Local businesses in Kolkata
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 13
- Heritage Walk Calcutta; Jasmin Tower US Embassy; EXIDE; GTPL KCBPL OFFICE; SAHARA INDIA SADAN; TMC party office; Wish net internet provider office; Communist Party Of India; CESC LTD; The Hindusthan Buildings( LIC Eastern Zonal Office)
- Colleges and universities: 24
- Calcutta National Medical College; 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
- Hotels and lodges: 87
- Tulip Inn Kolkata - Park Street; Hotel Gallery 67; JW Marriot Kolkata; OYO 3380 Gallery Inn; Radhe Krishna Banquets; Park Royale; Shila International; Dream World; Gooptu Court; Heaven Hotel
- Clothing shops: 33
- Gatha; Ms. Lal Fashions; SACHI SAREES; Sulemon & sons; Appu puppu; WNW; Adi Mohini Mohan Kanjilal; Essence; New Benarashi House; Sasha
- Banks: 78
- Old Reserve Bank of India Building; SBM Bank; Induslnd Bank; Induslnd bank; HSBC; Citibank; Punjab & Sind Bank; DCB Bank; AU Small Finance Bank; South Indian Bank
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 2
- Z. Sanwarwala & Co; Life insurance corporation of india
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)
- Culture and food
- Kolkata is known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage, and as the former capital of India it was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought. Hindus are about three quarters of the population and Muslims about a fifth.
- Getting there
- Public transport includes the suburban railway, the Kolkata Metro, trams, rickshaws, taxis and buses.
- History
- Kolkata comes from Kolikata, one of three villages that existed before the British arrived; the other two were Sutanuti and Govindapur.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.