Kalkutta

Über Kalkutta

Einwohner

4.486.679 in der Stadt
13.216.546 in der Region

Größe

187 km² (72 mi²)

Höhe über NN

12 m

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the banks of river Hooghly, Kolkata is a major riverine port. The city is the business and financial hub of eastern India. The metropiltan area is about 1785 sq km (KMDA) and includes three Municipal Corporations - Kolkata, Howrah, Chandan Nagar, 38 Municipalities, 72 Non-municipal urban areas and 340 rural Mouzas in 165 Panchayats and 22 Panchayat Samities. The main concentration of high rise buildings is on J.L. Nehru Road and the adjoining areas in central Kolkata. Multistoried apartment buildings have come up in Ballygunge and Alipore, which are mainly residential districts in south Kolkata. Some tall buildings are also coming up in the planned suburbs of Bidhan Nagar and New Town in north Kolkata and the eastern fringes along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in south Kolkata.

Städte in der Metropolregion

Bidhan Nagar, Howrah, Kalkutta

Anzahl der Gebäude

No.	Current status
753	Alle Gebäude
667	fertiggestellt
37	im Bau
48	geplant
1	nie errichtet

Die höchsten Gebäude

#	Gebäude	Höhe	Jahr
1	The 42	853 ft	2018
2	Urbana 3	550 ft	2015
3	Urbana 2	550 ft	2014
4	Urbana 7	500 ft	2015
5	Urbana 6	500 ft	2015

Gebäudetypen

No.	Type
668	Hochhaus
61	Flachbau
23	Wolkenkratzer
1	Fernsehturm