Facts about Kolkata are important indicators of the West Bengal capital city. Calcutta facts help proper planning of a trip to this ‘city of palaces’ or Dominique Lapieres ‘city of joy’.
Kolkata City Location and Area
Kolkata located on the eastern banks of River Hooghly is approximately 120 kilometers from the Bay of Bengal. Just below the Tropic of Cancer, the district of Kolkata extends from 22° 37’N to 22° 30’N, and from 88° 23’E to 88° 18’E.
The total area of Calcutta city is 187.33 square kilometers, while that of the metropolitan expanse is 1380.12 square kilometers.
Kolkata Demographic Facts
The total population of Kolkata as per 2001 census was approximately 4.5 million out of which 2.5 million are males and remaining 2 million are females.The population density is slightly over 24,700 persons per square kilometer.
The total number of literates according to 2001
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census was about 3.38 million which comprised 1.92 million males and 1.46 million females.
Kolkata Infrastructural facts
The total road length is about 1870 km in Kolkata municipal area, of which 1585 km is surfaced and the remaining 285 km is non-surfaced. Circular railway of 13.42 km and Metro railway of 16.45 km form the railway network of 29.87 km. There are 17 Metro railway stations and 10 Circular railway stations.
Kolkata city is served by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSC Bose) International Airport which is approximately 20 km from the city center. The city boasts of a port with 70 container lines. 55 ferry services ply regularly from the different ghats of Kolkata.
Calcutta is served by twelve 132/33 kilovolt, and seventy four 33/11 kilovolt power sub-stations. This city has 54 police stations, 141 municipal wards, 15 boroughs, and 266 post offices. Almost 900 bank branches operate within Kolkata municipal area.
These facts about Kolkata should be helpful in giving a glimpse of this vibrant city.
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