Podara

PODRAH পোদড়া PODRA
Census Town
PODRAH Show map of West Bengal PODRAH Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°33′34″N 88°16′17″E / 22.55958°N 88.27143°E / 22.55958; 88.27143Coordinates: 22°33′34″N 88°16′17″E / 22.55958°N 88.27143°E / 22.55958; 88.27143
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population (2011)
• Total	21,589
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	711109
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Podara is a census town in Sankrail CD Block under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As per 2011 Census of India Podara had a total population of 21,589 of which 11,220 (52%) were males and 10,369 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,143. The total number of literates in Podara was 17,800 (91.54 % of the population over 6 years).

Podara was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Podara had a population of 16,806. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Podara has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 73%. In Podara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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