Calcutta metropolitan area
The metropolitan area of Calcutta ( English : Kolkata Metropolitan Area ), also known as Greater Kolkata , is the metropolitan area of the city of Calcutta in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the third largest metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai . The area is administered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . The area includes 72 cities and 527 small towns and villages. In addition to the core city of Calcutta with over 4 million inhabitants, Haora is another metropolis that belongs to the region. According to the 2011 census data, the total population of the Greater Calcutta area was 14,035,959 people. According to the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, the total area is 1,886.67 km², which corresponds to a population density of 7,440 per km². The metropolitan region has almost twice as high a population density as Berlin . The metropolitan region is connected by its own railway network ( Kolkata Suburban Railway ) and partly by the Kolkata Metro .
Demographics
The Calcutta metropolitan area has a gender ratio of 935 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is usual for India. The literacy rate was 87.5% in 2011.
Municipals corporations
Municipal corporations in the Calcutta Metropolitan Area:
Municipalities
Municipalities in the Calcutta metropolitan area
- Baidyabati
- Bansberia
- Baranagar
- Barasat
- Barakpur
- Baruipur
- Bhadreswar
- Bhatpara
- Budge Budge
- Champdani
- Thanks Uni
- Dum dum
- Garulia
- Gayes track
- Halisahar
- Hugli-Chunchura
- Jaynagar Majilpur
- Kalyani
- Kamarhati
- Kanchrapara
- Khardaha
- Konnagar
- Madhyamgram
- Maheshtala
- Naihati
- New Barakpur
- North Barakpur
- North Dum Dum
- Uluberia
- Uttarpara
- Panihati
- Pujali
- Rajpur Sonarpur
- Rishra
- Serampore
- South Dum Dum
- Titagarh
Districts
Districts in the Calcutta Metropolitan Area:
- Uttar 24 Pargana (partially)
- Dakshin 24 Pargana (partially)
- Haora (partially)
- Nadia (partially)
- Hugli (partially)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kolkata Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2019 Census. Retrieved October 11, 2019 .