Kolkata metropolitan area

Kolkata Metropolitan Area

Greater Kolkata
Kolkata Metropolitan Area Greater Kolkata
Metropolitan Area
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Core city	Kolkata
Districts	Kolkata; North 24 Parganas; South 24 Parganas; Nadia; Howrah; Hooghly
Government
• Body	Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
• Total	1,886.67 km2 (728.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	14,112,536
• Density	7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro rank	3rd in India; 2nd in Bengal Region
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
Website	kmda.wb.gov.in

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). The area covers four municipal corporations along with 37 municipalities.^[2]^[3] Kolkata metropolitan district was legally defined in the schedule of the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965 (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965),^[4] and, after repeal of that Act, redefined as Kolkata metropolitan area in the first schedule of West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).^[5]

Jurisdiction[edit]

Jurisdiction
Settlements	Name	Total
Municipal Corporations	Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah, Chandannagar	4
Municipalities	1. North 24 Parganas district Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Dum Dum, Garulia, Halisahar, Kamarhati, Kanchrapara, Khardah, Madhyamgram, Naihati, New Barrackpore, North Barrackpur, North Dumdum, Panihati, South Dumdum, Titagarh 2. South 24 Parganas district Baruipur, Budge Budge, Jaynagar Majilpur, Maheshtala, Pujali, Rajpur Sonarpur 3. Nadia district Gayespur, Kalyani 4. Howrah district Uluberia Bally 5. Hooghly district Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Bansberia, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung	37

Demographics[edit]

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 1,886.67 km², making the population density 7,480 per km².

References[edit]

^ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf Archived 15 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Metropolis.org.
^ "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ "WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

22°32′28″N 88°20′16″E / 22.5411°N 88.3378°E / 22.5411; 88.3378

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[1] ttp://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf Archived 15 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine^{[bare URL PDF]}

[Kolkata-2] Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Metropolis.org.

[3] "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[4] "CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[5] "WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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