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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]
Kolkata,[a]also known as Calcutta[b](its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian stateof West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.
History of Kolkata. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was a colonial city. The British East India Company developed Calcutta as a village by establishing an artificial riverine port in the 18th century CE. 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 ...
The Indian Museum (formerly called Imperial Museum of Calcutta before independence, [1] [2]) is a massive museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the ninth oldest museum in the world and the oldest and largest museum in Asia, by size of collection .
Calcutta, the headquarters of the East India company, was named the capital of British-held territories in India in 1773. [58] The failed Indian rebellion of 1857 started near Calcutta and resulted in a transfer of authority to the British Crown, [59] administered by the Viceroy of India. [60] Subhas Chandra Bose, he was a leading freedom ...
The Hooghly River (also spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the Ganges at Giria. A short distance west, it meets the man-made Farakka Feeder Canal, which massively increases ...
Kolkata Airport has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700052 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The only other post office with the same PIN is Kendriya Vihar. [34] Jessore Road has a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700080 in the Kolkata North Division of Kolkata district in Calcutta region. The ...
In 1984, the first underground metro railway (Kolkata Metro Line 1) in India, started from Tollygunge to Esplanade and in a similar way East-West metro (Kolkata Metro Line 2) was opened on a truncated section from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan. [8] Today, Esplanade is the busiest bus terminus and largest Metro interchange of West Bengal.