» For the village in Bangladesh, see Haldia, Bangladesh. Haldia 's a city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It's a major seaport located approximately 50 kilometers southwest of Calcutta near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The population in 2001 was 170,695. Haldia's being developed as a major trade port for Calcutta, intended mainly for bulk cargoes. The industrial city has several factories, including South Asia… (More on Haldia)