Kolkata metropolitan area

Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA)
বৃহত্তর কলকাতা
Metropolitan Area
Country  India
State West Bengal
Districts Kolkata
Howrah
Chandannagore
Hugli-Chuchura
Serampore
Parts of South 24 Parganas district and North 24 Parganas district
Population (2011 Census)[1]
 • Metro 14,112,536
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)

Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA), also known as The Calcutta Metropolitan Area and Kolkata Metropolitan Region (KMR) 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 and this region is developing very fast with new technologies, buildings, infrastructures, parks, sports club, Malls, riverside region developments, etc.

Constituents

The KMA consists of :

Municipal corporations (4)

Municipalities (37)


A. Hooghly district
B. Howrah district 
C. Nadia district 
D. North 24 Parganas district
E. South 24 Parganas district 


[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census data, the total population of KMA is 14,112,536. KMDA report states the total area is 1886.67 km², making the population density 7,480 per km².Which makes Kolkata India's highest population density among metropolitan area . Almost twice than Mumbai.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf
  2. ↑ Kolkata. Metropolis.org.

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

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