Haldia

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city
Population  (2001)
• Total	170,695

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 ,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.

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 It was later withdrawn due to its high price and decreasing number of passengers.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.

Geography

Haldia is located at 22.03°N 88.06°E / 22.03; 88.06. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,Template:GR 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.

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

HALDIA IS HAVING ITS OWN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (ICARE), DEDICATED TO PROMOTE, ESTABLISH, RUN AND MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCE.

ICARE INSTITUTIONS

• HALDIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – 1ST PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGE IN WEST BENGAL ESTD. IN 1996 (B.TECH., M.TECH., MCA, MBA)
• INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES & RESEARCH (B.SC. IN NAUTICAL SCIENCE)
• GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BCA, COURSES IN COLLABORATION WITH GOVT. OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - DIPLOMA IN IT & DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENG.)
• HALDIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (BBA)
• HALDIA LAW COLLEGE
• COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE (B.P.Th. & BMLT)
• INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (B.ED.)
• VIDYASAGAR PRIMARY TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTE
• NURSING TRAINING INSTITUTE
• MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL (UPCOMING SOON)
• DENTAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UPCOMING SOON)

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• DR. MEGHNAD SAHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (DIPLOMA)
• CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTIC ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (DIPLOMA, POST DIPLOMA, POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA & SHORT TERM COURSES)
• GOLDEN REGENCY INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (3 YEAR DIPLOMA)
• GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT (B.SC. & DIPLOMA IN HTM)
• HALDIA GOVT. COLLEGE (DEGREE COLLEGE)
• VIVEKANANDA MISSION COLLEGE (DEGREE COLLEGE)
• MAHISHADAL RAJ COLLEGE (DEGREE COLLEGE)
• MAHISHADAL GIRLS COLLEGE (DEGREE COLLEGE)
• INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
• VIDYASAGAR VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

SCHOOLS

• ST. XAVIER’S SCHOOL (WB BOARD)
• POURA PATHABHAVAN (WB BOARD)
• ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH SCHOOL (ICSE)
• KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (CBSE)
• BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN (CBSE)
• DISARI PUBLIC SCHOOL (CBSE)
• HALDIA PUBLIC SCHOOL (UPCOMING ICARE PROJECT)
• VIVEKANANDA MISSION SCHOOL (WB BOARD)
• VIVEKANANDA MISSION SCHOOL (ICSE)
• VIVEKANANDA GOVT. SPONSORED SCHOOL (WB BOARD)
• MAHISHADAL RAJ SCHOOL (WB BOARD)

OTHER TRAINING & COACHING CENTRES

• BIG NAMES IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL COURSES LIKE NIIT, CMC, BRAINWARE, ZED, ICA, TALLY ACADEMY, WEBEL, YOUTH COMPUTER, ETDC, GEORGE TELEGRAPH INCLUDING ACADEMIC COACHING CENTRES LIKE PATH FINDER ETC. ARE ALL AVAILABLE HERE.

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 Township

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