Kolkata district

Kolkata

Calcutta
Kolkata Calcutta
District
	Clockwise from top: Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, Central Business District, Rabindra Setu, City Tram Line, Vidyasagar Setu
	Location of Kolkata in West Bengal
	Coordinates: 22°34′22″N 88°21′50″E / 22.5726723°N 88.3638815°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
Headquarters	Kolkata
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Kolkata Port, Bhabanipur, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Chowranghee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Behala Paschim, Behala Purba, Kasba, Tollygunge, Jadavpur, Metiaburuz(mostly)
Area
• Total	206.08 km2 (79.57 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,496,694
• Density	22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	98.67 per cent
• Sex ratio	990 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB-01 to WB-10
Major highways	NH-12, SH-1, SH-3
Average annual precipitation	1850 mm
Website	www.kmcgov.in

Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It only contains the entire city proper of Kolkata, the capital city of the state and therefore it is a city district. It is the smallest district in the state and also the most densely populated district.

Being a city district, the district itself is its own headquarters; it does not have further subdivisions like mahakumas or blocks that exist in all other districts of the state nor does it have a district magistrate. The sole local government of the whole district is Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

^ ^a ^b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[wblangoff-1] "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[2] "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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