Kolkata metropolitan region

Metropolitan Area in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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).

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Kolkata Metropolitan Area
Greater Kolkata
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Kolkata skyline along Hooghly river
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New Town, major satellite city and CBD of Kolkata
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Country India
State West Bengal
Core cityKolkata
DistrictsKolkata
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Howrah
Hooghly
Nadia
Government
  BodyKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
  Urban1,056.13 km2 (407.77 sq mi)
  Metro1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Estimate 
(2025)[3]
21,100,000[4]
  Rank3
  Urban
14,057,991
  Urban density13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
  Metro15,870,000
  Metro density8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
GDP PPP $220 billion[6]
Nominal GDP8,442.05 billion (US$97 billion) [7][8]
Websitekmda.wb.gov.in
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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 39 Municipalities.[11][12]

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.

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