleges, an engineering college ,
management , two polytechnics, Law ,B.Ed college , Marine college
The State of West Bengal has enough pool of skilled and educated man power. There is 83% literacy rate in
the state. The District of Purba Medinipur has a rich tradition of Educational pursuits .Haldia is also known as Knowledge city and caters to each and every regular and vocational streams
Premium educational institutes in Haldia:
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Haldia Institute of
Technology
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Haldia College
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Haldia Marine College
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Haldia School of Management
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Haldia Dental College & Hospital,
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Women’s B.Ed
College
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Haldia Law
College
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Haldia Polytechnique
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Infrastructure (Connectivity)
Port: 5th Major Port in India and 12 percent of total cargo handled in the country . Also terminal of the No. 1
National waterway. Connected to Kolkata with Rapid water transport system.
Rail:
Broadgauge railway terminal for passenger and goods trains
HELIPORT : Only 15 minutes flightime from Kolkata .
Road: A network of National Highways and other roads connect Haldia with all the important places of West
Bengal ,Orissa and Jharkhand. It is the connected to NH 6 by NH 41 State Highway – Connected to
Mecheda, Digha ( Tourist seafront )Bhubaneswar , Jamshedpur, Durgapur.
Waterways: No. 1 National waterway commencing from Varanasi Terminates at Haldia . A successful trial
run to Dibrugarh and Silchar via Bangladesh had been concluded
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