About Kolkata District

Kolkata District is one among 19 Districts of West Bengal State ,India. Kolkata District Administrative head quarter is Kolkata. Kolkata District population is 4486679. It is 10 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Kolkata District

It is Located at Latitude-22.5, Longitude-88.3. Kolkata District is sharing border with 24 Paraganas South District to the South . Kolkata District occupies an area of approximately 185 square kilometres. . Its in the 8 meters to meters elevation range.This District belongs to Eastern India .

Climate of Kolkata District

It is Hot in summer. Kolkata District summer highest day temperature is in between 30 ° C to 40° C .
Average temperatures of January is 18 ° C , February is 22 ° C , March is 28 ° C , April is 30 ° C , May is 31 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Kolkata District

Bengali is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Marwari, Bihari . Kolkata District is divided into 1 Blocks , Panchayats , 982 Villages.

Census 2011 of Kolkata District

Kolkata district Total population is 4486679 according to census 2011.Males are 2362654 and Females are 2124025 .Literate people are 2968387 among total.Its total area is 185 km². It is the 10 th largest district in the state by Population . But 18 th Largest District in the state By Area. 35 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 2 nd highest District in the State By literacy rate. 47 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 87.14

Kolkata District Tourism

Kolkata , Victoria Memorial , Town Hall , Howrah Bridge , Jorasanko Thakur Bari , Shobhabajar Rajbari , Gurusaday Museum , Sabarna Sangrahashala , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Kolkata District

Kalighat Kali Temple , Dakshineswar Kali Temple , Lakshmi Narayan temple are the famous temple in Kolkata District

Kolkata Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Kolkata is well connected by road . Kolkata is about 6 KM by road to Kolkata( Capital of West Bengal )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Majerhat , Akra , Santoshpur , Brace Bridge , Khidirpur , Remount Road .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation ( WBSTC) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.