Kolkata district
Kolkata
Calcutta | |
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Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, Central Business District, Rabindra Setu, City Tram Line, Vidyasagar Setu | |
Location of Kolkata district in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′22″N 88°21′50″E / 22.5726723°N 88.3638815°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kolkata Uttar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Chowranghee, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, |
| Area | |
• Total | 206.08 km2 (79.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,496,694 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 98.67 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 990 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | www |
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Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It only contains the entire city proper of Kolkata, the capital city of the state and therefore it is a city district. It is the smallest district in the state and also the most densely populated district. Being a city district, the district itself is its own headquarters; it does not have further subdivisions like mahakumas or blocks that exist in all other districts of the state nor does it have a district magistrate. The sole local government of the whole district is Kolkata Municipal Corporation.