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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Mahiari
| other_name              =
| nickname                =
| settlement_type         = Census Town
| image_skyline           = File:Andul.jpg
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = Abandoned Semaphore Tower at Khatir Bazar, Mahiari
| pushpin_map             = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position  = right
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|22.59|N|88.24|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| elevation_m             = 6
| population_total        = 18,223
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_density_km2  = auto
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = 711302
| registration_plate      = WB
| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1        = [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]]
| blank2_name_sec1        = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1        = [[Sankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sankrail]]
| website                 = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Mahiari''' is a [[census town]] in [[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]] CD Block of [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/%28S%283jy4je55dhwv2x55v3wv0mzy%29%29/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=350725 | title=District-wise list of statutory towns | work= | publisher=Census Commission of India  | accessdate=28 January 2009}}</ref>
==Geography==
[[File:Acharya Sirish Sarani - Andul-Khatir Bazaar Road - Girjatala - Mahiari - Howrah 2014-11-09 0619-0620.TIF|thumb|Acharya Sirish Sarani (Khatir Bazar Road) at Girjatala, Mahiari]]
Mahiari is located at {{Coord|22.59|N|88.24|E|}}. [[Sankrail]] is located about 3&nbsp;km south of Mahiari. [[Mourigram]] and [[Santragachi]] are on its east side. [[Kolkata]] lies within 15&nbsp;km from Mahiari.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Mahiari.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mahiari]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Mahiari is adjacent to [[Andul]] and the two together are referred to as Andul&ndash;Mouri (also spelt Andul&ndash;Mowri).<ref name=purakirti>Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, ''Howrah Jelar Purakirti'' (in Bengali), pp. 115-116, Government of West Bengal</ref> [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] for Andul&ndash;Mouri is 711302 and for Andul Road is 711103.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bharatiyamobile.com/pincodes/Indian-PIN-Codes-Statewise.php?state=West+Bengal&district=Howrah&pg=0 | title = Pin-Codes of Howrah | publisher = Bharatiya Mobile | work =A | accessdate = 31 October 2014}}</ref>
==Demographics==
[[File:Mahiari P K Roy Charitable Health Centre - Mahiari - Howrah 2014-11-09 0382.JPG|thumb|P K Roy Charitable Health Centre, Mahiari]]
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).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 11 May 2016}}</ref>
Mahiari was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher=  Census of India 2011  | accessdate = 11 May 2016}}</ref>
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
[[File:Radha-Krishna and Jagannath-Shiva Mandirs - Chanpiritala - Mahiari - Howrah 2014-11-09 0545-0547.TIF|thumb|Radha-Krishna and Jagannath-Shiva Mandirs at Chanpiritala, Mahiari]]
The [[Shiva]] temples, named Panchananda and Sasaneswar, established by the Kundu Choudhury family, are more than a century old.<ref name=purakirti/>
There is a {{convert|165|ft}} high [[Semaphore line|semaphore]] [[telegraphy]] tower at Khatir Bazar.<ref name=purakirti/>
==Economy==
[[File:Brownea grandiceps The Indian Nursery.JPG|thumb|Brownea grandiceps at The Indian Nursery]]
[[File:Bougainvillea at KN.jpg|thumb|Bougainvillea gate at Kamal Nursery]]
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]]. "Kamal Nursery" and "The Indian Nursery"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agricultureinformation.com/mag/2011/05/the-indian-nursery/ |title=The Indian Nursery |publisher=Agriculture & Industry Survey |accessdate=21 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625152119/http://www.agricultureinformation.com/mag/2011/05/the-indian-nursery/ |archivedate=25 June 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130111/jsp/howrah/story_16424868.jsp#.VFHiZ2fspVU | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130129153924/http://telegraphindia.com/1130111/jsp/howrah/story_16424868.jsp#.VFHiZ2fspVU | url-status =dead | archive-date =29 January 2013 | title =Kamal Nursery | publisher =The Telegraph | work = | accessdate = 11 January 2013}}</ref> 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==
[[File:Andul Bus Stand - Andul Road - Howrah 2012-03-25 2956.JPG|thumb|Andul Road]]
Andul Road (part of [[Grand Trunk Road]]/[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]) is the artery of the town.
===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 61 Alampur - [[Howrah Station]]
====Mini Bus====
* 13 Ranihati - [[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* 13A Fatikgachi - [[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* 20 Alampur - [[Bidhannagar Road|Ultadanga Station]]
====Bus Routes Without Numbers====
* [[Mourigram railway station]] - [[Barrackpur Cantonment]]
* [[Andul railway station]] - [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] Ecospace
===Train===
[[Andul railway station]] and [[Mourigram railway station]] on [[Howrah-Kharagpur line]] are the nearest railway stations. [[Howrah Station]] is about 10&nbsp;km from here.
===Airport===
[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] in [[Dum Dum|Dumdum, Kolkata]] is about 25&nbsp;km from here.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Mahiari-77775.htm | title =Mahiari | publisher =india9.com | work = | accessdate = 7 February 2009}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Howrah District}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]