How many dark stores are there in Howrah?

39, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 5 apps.

Which app has the most dark stores in Howrah?

Blinkit, with 22 stores, then JioMart with 11 and BigBasket with 3 (31 Oct 2026).

Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Howrah?

Blinkit, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes and Swiggy Instamart. We found no Zepto or DMart store in Howrah in our checks.

Which areas of Howrah have the most dark stores?

Jagacha (3), Salkia (3) and Bally (2), out of 29 named areas with a store.

How many dark stores are there in West Bengal?

705, in 31 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Howrah has 39 of them.

How does Howrah compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 52 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,736 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Dataset · Quick commerce

Dark stores in Howrah: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 39 quick-commerce dark stores in Howrah: Blinkit 22, JioMart 11, BigBasket 3, Flipkart Minutes 2 and Swiggy Instamart 1. Howrah ranks 52 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 6% of the stores Rewalto counts in West Bengal.

Part of Rewalto's count of dark stores in India, by app, city and pin code. New to the term? Read what a dark store is.

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Key facts

Dark stores	39counted 31 Oct 2026
Rank among cities	52 of 688under 1% of India's 13,736 stores
Apps with a store here	5: Blinkit, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
Apps not found here	Zepto, DMartin our weekly checks
Named areas with a store	29most stores: Jagacha (3), Salkia (3), Bally (2)
Checked	23 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026weekly, per app

Counted on 31 Oct 2026

Stores in Howrah

All cities Buy 39 Howrah records

Blinkit2256%
JioMart1128%
Flipkart Minutes25%
Swiggy Instamart13%
BigBasket38%

What the Howrah counts show

Blinkit runs more than half of Howrah's dark stores: 22 of 39.
Blinkit holds 56% of the stores here, against 37% across India.
No Zepto or DMart store was found in Howrah in our checks.
29 named areas have at least one store. Jagacha (3), Salkia (3) and Bally (2) have the most, 21% of the city's stores together.
Jagacha is served by 3 apps: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and JioMart.
1 store has no named area, because the app did not show one.
Howrah holds 6% of the 705 stores Rewalto counts in 31 West Bengal cities, the 3rd most in the state.
Across the state that is 1.8 stores per 100,000 people living in West Bengal's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 38.2 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Kolkata (4 km, 393 stores), Bidhannagar (9 km, 13 stores) and New Town (15 km, 29 stores).

Areas of Howrah with the most stores

all 29

Jagacha3 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart
Salkia3 stores: Blinkit
Bally2 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
Bandhaghat2 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit
Bhattanagar2 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
Dasnagar2 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
Shibpur2 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit
Addconagar1 store: Blinkit
Amta1 store: JioMart
Andul1 store: Blinkit
Ankurhati1 store: Blinkit
Balitikuri1 store: JioMart
Bargachia1 store: JioMart
Belur1 store: Blinkit
Chackasi1 store: JioMart
Domjur1 store: JioMart
Ghosh Para1 store: Blinkit
Ghusuri1 store: Blinkit
Gip Colony1 store: Blinkit
Ichapur1 store: Blinkit
Liluah1 store: Flipkart Minutes
Majherhat1 store: Blinkit
Makardaha1 store: Blinkit
Patuapara1 store: Blinkit
Pilkhana1 store: Swiggy Instamart
Radhadasi1 store: JioMart
Samabaypalli1 store: Blinkit
Sibpur1 store: JioMart
Tikia Para1 store: BigBasket

Counts are what the apps show shoppers, so they are a floor, not a census. How we count dark stores. State population: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, Government of India, 2020. City location: Wikidata, read 28 October 2026.

Dark stores in IndiaAll 13,736 stores, by app and city
Dark stores in West Bengal705 stores in 31 cities
Dark stores in Kolkata4 km away, 393 stores
Dark stores in Bidhannagar9 km away, 13 stores
Dark stores in New Town15 km away, 29 stores
Dark stores in Serampore19 km away, 20 stores
Dark stores in Barrackpore21 km away, 15 stores
Dark stores in Barasat22 km away, 22 stores
Dark-store coverage map
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Delivery time by pin code
What is a dark store?
Quick commerce market share

Questions people ask

How many dark stores are there in Howrah?: 39, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 5 apps.
Which app has the most dark stores in Howrah?: Blinkit, with 22 stores, then JioMart with 11 and BigBasket with 3 (31 Oct 2026).
Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Howrah?: Blinkit, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes and Swiggy Instamart. We found no Zepto or DMart store in Howrah in our checks.
Which areas of Howrah have the most dark stores?: Jagacha (3), Salkia (3) and Bally (2), out of 29 named areas with a store.
How many dark stores are there in West Bengal?: 705, in 31 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Howrah has 39 of them.
How does Howrah compare with other Indian cities?: It ranks 52 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,736 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.