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Etymology of Kolkata

The world Calcutta might have come from a vacation of Calicut 117.200.230.189 (talk) 18:01, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK, This might be. Please cite reliable source proving the claim & your requested edit would be done. Sarangem (talk) 17:16, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Change "three centuries" phrase in intro

The text currently says that the British ruled Kolkata for three centuries following 1757, meaning until 2057. "Nearly two centuries" would be better 104.13.59.103 (talk) 05:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 November 2023

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The GDP mentioned about Kolkata on kolata's Wikipedia page are earlier figures and the site also described Kolkata area as 4888 sq.km, but the actual size is 4888 sq.km, so it misses some important areas to Cound. The 150 billion USD figure has shown in different sites for several years. The actual figure was 150 billion USD(PPP) in 2017. Please give permission for edit. Akash0075 (talk) 18:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Liu1126 (talk) 20:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 November 2023

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Kolkata area is 4888 Rooon Rupp (talk) 15:04, 26 November 2023 (UTC) kolkata area is 4888[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. @Rooon Rupp: What is your reliable source for this 150% grown in the city's area? —C.Fred (talk) 15:18, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Historical Population needs to be fixed

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Please change the Historical Population Table from 1901 1,009,853

1911 1,117,966

1921 1,158,497

1931 1,289,461

1941 2,352,399

1951 2,956,475

1961 3,351,250

1971 3,727,020

1981 4,126,846

1991 4,399,819

2001 4,572,876

2011 4,496,694

to

1901 988,339

1911 1,093,273

1921 1,132,246

1931 1,260,709

1941 2,316,152

1951 2,911,709

1961 3,306,805

1971 3,716,377

1981 4,126,846

1991 4,399,819

2001 4,580,546

2011 4,496,694

you can find the data at indiacensus.gov.in, the official statistics website for the Indian Censuses. Kolkata and other cities in India can be found in the "Class I" spreadsheet when referring to Indian Cities over 100,000.

Thanks CrimsonMagma (talk) 03:11, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done please provide WP:Reliable sources, don't ask other editors to find them for you. If you need assistance, please see WP:REFB. You haven't stated why the other figures should be taken as incorrect. microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish·growths)} 19:20, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some Infobox Pictures Need to be Updated

The present skyline image of Kolkata and the picture depicting the CBD of the city need to be updated with the new ones, which have been recently uploaded in Commons. The earlier ones are quite old pictures, and huge changes have occured since then.

The new skyline picture (File:Kolkata metropolitan skyline.jpg) which was uploaded recently is quite aesthetic and covers the entire cityscape of Kolkata from the western end of the city through Vidyasagar Setu via a drone shot. Another one, which demonstrates the Central Business District of Kolkata (File: Calcutta CBD-Skyline.jpg) is also quite similar which was uploaded recently.

Request consensus with others regarding this, to update these pictures.

CC: @AnkurPl @Mouryan @Sohom Datta @Ku423winz1 Rourib Dutta (talk) 20:14, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support: The current skyline has nothing compared to the File:Kolkata metropolitan skyline.jpg. This almost covers all of Kolkata with s gigantic view. 2ndly the CBD picture must be updated. The current CBD picture even do not contain the 42 because it is old. So File:Calcutta CBD-Skyline.jpg is perfect for that. Along with this we must give some pics of Eastern Metropolitan Bypass because that is one of the high commercial and residential area of Kol. AnkurPl 03:26, 7 January 2024 (UTC)st[reply]

@Rourib.2004:

Disagree, we should avoid night pictures as the colors of the actual view is not that. Also the picture you provided, doesn't depict the image of vidyasagar setu and Victoria and other buildings clearly, because it is taken from a large distance comparing to the day version. Though, we can change the CBD image, but we have to keep in mind that the picture has to be clear, not foggy and also beautiful to see. Ku423winz1 (talk) 05:43, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree: The pictures should be updated, per AnkurPI explanation. Vijaydanny

This picture does not look CC-BY, I'mma wait until the commons admins confirm or delete the copyright concerns. Sohom (talk) 10:20, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The picture was deleted, so status quo should remain. Sohom (talk) 12:45, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]