| Salkia | |
| Other Name: | Salikha |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Howrah |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.5972°N 88.3377°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Howrah |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Kolkata |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Howrah |
| Subdivision Type5: | Metro Station |
| Subdivision Name5: | Howrah Maidan and Howrah |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Governing Body: | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Party: | TMC |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Rathin Chakraborty[1] |
| Leader Title2: | Police commissioner |
| Leader Name2: | Gaurav Sharma[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 28 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 711106 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | HMC wards |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Howrah |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Howrah Uttar |
| Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Salkia is a neighbourhood of Howrah city in Howrah district, West Bengal, India and is administered by the Howrah Municipal Corporation.
Salkia is under the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station and Malipanchghara Police Station of Howrah City Police.
It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It comes under Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). It has existed since the 19th century at least.[3] The Postal code of Salkia is 711106.
Salkia is located on the west bank of Hooghly River. Pilkhana is on its south, Liluah and Ghusuri are on its north and Bamangachi is on its west.[4]
Haragunge Bazaar is a century-old market, located at heart of North Howrah, on Aurobindo Road, Salkia. Aurobindo Road and Dobson Road are commercial streets in Salkia. Jelia Para Lane is one of the posh residential and commercial area of Salkia.
Aurobindo Mall in Salkia (on Aurobindo Road) has a gross leasable area of 1.20 lakh square feet. It was launched in 2017 and has major brands and several restaurants and a three screen multiplex of Miraj Cinemas.[5] [6]
State Highway 6 (West Bengal)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through the west side of Salkia.[7] Salkia School Road runs along the eastern part of Salkia.
Howrah Station is the nearest railway station.
Salkia has two ferry ghats on the banks of Hooghly River named Golabari Ghat and Bandhaghat Ghat, with regular ferry services at 15-minute intervals.