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3 See also  




4 References  













Kolkata metropolitan region






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Coordinates: 22°32′28″N 88°20′16″E / 22.5411°N 88.3378°E / 22.5411; 88.3378
  
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Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, see Kolkata.

Kolkata Metropolitan Region
Greater Kolkata
Metropolitan Area

Biswa Bangla GateatNew Town

EM Bypass Kolkata

Kolkata skyline along Hooghly river

Country India
State West Bengal
Core cityKolkata
DistrictsKolkata
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Howrah
Hooghly
Nadia
Government
 • BodyKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
 • Total1,888 km2 (729 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total15,870,000
 • Density8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
 • Metro rank
3rd in India;
2nd in Bengal Region;
13th in Asia;
16th in the world
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
Websitekmda.wb.gov.in
Kolkata Metropolitan Region
An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region

Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as 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. The area is administered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

The area covers four municipal corporations along with 37 municipalities.[2][3] Kolkata metropolitan district was legally defined in the schedule of the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965 (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965),[4] and, after repeal of that Act, redefined as Kolkata metropolitan area in the first schedule of West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).[5]

Jurisdiction[edit]

Jurisdiction
Settlements Name Total
Municipal Corporations Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah 3
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, South Dumdum, Titagarh
2. South 24 Parganas district
Baruipur, Budge Budge, Jaynagar Majilpur, Maheshtala, Pujali, Rajpur Sonarpur
3. Hooghly district
Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Bansberia, Chandannagar, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung
4. Howrah district
Uluberia
5. Nadia district
Gayespur, Haringhata, Kalyani
 38

Demographics[edit]

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 1,888 km2, making the population density 7,480 per km2.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21211/calcutta/population#:~:text=The%20current%20metro%20area%20population,a%200.84%25%20increase%20from%202020.
  • ^ Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Metropolis.org.
  • ^ "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • ^ "CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  • ^ "WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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