City Details: Kolkata
A few alternate names for Kolkata are: CCU, Calcuta, Calcutta, Calcutá, Calcúta, Caligardamana, Kaelkuettae, Kal'kuta, Kal'kutta, Kal'kuttae
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, 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. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million. Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.
General Information
- Official Name: India
- Common Name: British Indian Ocean Territory
- Population: 4631392
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 22.56263, 88.36304
- Country Code: IOT
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Kolkata
- 1. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), distance from city center: 13.36 km
- 2. Jessore Airport (JSR), distance from city center: 107.01 km
- 3. Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP), distance from city center: 164.36 km
Location of Kolkata
Country Details
- Country: British Indian Ocean Territory
- Official Name: British Indian Ocean Territory
- Capital: Diego Garcia
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Eastern Africa
- Population: 3,000
- Area: 60 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: United States dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC+06:00
- Flag:
Museums in Kolkata, India
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
19A beck bagan, Gurusaday Datta Road, Park Circus, Kolkata - 700019, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5347° N, 88.3638° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-18:00
ভিক্টোরিয়া মেমোরিয়াল হল
1, Queen's Way, Maidan, Kolkata - 700071, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5450° N, 88.3426° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-20:00, PH closed
Science City
J.B.S. Haldane Avenue, Park Circus, Kolkata - 700046, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5401° N, 88.3958° E
Indian Museum
27, Chowringhee Road, Dharmatala, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5576° N, 88.3510° E
Centre for International Modern Art
Gariahat Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata - 700019, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5316° N, 88.3647° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00
Ahuja Museum for Arts
26, Lee ROad (OC Ganguly Street), Bhowanipore, Kolkata - 700020, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5381° N, 88.3492° E
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Eastern Railway Museum
Lower Foreshore Road, Howrah Maidan, Howrah - 700062, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5785° N, 88.3401° E
Hours: 10:00-15:30 • Th off
Netaji Bhavan
Elgin Lane, Bhowanipore, Kolkata - 700020, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5375° N, 88.3510° E
Kolkata Police Museum
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Bose Road, Circular Canal, Kolkata - 700006, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5827° N, 88.3738° E
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Madan Chatterjee Lane, Machua Bazar North, Kolkata - 700007, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5850° N, 88.3590° E
Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum
Raja Rammohan Sarani, City College, Kolkata - 700006, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5832° N, 88.3712° E
Shobhabazar Rajbari Nathmandir
Raja Nabakrishna Street, Shyam Bazar, Kolkata - 700003, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5968° N, 88.3672° E
Nehru Children's Museum
Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata - 700020, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5425° N, 88.3472° E
marble Palace
Muktaram Babu Street, Machua Bazar, Kolkata - 700007, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5821° N, 88.3602° E
Marble Palace
Muktaram Babu Street, Machua Bazar, Kolkata - 700007, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5821° N, 88.3602° E
Paribesh Bhavan
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Tapuriaghat, Kolkata - 700098, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5619° N, 88.4091° E
Banking Museum
Strand Road, B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata - 700021, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5697° N, 88.3430° E
Town Hall Museum
Esplanade Row West, B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata - 700062, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5680° N, 88.3450° E
Datta Ancestral Home - Birthplace of Vivekananda
Bidhan Sarani, Sealdah North, Kolkata - 700006, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5863° N, 88.3673° E
House of Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Brindaban Mullick Lane, City College, Kolkata - 700006, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22.5817° N, 88.3718° E