Kolkata

	Kolkata (কলকাতা)
	Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, central business district, Howrah Bridge, city tram line, Vidyasagar BridgeClockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, central business district, Howrah Bridge, city tram line, Vidyasagar Bridge
	Nickname: "City of Joy"
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
- Mayor	Sovan Chatterjee
- City (2011)	4486679
- Metropolitan area	14112536
	Website: www.kmcgov.in

Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা), jiske 1 January 2001 se pahile Calcutta naam rahaa, India ke West Bengal state ke capital ciy hae. Iske abaadi (2001 census) 4,580,544 rahaa. Ii India ke duusra sab se barraa city (Mumbai ke baad) hae.^[1]

Ii Hooghly Naddi ke East bank pe hae.^[2] Kolkata, British Raj ke niche India ke capital 1911 talak rahaa.

Itihaas

References

↑ "National Portal of India : Know India : State and UTs". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
↑ The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge. 1833. p. 338. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F8URAAAAYAAJ&dq=Kolkata+east+bank+of+river+Hooghly&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0.

[1] "National Portal of India : Know India : State and UTs". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2010-04-24.

[2] The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge. 1833. p. 338. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F8URAAAAYAAJ&dq=Kolkata+east+bank+of+river+Hooghly&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0.

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Government
Kolkata (কলকাতা)
Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, central business district, Howrah Bridge, city tram line, Vidyasagar Bridge Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, central business district, Howrah Bridge, city tram line, Vidyasagar Bridge
Nickname: "City of Joy"
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
- Mayor	Sovan Chatterjee
Population
- City (2011)	4486679
- Metropolitan area	14112536
Postal index number	7000 xx, 7001 xx
Website: www.kmcgov.in