# 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 51 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 6% of the stores Rewalto counts in West Bengal.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 39; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 51 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 5: Blinkit, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 29; most stores: Jagacha (3), Salkia (3), Bally (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 22 |
| JioMart | 11 |
| BigBasket | 3 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 2 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jagacha | 3 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Salkia | 3 | Blinkit |
| Bally | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Bandhaghat | 2 | BigBasket, Blinkit |
| Bhattanagar | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Dasnagar | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Shibpur | 2 | BigBasket, Blinkit |
| Addconagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Amta | 1 | JioMart |
| Andul | 1 | Blinkit |
| Ankurhati | 1 | Blinkit |
| Balitikuri | 1 | JioMart |
| Bargachia | 1 | JioMart |
| Belur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Chackasi | 1 | JioMart |
| Domjur | 1 | JioMart |
| Ghosh Para | 1 | Blinkit |
| Ghusuri | 1 | Blinkit |
| Gip Colony | 1 | Blinkit |
| Ichapur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Liluah | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Majherhat | 1 | Blinkit |
| Makardaha | 1 | Blinkit |
| Patuapara | 1 | Blinkit |
| Pilkhana | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Radhadasi | 1 | JioMart |
| Samabaypalli | 1 | Blinkit |
| Sibpur | 1 | JioMart |
| Tikia Para | 1 | BigBasket |

## What the 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).

## 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 51 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,740 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

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Last content change: 2026-10-31