Mahiari is a

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CD Block of

Howrah Sadar subdivision Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...

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in the

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Geography

Mahiari is located at .

Sankrail Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet). Demographics As p ...

is located about 3 km south of Mahiari.

Mourigram Mourigram (also known as Maurigram) is a village in Sankrail (community development block), Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Location Mourigram ...

and

Santragachi Santragachi is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Santragachi Junction in Santragachi is one of the five interc ...

are on its east side.

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lies within 15 km from Mahiari. It has an average elevation of . Mahiari is adjacent to

Andul Andul is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Area of Andul is 17.98 km². Andul is located at . It is situated between Mourigram and Argari. Demogr ...

and the two together are referred to as Andul–Mouri (also spelt Andul–Mowri).Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, ''Howrah Jelar Purakirti'' (in Bengali), pp. 115-116, Government of West Bengal

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for Andul–Mouri is 711302 and for Andul Road is 711103.

Demographics

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As per 2011 Census of India Mahiari had a total population of 18,223 of which 9,209 (51%) were males and 9,014 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,634. The total number of literates in Mahiari was 15,055 (90.75% of the population over 6 years). Mahiari was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. India

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, Mahiari had a population of 15,422. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mahiari has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 73%. In Mahiari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

The

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temples, named Panchananda and Sasaneswar, established by the Kundu Choudhury family, are more than a century old. There is a high

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tower at Khatir Bazar.

Economy

Mahiari houses several industrial activity especially in the northern areas near Alampur. Leading industries are steel, engineering and instrumentation, motor vehicle, jewellery, dairy etc. Previously there was a large operation of Frigerio Conserva Allana Ltd at the southern part near

Mourigram railway station The Mourigram railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Mourigram, India in Howrah district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is from Howrah Station Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a r ...

. "Kamal Nursery" and "The Indian Nursery" two of the most famous names in the Indian horticulture industry are situated at Mahiari. Howrah Flower Growers' Association organize flower exhibition at Kamal Nursery every year. There are a number of markets including that of Mouri Bazar and Khatir Bazar. Mahiari has its renowned traditional industry of wooden furniture that caters clients from all over Kolkata and Howrah.

Transport

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Andul Road (part of

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/ State Highway 6) is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

* 61 Alampur -

Howrah Station Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the busie ...

Mini Bus

* 13 Ranihati - Rajabazar * 13A Fatikgachi - Rajabazar * 20 Alampur - Ultadanga Station

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Ecospace

Train

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on Howrah-Kharagpur line are the nearest railway stations.

is about 10 km from here.

Airport

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in Dumdum, Kolkata is about 25 km from here.

References

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