Back Kolkata Afrikaans Kalkutta ALS ኮልካታ Amharic Calcuta AN Kolkata ANG कलकत्ता ANP كلكتا Arabic كولكاتا ARZ কলিকতা Assamese Calcuta AST
Kolkata
কলকাতা Calcutta | |
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Megacity | |
 Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, central business district, Howrah Bridge, city tram line, Vidyasagar Bridge | |
| Nickname: | |
  Kolkata Location of Kolkata in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′22″N 88°21′50″E / 22.57278°N 88.36389°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | Kolkata[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Firhad Hakim (TMC) |
| Area | |
| • Megacity | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,886.67 km2 (728.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Megacity | 4,486,679 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 14,112,536 |
| • Metro rank | 3rd |
| • Demonym | Calcuttan |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Postal index number | 7000 xx, 7001 xx |
| Vehicle registration | WB 01–79 |
| UN/LOCODE | IN CCU |
| Telephone | 91-33-XXXX XXXX |
| Spoken languages | Bengali, Nepali, English |
| Ethnicity | Bengali, Marwari, Bihari, Other |
| Website | www |
Kolkata (spelled Calcutta before 1 January 2001) is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest city in India after Mumbai.[2] It is on the east bank of the River Hooghly.[3] When it is called Calcutta, it includes the suburbs. This makes it the third largest city of India. It is also known as city of joy It has 4,500,000 (4.5 million) people living in it. This also makes it the world's 8th largest metropolitan area as defined by the United Nations.[4] Kolkata served as the capital of India during the British Raj until 1911. Kolkata was once the center of industry and education. However, it has witnessed political violence and economic problems since 1954. Since 2000, Kolkata has grown due to economic growth. Like other metropolitan cities in India, Kolkata struggles with poverty, pollution and traffic congestion.
- ↑ The Kolkata metropolitan area also includes portions of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Nadia, and Hooghly districts. See: Urban structure.
- ↑ "National Portal of India : Know India : State and UTs". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Francis S. Wiggins. 1833. p. 338.
- ↑ "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 revision" (PDF).