Kolkata, City of Joy

The Ganges (called the Hooghly in Kolkata) is still the inspiration, as it was to Job Charnok, East India Company agent, who reached the shores in August 1690 finally, to settle here.

The City was founded 300 years ago out of 3 villages namely Sutanati, Gobindapur and Kolikata. Once the capital of British India, the capital of undevided Bengal and now the capital of West Bengal since Independence. Kolkata, on the east bank of river Hooghly, retains the aura of days long gone, weaving the past and the present, the intense and the funloving into a charming fabric.

Home to five Nobel laureates – Ronald Ross, Sir C.V. Raman, Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen, Kolkata is the nerve centre of intellect and human values, where many modern movements began in art, cinema and theatre, science and industry. India’s quest for freedom began here.

Kolkata is the gateway to Eastern India. A city with a rich heritage, bustling streets and bewildering variety of facets. From October to March, Kolkata wears a radiant look. Sunshine, mild winter, lights, colours, fairs, festivals, galas and excursions, the mood is infectious and spirit sweeping.

Heritage Buildings in Kolkata

There are currently over 800 heritage buildings in the city of Kolkata that have been listed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.These are buildings and monuments of a historical nature, architectural and socio-cultural significance. A first list of 84 buildings of exceptional importance compiled by the Corporation is given.

Information on Kolkata

Area

Kolkata City Area 187.33 sq km. and Kolkata Metropolitan District Area 1380.12 sq km (532.87 sq miles ).

Population

4.39 million (Kolkata city) and 9.2 million (KMC) as per 2001 census.

Altitude

6.4 metres (20 ft.) above sea level.

Climate

Winter

Max 36.3° Celsius

.

Min 9.6° Celsius

Summer

Max 41.7° Celsius

.

Min 38.1° Celsius

Rainfall

1581 mm (Monsoon Months – June to early September).

Best Season

October to March.

Clothing

Cotton in summer and light woollen in winter.

 

Shopping centers

Air Conditioned Market

Shakespeare Sarani

City Centre

Block DC, Sector-I, Salt Lake

Dakshinapan

Down Dhakuria Flyover

Emami Shopper's City

3, Lord Sinha Rd

Fancy Market

Khidderpore

Gariahat

Rashbehari Avenue

Metro Shopping Centre

1 Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata - 700 071

New Market

19 Lindsay Street

Shree Ram Arcade

Opp. Light House

Forum

10/3 Elgin Rd,
Kolkata - 700 020

Vardaan Market

Camac Street

Assam Government Emporium

8 Russell Street,
Kolkata - 700 071

Bengal Home Industries Association

11Abanindra Thakur Sarani
Park Circus
Kolkata - 700 017
Tel: 2282-1562

Bihar Cottage Industries Emporium

145, Rash Behari Avenue, Kolkata - 700 029

Cauvery Karnataka Upahar

7, J. L. Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700 013

Central Cottage Industries Emporium

7, J. L. Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700 013

Handloom House

2, Lindsay Street,
Kolkata - 700 016

Kashmir Government Art Emporium

12, J. L. Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700 013

Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan

24, Chittaranjan Avenue,
Kolkata - 700 012

Manipur Government Art Emporium

15L, Lindsay Street,
Kolkata - 700 013

Rajasthan Handicrafts Sales Emporium

30E J. L. Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700 016

Refugee Handicrafts

3A & 2A, Gariahat Road,
Kolkata - 700 019

West Bengal Handloom & Powerloom Development Corporation

1A, Abhoy Guha Road,
Kolkata - 700 006

Samavayika

13, Lindsay Street,
Kolkata - 700 013

Tripura Government Sales Emporium

58B, J. L. Nehru Road,
Kolkata - 700 071

U. P. Government Emporium

12B, Lindsay Street,
Kolkata - 700 016

Priyadarshini

14/C, Lindsay Street,
Kolkata - 700 016

Manjusha
 

8/2 Jagamohan Mullick Lane, Barabazar.
Kolkata-700 007
Tel: 2271-2213

Consulates and foreign Missions

ADDRESS

PHONE NOS.

AUSTRIA
Industry House, 12th Floor,
10, Camac Street,
Kolkata - 700 017.

