| Podrah | |
| Other Name: | Podara |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.563°N 88.2727°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Howrah |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 12 |
| Population Total: | 21,589 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 711109 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Howrah |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Howrah Dakshin |
Podrah (also known as Podara) is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It houses one of the largest Multispeciality hospital in the district of Howrah, NH Multispeciality Hospital.
Podrah is flanked by Santragachhi and Green Park in the North, Shibpur in the East, Garden Reach and the Ganges River in the South and Mullick Para Lane, Chunabhati Road and Mourigram in the West.
Podara was a part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.[1]
As per the 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. The age of 91.54% of the population is above 6 years and while 2,143 people were younger than 6. The literacy rate is 82.45%.[2]
Andul Road (part of Grand Trunk Road/State Highway 6)[3] [4] is the artery of the town.
Mourigram railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.
Podrah is home to many educational institutions: