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.

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.

[2] Andul Road (part of Grand Trunk Road/State Highway 6)[3][4] is the artery of the town.