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As a matter of fact, Kolkata Municipal Corporation or “KMC” (earlier known as Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is one of the oldest municipal bodies of the country. In 1726, a Mayor's court was established by a Royal Charter. With the expansion of British Government by making Calcutta as a capital of British India in 1773, the municipal ...
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata metropolitan area in the Indian state of West Bengal. The organisation was known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority ( CMDA ) and retains its previous logo.
An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region. The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai.
Kolkata Police Stations Map. In 2011, it was announced that Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation area will be coterminous. [12] [13] Kolkata Postal District however extends right up to Barrackpur in the North, Barasat in the North-East, Rajarhat in the East, up to Baruipur in South-East and Pailan in South and up to Pujali in South ...
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), another ancillary civic body, is responsible for the statutory planning and development of this mega urban area. [8] The KMA includes a large suburban hinterland around the urban centres of Kolkata. The city also has an apolitical titular post, that of the Sheriff of Kolkata. [9]
Population below 6 years was 4,358. The total number of literates in Ward No. 3 was 42,933 (86.74% of the population over 6 years). [8] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [9] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [10]
Shyamasundari Temple, Purba Sinthee. South Dum Dum is located at 16]. South Dum Dum is bounded by North Dum Dum (Municipality) and Dum Dum (Municipality) on the north, Baguiati and adjacent areas of VIP Road on the east, Salt Lake on the south and Belgachia and Sinthee in Kolkata district and Baranagar (Municipality) on the west.
It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the city is within the area of Greater Kolkata. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [3] The city is famous for its confectionery called Jaynagarer Moa. [4]