Kolkata
Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Kolkata (Calcutta)
Location of Kolkata (Calcutta)
in West Bengal and India
Country
India
State
West Bengal
District(s)
Calcutta †
Mayor
Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya
Population
• Density
• Metro
7,780,544 (2008)
• 42,057 /km2 (108,927 /sq mi)
• 16,681,589
Language(s)
Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, English
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
1,880 km² (726 sq mi)
• 9 m (30 ft)
Codes
• Pincode
• 700 xxx
• Telephone
• +91 (33)
• UN/LOCODE • IN CCU
Footnotes
† The Kolkata urban agglomeration also includes portions
of North 24 Parganas , South 24 Parganas, Howrah and
Hooghly districts.
Website
www.kolkatamycity.com
Coordinates:
22°34′11″N
88°22′11″E
/
22.5697°N 88.3697°E / 22.5697; 88.3697
Kolkata
(Bengali:
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IPA: [ˈkolkat̪a]), formerly
Calcutta , is the
capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and
is the second largest city by area in India,
after Mumbai.[1] It is located in eastern India
on the east bank of the River Hooghly.[2]
When referred to as "Kolkata", it usually in-
cludes the suburbs, and thus its population
exceeds 15 million, making it India’s third-
largest city and urban agglomeration. This
also makes it the world’s 8th largest metro-
politan area.[3]
Calcutta served as the capital of India dur-
ing the British Raj until 1911. Once the
centre of modern education, industry, sci-
ence, culture and politics in India, Kolkata
has witnessed
intense political violence,
clashes and economic stagnation since 1954.
Since the year 2000, economic rejuvenation
has spurred on the city’s growth. Like other
metropolitan cities in India, Kolkata contin-
ues to struggle with the problems of urban-
isation:
poverty,
pollution
and
traffic
congestion.
Calcutta is noted for its revolutionary his-
tory, ranging from the Indian struggle for in-
dependence to the leftist and trade union
movements.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolkata
1
Name
The name Kolkata and the anglicised name
Calcutta have their roots in Kalikata, the
name of one of the three villag