2282-2476
2287-1760-62

AUSTRALIA
Trade Commission
Kolkata- 700 001
Fax: 28590089

98301-56599

BANGLADESH

9, Banghbandhu Sheikh Mujib Sarani
Kolkata - 700 017

2247-5208/09/0341

BELARUS
Tower house, 2A Chowringhe Square
Kolkata - 700 069

2248-3789
2210-8543

BELGIUM
Industry House, 15th Floor,
10, Camac Street,
Kolkata - 700 017

2282-2404/7531-4

BRITAIN
1A, Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani,
Kolkata - 700 071

2288-5172/76

BURKINA FASO
186, Sarat Bose Road,
Kolkata - - 700 029

No Record

2466-1164
No Record-1164

CANADA

Duncan House, 31 Netaji Subhash Road,

Kolkata - 700 001

22208515

22426821

CHILE

Moti Jug House

1, Auckland Place, 5th Flr
Kolkata- 700 017

2247-1748/9

CYPRUS

3C Park Plaza, Park Street
Kolkata-700 016

2229-1083/84/6000/0960/0757
 

CZECH REPUBLIC
Suite 27, Kohinoor Building, 5th Floor,
105, Park Street,
Kolkata - - 700 016

2226-0124

DENMARK

McLeod House
3, Netaji Subhash Road,
Kolkata - 700 001

2248-7476/78/2411

FINLAND
7A, A. J. C. Bose Road, 2nd Floor
Kolkata - 700 017

2247-4328/1950

FRANCE
Sagar Estate, 4th Floor.
2 Clive Ghat St.
Kolkata - 700 001

22204571-73

GERMANY
1, Hastings Park Road,
Kolkata - 700 027

2479-1141/42

HUNGARY
Gooptu Court
7A, Middleton Street,
Kolkata - 700 071

2247-9194

INDONESIA
157 Jodhpur Park
Kolkata - 700 068

2414-8681
2473-2157

ISRAEL
Viswakarma,
86C, Topsia Road (South),
Kolkata - 700 046

2285-0028/39

ITALY
3, Raja Santosh Road, Alipore,
Kolkata - 700 027

2479-2414/26

JAPAN
55, M. N. Sen Lane, Tollygunj
Kolkata - 700 040

2421-1970/72 to 77

KOREA
C/O Nicco Corpn. Ltd.
Nicco House, 2 Hare Street
Kolkata - 700 001

22485102/6

MALAYSIA

C/O Patton group
3C, Camac Street
Kolkata -700 016

2229-9183/5514

MALDIVES
Hastings Chambers,
Ground Floor
7C, Kiran Shankar Roy Road
Kolkata - 700 001


2248-5400

MAURITIUS

Rasoi Court, 20 Sir R N Mukherjee Rd
Kolkata - 700 001

2248-0114/9138/39

MONGOLIA
Suit 2B, Ganesh Centre 216
AJC Bose Rd
Kolkata -700 017

2240-7083

MYANMAR
White House Block 'D'
4th Floor, 119 Park St.
Kolkata - 700 016

2217-8276/73

NEPAL
1 National Library Avenue,
Kolkata - 700 027


2456-1224/1103/1085/1154

NETHERLANDS
Mangalam A, 5th Floor,502,
24, Hemant Basu Sarani,
Kolkata - 700 001


2242-4979, 22208994/4273

NORWAY
5B, Roudon Street,
Kolkata - 700 017


2247-2052/8804/2240

PHILIPPINES
37 Shakespeare Sarani,
Kolkata - 700 017


2240-5415, 2280-2546/47

PORTUGAL

1/1, New Road, Alipore
Kolkata- 700 027

2449-9700/1/2

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
22A, Raja Santosh Road,
Kolkata - 700 027


2479-7006/7982
 

SINGAPORE
7/1, Lord Sinha Road,
510, Lords,
Kolkata - 700 071


2282-4106

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
13A, St. George Terrace,
Hastings
Kolkata - 700 022


2223-0554/60/63/0941

SOUTH AFRICA

225 D, AJC Bose Road
Kolkata-700 020

2247-0253/4107, 2240-0950

SPAIN
C/o TIL Ltd.
1, Taratala Road, Garden Reach
Kolkata - 700 024


2469-5954

SRILANKA
Nicco House,
2, Hare Street
Kolkata - 700 001


2248-5102/2221-0005

SWEDEN
C/o Asea Brown Boveri Ltd,
9, Elgin Rd.
Kolkata - 700 020


2247-9162/8015, 2280-7136/7139

SWITZERLAND
C/o Titagarh Ind. Ltd.
113, Park Street, 10th Floor,
Kolkata - 700 016


2226-5557
2229-5542/43/49

THAILAND
18B, Mandeville Gardens,
Kolkata - 700 019


2440-7836/3230/3229/31

TONGA
C/o GP (P) Ltd.
17, Chittaranjan Avenue,
Kolkata - 700 072


2237-3568
2221-5192/3

TURKEY
2, Nazarali Lane, Ballygunge
Kolkata - 700 019


2247-5605
2247-7748/1601

TURKMENISTAN

Landmark, 228 A J C Bose Road
Kolkata- 700 020

2247-0290/5238,
2280-2906

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5/1, Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani,
Kolkata - 700 071


2282-3611-15

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