Rishra

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Rishra is an industrial town and municipal area in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India, known for its jute mills and proximity to Kolkata along the Hooghly River.

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Rishra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Municipal area
Town
belongsToRegion eastern India
surface form: Eastern India
climateRegion Tropical wet-and-dry climate
country India
countrySubdivision West Bengal
district Hooghly district
governingBody Halisahar Municipality
surface form: Rishra Municipality
hasEconomicSector jute processing
manufacturing
textiles
hasIndustrialHeritage jute mills along Hooghly River
hasIndustrialType jute industry
hasMunicipalStatus Municipality
hasRailConnectivityWith Burdwan
surface form: Bardhaman

Howrah
hasRiverBank Hooghly River
hasSettlementType Industrial town
hasTransport Rishra railway station
isSuburbanAreaOf Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
knownFor industrial activity
jute mills
locatedIn Hooghly district
India
West Bengal
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hooghly district
West Bengal
locatedInCountrySubdivision West Bengal
locatedInDivision Presidency division
locatedInRegion Kolkata Metropolitan Area
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedInUrbanAgglomeration Kolkata Metropolitan Area
surface form: Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
locatedNear Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
locatedOnRiver Hooghly River
nearestMajorCity Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
officialLanguage Bengali
English
partOf Kolkata Metropolitan Area
surface form: Kolkata metropolitan region
postalCodeType PIN
primaryLanguage Bengali
railwayLine Howrah–Bardhaman main line
region Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic plain
riverBankSettlementOf Hooghly River
state West Bengal
timeZoneOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode WB

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