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Kolkata Travel Guide |
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Kolkata Hotels Guide |
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Kolkata Sightseeing |
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Kolkata City Information |
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Kolkata Cuisine |
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How To Reach Kolkata |
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Kolkata
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Kolkata
Events |
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Kolkata
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Kolkata
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Kolkata
People & Region |
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Kolkata
History |
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Culture
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Air Tickets Booking |
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Hotels in
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Hotel Hyatt Regency Kolkata |
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Hotel Oberoi Grand, Kolkata |
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Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata |
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Hotel The Park, Kolkata |
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Hotel The Kenilworth |
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Hotel Pearless Inn, Kolkata |
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Hotel Lytton, Kolkata |
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Hotel MBD Airport, Kolkata |
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Resort fort Radisson, Kolkata |
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Hotel Rutt Deen, Kolkata |
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Hotel Camac Plaza, Kolkata |
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Hotel Hindusthan International,
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Kolkata
City Information
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Kolkata
(Calcutta) is an ancient city which is
located just above the Bay of Bengal,
where India and Bangladesh meet at the
many mouths of the holy Ganges on
India's east coast. Kolkata is capital
city of West Bengal and was the former
capital of British India. Today Kolkata
forms the commercial and industrial hub
of eastern India. A major port, Kolkata
is situated on the right bank of the
river Hooghly (about 150 kms upstream
from the Bay of Bengal). The core city
is sandwiched between the river on the
west, the salt lakes to the east and the
marshes and the swamps to the south. The
region is part of the world's largest
deltaic zone at the mouths of the river
Ganges. The famous Sunderban mangrove
forests are to the south of the city.
A city which has completed three hundred
years of its establishment. Kolkata has
adopted to the modern trends and
techniques of the world but has not shed
the leisurely life style and the calm
which it has accumulated since ages. A
city which till few years ago was the
most densely populated city in the
world. Calcutta has the country's first
Metro railway and also retains some of
the building which are more than hundred
year old. It is a city of enduring
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Kolkata Facts & figures |
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In this section, we will
provide some quick facts
about Calcutta India. These
Kolkata fast facts will
enable you to explore
Calcutta at a glance.
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State: West Bengal
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Summer temperature:
30° C - 40° C
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Winter temperature:
30° C - 10° C
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Metropolitan Area:
1380 sq. km. (1991)
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Languages spoken:
Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and
English
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Altitude: 17 ft above
sea level
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Best time to visit:
October to March
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STD Code: 033
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Major tourist
attractions: Victoria
memorial, Fort William, Eden
gardens, Birla planetarium,
Howrah bridge, Belur math,
Botanical gardens, Writer's
building & Science city
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Major festivals:
Durga Puja, Kali Puja,
Saraswati Puja, Poila
Baisakh, Makar Sankranti,
Vishwakarma Puja & Lakshmi
Puja.
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Major fairs: Calcutta
book Fair, Poush Mela &
Joydev mela.
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