Kolkata metropolitan region

Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, see Kolkata.

The 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).

Kolkata Metropolitan Area Greater Kolkata
Metropolitan Area
Kolkata skyline along Hooghly river Biswa Bangla Gate at New Town EM Bypass Kolkata Kalyani Expressway New Town, major satellite city and PBD of Kolkata
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Core city	Kolkata
Districts	Kolkata North 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas Howrah Hooghly Nadia
Government
• Body	Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
• Urban [1]	1,056.13 km2 (407.77 sq mi)
• Metro [2]	1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Estimate  (2025)[3]	21,100,000[4]
• Rank	3
• Urban	14,057,991
• Urban density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
• Metro [5]	15,870,000
• Metro density	8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
GDP PPP	$220 billion[6]
Nominal GDP	₹8,442.05 billion (US$98 billion) [7][8]
Website	kmda.wb.gov.in

An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region

History

What is now the KMA was first legally defined as the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area in the schedule of the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965 (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965).^[9] After repeal of that Act, the area was redefined as the Calcutta Metropolitan Area (CMA) in the first schedule of West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).^[10]

Jurisdiction

The area covers 4 municipal corporations along with 38 Municipalities.^[11][12]

Jurisdiction
Settlements	Name	Total
Municipal Corporations	Kolkata Municipal Corporation Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Howrah Municipal Corporation Chandernagore Municipal Corporation	4
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, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung 4. Howrah district Uluberia 5. Nadia district Gayespur, Haringhata, Kalyani	38

Demographics

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

• India portal

• Mumbai metropolitan area
• Chennai metropolitan area
• Delhi metropolitan area
• List of metropolitan areas in Asia by population

References

1. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx
2. https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393
3. https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/india/kolkata
4. https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393
5. https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393
6. "List of Metropolitan Cities In India 2024". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
7. "Introducing KMA". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. KMA's contribution to SDP is estimated to be around 30 percent and extended KMA is estimated at 44.92%, although KMA accounts for only 18 percent of the State's population
8. "PRS Legislative Research - West Bengal Budget estimates 2024-25".
9. "CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
10. "WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
11. Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Metropolis.org.
12. "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.

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