Haldia
Haldia | |
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Metropolis | |
Sunset on the Banks ofHaldi River Gouranga Dham Temple Haldia RefineryunderIOCL 4 pillar spot,Haldia Institute of Technology | |
| Nickname: Petrochemical City | |
  Haldia  Haldia | |
| Coordinates:22°04′00″N88°04′11″E/ 22.0667°N 88.0698°E | |
| Country | India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
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| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 110 km2(40 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,982 km2(765 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Metropolis | 200,762 |
| •Metro | 2,749,364 |
Haldiais anindustrialport cityinPurba Medinipurdistrict in the IndianstateofWest Bengal.It has a majorriver portandindustrial beltlocated approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest ofKolkatanear the mouth of theHooghly River,one of thedistributariesof theGanges.The Haldia Township is bordered by theHaldi River,an offshoot of theGanges River.Haldia is a centre forpetrochemicalbusinesses, and is a major trade port forKolkata.[4]
Geography[edit]
5miles
Kamalpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location[edit]
Haldia is located at22°02′N88°04′E/ 22.03°N 88.06°E.[5]It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011[update]census,Haldia had a population of 200,762, out of which 104,852 were males and 95,910 were females. The 0–6 years population was 21,122. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 89.06 per cent.[6]
As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,Haldia had a population of 170,695. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. In Haldia, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.[7]
Japanese community[edit]
Haldia once had a small, thriving Japanese community. The Japanese community of Haldia were mostly engineers and top executives at theMitsubishi Chemical Corporationpurified terephthalic acid(the corporation's majority stake is now under The Chatterjee Group) plant in the city.[8]The community had lived in the mini Japanese township calledSataku(Japantown) for many years. Sataku had Japanese restaurant and a local Japanese news station. Japanese movies were shown in local theatres in the township. Haldia was the only Indian city to have aJapantown.[9]
Administration[edit]
The city of Haldia is governed by the Haldia Municipality. Earlier Haldia Municipality had 26 wards. In 2015, the number of wards was increased to 29.[10]
Haldia Municipality falls under the jurisdiction of two police territories, served by Haldia and Bhabanipur police stations. Haldia police station is located in Chinranjibpur, and covers an area of 98 km2(38 sq mi) with a population of 65,000.[citation needed]Bhabanipur police station is located inBhabanipur,and covers an area of 115 km2(44 sq mi) with a population of 124,906.[citation needed]
Haldia is also a base of theIndian Coast Guard.[citation needed]Indian coast guard DHQ 8 (Headquarters for West Bengal) is located at Haldia.[citation needed]There is ahoverportto house four of the eighteenhovercraftbelonging to the Indian Coast Guard. The Indian coast guard also has a pontoon jetty to berth a fleet of ships.[citation needed]Presently two fast patrol vessels, one inshore patrol vessels, and one small craft are based at Haldia.[citation needed]
Climate[edit]
Haldia has atropical savanna climate(Köppen climate classificationAw), with winter temperatures ranging from a low of around 7 °C (45 °F) degrees Celsius to a high of 22 °C (72 °F). Summers can be very hot and humid. Usual summer temperatures in May, the hottest month, range from a low of 24 °C (75 °F) degrees to highs around 39 °C (102 °F) degrees. Although summers are hot and humid,Kalbaishakhisprovide a relief to the people, albeit killing some in the process. Rainfall is heavy duringmonsoons,with an average rainfall of 3,650 mm (144 in) and the rainy months are between May and October.
| Climate data for Haldia (1981–2010, extremes 1981–2007) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.7 (0.62) |
28.2 (1.11) |
36.3 (1.43) |
63.5 (2.50) |
108.0 (4.25) |
308.8 (12.16) |
380.7 (14.99) |
367.8 (14.48) |
343.5 (13.52) |
160.7 (6.33) |
47.9 (1.89) |
3.1 (0.12) |
1,864.3 (73.40) |
| Average rainy days | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 83.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 17:30IST) | 58 | 60 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 67 | 61 | 73 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[11][12] | |||||||||||||
Transportation[edit]
Road-way[edit]
Haldia is connected toKolkataby bus ofSouth Bengal State Transport Corporation.Recent efforts have seen introduction of new air-conditioned buses which take less than three hours from station to station.[citation needed].Haldia is also connected toBankura,Kharagpur,Tarakeswar,Burdwan,Asansolby bus.
Rail-way[edit]
Haldia railway stationis the major railway station connecting the city toKolkata,ChennaiandDelhi.For long-distance trains, except one or two weekly for Delhi and Chennai, you have to go to eitherMecheda,Howrah(near Kolkata) orKharagpur.
Water-way[edit]
Haldia is also connected via the 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long inland waterway, National Waterway 1, that runs from Prayagraj across the Ganges, Bhagirathi and Hooghly river system to Haldia (Sagar). Acatamaranservice used to operate fromKolkatato Haldia, but was withdrawn due to its high price and unpopularity among tourists.[citation needed]A governmental ferry service operates between Haldia andNandigram.
Industry[edit]
Haldia has several major factories, including South Asian Petrochemicals Ltd,Haldia RefineryunderIOCL,Haldia Energy Limited,Exide,Shaw Wallace,Tata Chemicals,Haldia Petrochemicals,India Power Corporation Ltd.,Hindustan Lever,MCPI Private Limited (formerly Mitsubishi Chemical Corporations India), S.J.Constructions, Jay Road Carriers and LTC&Co.
Sports[edit]
TheIndian Football AssociationandTata Football Academyhave been operating for years in the city to scout and promotefootballtalents. A new project calledHaldia International Sports Cityis also under construction.[13]
Cricketis a popular sport in Haldia with multiple coaching clubs and local facilities available for the youth and teenagers to train, and compete at local and regional level cricket tournaments. Haldia also has multiple football coaching clubs. The city has a few public and private wooden floor badminton courts and swimming pools- people come from various places to have their coaching in these arenas.
References[edit]
- ^"Haldia City"(PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^"Haldia Info".
- ^abc"HDA".Archived fromthe originalon 8 March 2021.Retrieved24 November2020.
- ^"About Haldia, Information on Haldia, Know About Haldia City".hal điểu nline.in.Retrieved1 February2024.
- ^"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Haldia, India".fallingrain.
- ^"Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above"(PDF).Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011.Retrieved21 October2011.
- ^"Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, (erstwhile) Medinipur District".Census of India 2001.Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2011.Retrieved7 June2016.
- ^"2009 | News Releases | News & Media | Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation".Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved9 June2013.
- ^"Expats in new India".Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2012.Retrieved13 March2011.
- ^Desk, India com News (17 August 2017)."Haldia Municipality Election Result: Complete List of 29 Winners".India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.
- ^ "Station: Haldia Climatological Table 1981–2010"(PDF).Climatological Normals 1981–2010.India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 309–310. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 January2021.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)"(PDF).India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M235. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 January2021.
- ^Haldia to get India's first sports cityThe Times of India.
External links[edit]
Haldiatravel guide from Wikivoyage
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