Kolkata metropolitan area

Kolkata Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area
Country  India
State West Bengal
Districts Kolkata
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Nadia
Howrah
Hooghly
Area
 • Metro 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi)
Population (2011 Census)[1]
 • Metro 14,112,536
 • Metro density 7,480/km2 (19,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5.30 (IST)

The Kolkata Metropolitan Area, also known as the Calcutta Metropolitan Area and 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.

It consists of many cities and towns around the city of Kolkata. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority takes care of this region, which is developing very fast with new technologies, buildings, infrastructures, parks, sports club, Malls, riverside region developments, etc.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction
Settlements Name Total
Municipal Corporations Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah, Chadernagore4
Municipalities
1. North 24 Parganas district 
Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Dum Dum, Garulia, Halisahar, Kamarhati, Kanchrapara, Khardah, Madhyamgram, Naihati, New Barrackpore, North Barrackpur, North Dumdum, Panihati, Rajarhat-Gopalpur, South Dumdum, Titagarh
2. South 24 Parganas district 
Baruipur, Budge Budge, Jaynagar Majilpur, Maheshtala, Pujali, Rajpur Sonarpur
3. Howrah district 
Uluberia, Bally
4. Nadia district 
Gayespur, Kalyani, Haringhata, Ukrah
5. Hooghly district 
Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Bansberia, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli-Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung
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Others

  • 72 cities
  • 527 towns and villages[2]
  • Many more regions are said to be occupied in the metropolitan region of Kolkata by 2015.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census data, the total population of the Kolkata metropolitan area was 14,112,536. KMDA report states the total area is 1,886.67 km², making the population density 7,480 per km². This gave Kolkata India's highest population density among metropolitan areas, almost twice that of Mumbai, ahead of the capital Delhi too.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf
  2. ↑ Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Metropolis.org.
  3. ↑ "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in.

Coordinates: 22°32′28″N 88°20′16″E / 22.5411°N 88.3378°E / 22.5411; 88.3378

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