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Kolkata Metropolitan Area

metropolitan area in West Bengal, India
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Kolkata Metropolitan Area

Summary

Kolkata Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Kolkata district[3].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Howrah Sadar subdivision[4].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Alipore Sadar subdivision[5].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Baruipur subdivision[6].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Barrackpore subdivision[7].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is located in Bidhannagar subdivision[8].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area is in the country of India[9].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[10].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area's instance of is recorded as conurbation[11].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area's Commons category is recorded as Greater Kolkata[12].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area's located in time zone is recorded as Indian Standard Time[13].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Kolkata[14].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Bidhannagar[15].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Howrah[16].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Chandannagar[17].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Baranagar[18].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Barasat[19].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Barrackpore[20].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Bhatpara[21].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Dum Dum[22].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Garulia[23].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Halisahar[24].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Kamarhati[25].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Kanchrapara[26].
  • Kolkata Metropolitan Area comprises Khardah[27].

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Geography

Kolkata Metropolitan Area is in the country of India[9]. Located in include Kolkata district[3], a district of India[28], in India[29]; Howrah Sadar subdivision[4], a subdivision of West Bengal[30], in India[31]; Alipore Sadar subdivision[5], a subdivision of West Bengal[32], in India[33]; Baruipur subdivision[6], a subdivision of West Bengal[34], in India[35]; Barrackpore subdivision[7], a subdivision of West Bengal[36], in India[37]; and Bidhannagar subdivision[8], a subdivision of West Bengal[38], in India[39].

Physical Characteristics

Kolkata Metropolitan Area covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1886.67'}[40]. It has a population of {'amount': '+14112536'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan area[10] and conurbation[11].

Why It Matters

Kolkata Metropolitan Area has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [41] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Has part(s) → Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah +38
    Country → —
    Population → {'amount': '+14112536'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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