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The 42 is a residential skyscraper in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. [7] [8] It is located on Chowringhee Road, the central business district of the city, between the commercial building of Tata Centre and the residential building of Jeevan Sudha. It was first proposed in 2008 but construction was delayed for nearly two years. [9]
Population below 6 years was 1,018. The total number of literates in Ward No. 42 was 15,550 (75.02% of the population over 6 years). [9] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [10] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [11]
That building was, in turn, displaced by The 42 in Kolkata, which was also designed by Contractor and architecturally topped out at 260m. [3] He also designed 23 Marina in Dubai, [15] which was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building, and is currently third behind the nearby Princess Tower and 432 Park Avenue in New York City.
Kolkata was the capital of the British India until 1911, when the capital was relocated to Delhi. Kolkata grew rapidly in the 19th century to become the second most important city of the British Empire after London and was declared as the financial (commercial) capital of the British India. This was accompanied by the fall of a culture that ...
Bengali, the official state language, is the dominant language in Kolkata. [135] English is also used, particularly by the white-collar workforce. Hindi and Urdu are spoken by a sizeable minority. [136] [137] Bengali Hindus form the majority of Kolkata's population; Marwaris, Biharis and Urdu-speaking Muslims compose large minorities. [138]
Ward No. 142, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 16, [1] covering parts of the Joka-I [2] neighbourhood in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ward No. 102, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 12, covering parts of Jadavpur (KPC Medical College and Hospital-Ramakrishna Pally-Central Park-Kamarpara) and Baghajatin (Chittaranjan Colony-Kajipara-West Rajapur) neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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