Kolkata

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Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3 km of the city centre.

Schools: 39
Bhutnath Mahamaya School; PW Govt Exam Wallah Kolkata; Purwanchal Vidyamandir; St. James' School; Birla High School; Deshabandhu Vidyapith; Beleghata Deshabandhu High School (Main); Calcutta Boys School; A. G. Church School; Kazi Nazrul Islam School
Colleges and universities: 24
Satyapriya Roy College of Education; Govt College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology; Scottish Church College; GURUDAS COLLEGE GROUND; SCC - Main Building; Bangabhashi College; Lady Brabourne College; Surendranath Law College; University of Calcutta, Rajabazar Science College Campus; Academy of finr Arts
Libraries: 6
Shyamal Basu Smriti Gronthagar; Ram mohan Library; Kolkata Police Library; Commercial Library of India; State Central Library; Central Library
Coworking spaces: 1
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Book and stationery shops: 9
Chuckervertty Chatterjee & Co Ltd; Rupa Book Centre; Oxbridge; Bahrisons Booksellers Kolkata; Earthcare Bookstore; Bingsha Shatabdi; Diaries Exhibition; Pencentre; Oxford Bookstore

Kolkata facts

District
Kolkata district
Population, 2011 Census
44,96,694 (45,80,544 in 2001)
Area
about 206.08 sq km, about 9 m above sea level
People
899 females per 1,000 males; 87.14% literacy
PIN codes
700052 (Kolkata Airport Po), 700002 (Kolkata Armed Police), 700053 (Kolkata Mint), 700073 (Kolkata University)
Places nearby
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art (museum, 1 km), Osmond Memorial Church (church, 1 km), Fatima Church (church, 2 km), St. James' Church (church, 2 km)
Education
Schools in Kolkata teach mainly in Bengali and English, with Urdu and Hindi also used in central Kolkata.
History
Kolkata comes from Kolikata, one of three villages that existed before the British arrived; the other two were Sutanuti and Govindapur.
Geography
Kolkata lies on the east bank of the Hooghly river in the lower Ganges delta, about 75 km from the Bangladesh border, at only 1.5 to 9 m above sea level.

Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.