Chowringhee

Chowringhee
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Metropolitan Building near Chowringhee
Location of Chowringhee in Kolkata
Coordinates: 23°48′N 88°15′E / 23.8°N 88.25°E / 23.8; 88.25
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
KMC wards	46, 63
Metro Station	Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan and Rabindra Sadan
Kolkata Suburban Railway	Eden Gardens, Sealdah, Park Circus
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	159,917
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700013, 700016, 700071, 700087
Area code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolkata Uttar and Kolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chowranghee and Bhabanipur

Chowringhee (also Chourangi) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chowringhee Road (officially Jawaharlal Nehru Road) runs on its western side. A neighbourhood steeped in history, it is a business district,^[1] as well as a shopper's destination and entertainment-hotel centre. The area lies exactly at the centre of the city.