Is Haldia safe? India travel risk
Is Haldia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Haldia scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Haldia scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Haldia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (67/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in West Bengal at 22.0667° N, 88.0698° E (elevation 6 m), Haldia lies 1,310.9 km NW of New Delhi. Time zone: Asia/Kolkata.
West Bengal
22.0667° N, 88.0698° E
6 m
Asia/Kolkata
200,827
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (India)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Haldia happened in May, August and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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