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The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War , the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh . In 1995, British journalist John F. Burns characterized it as "one of the most beleaguered American diplomatic posts anywhere."
In the financial year from April 2011 to March 2012, Kolkata Airport served 10.3 million passengers, 85% which were travelling domestically. [67] The withdrawal of Lufthansa's service to Frankfurt in March 2012 left Kolkata with no direct connections beyond Asia. [68] However, other international operations increased in 2012. [67]
Population below 6 years was 5,575. The total number of literates in Ward No. 109 was 50,435 (85.49% of the population over 6 years). [7] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [8] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [9]
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.
Tata Medical Center (TMC) is a medical center or hospital located on New Town in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal.It is one of the 62 specialist cancer treatment and research centres in India. [1]
Population below 6 years was 1,791. The total number of literates in Ward No. 92 was 32,417 (93.53% of the population over 6 years). [7] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [8] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [9]
The Chatterjee International Center is an office building and one of the oldest high-rises in Kolkata. It was completed in 1976. It is also the first twenty-floor-plus building in eastern India. Upon its completion, it was one of the tallest buildings in the country. It rises up to a height of 91 metres (299 ft) from the ground and has 24 floors.
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) is a premier research and development unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.The VECC has three campuses located in Kolkata, India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators.