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Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta[b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]
Kolkata — the skyline across the Maidan A satellite image of Kolkata showing land usage The Prinsep Ghat which is located on the bank of the Hoogly River. Spread roughly north–south along the east bank of the Hooghly River, Kolkata sits within the lower Ganges Delta of eastern India; the city's elevation is 1.5–9 m (5–30 ft). [6]
Commons. v. t. e. The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opening in 1984, it was the first operational rapid transit system in India, besides being the second busiest and fourth-longest metro network in India.
At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when 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. The area is administered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...
Howrah (/ ˈhaʊrə /; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora) [12] is an important city [13][3] of Kolkata Metropolis in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite its twin city of Kolkata. [3] Administratively Howrah city lies within Howrah district and is the ...
2 lots, 350 total vehicles. Website. www.ecoparknewtown.com. Eco Park (or Prakriti Tirtha) is an urban park in New Town, Greater Kolkata, India. [2] With an area of 480 acres (190 ha) (including a 104 acres (42 ha) waterbody with an island in the middle), Eco Park is the largest urban park in India. [3] The park was conceptualised by Chief ...
New Town (a.k.a. Rajarhat New Town) is a planned Satellite city of Kolkata located in both North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority). [4] New Town is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India.