Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
22% of women in Howrah own land in their name, behind the typical district. 25.1% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.8%. On women with a bank account at 84.4%, it sits close to the national mark.