Kolkata Metropolitan Area Greater Kolkata | |
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 Interactive map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Core city | Kolkata |
| Districts | Kolkata North 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas Howrah Hooghly Nadia |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,056.13 km2 (407.77 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,876 km2 (724 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Estimate (2025)[3] |  21,100,000[2] |
| • Rank | 3rd in India |
| • Urban | 14,057,991 |
| • Urban density | 13,310.9/km2 (34,475.0/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 15,870,000 |
| • Metro density | 8,459/km2 (21,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| GDPPPP | US$220 billion[4] |
| Nominal GDP | US$75 billion[5] |
| Website | kmda |
TheKolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviatedKMA; formerlyCalcutta Metropolitan Area), also known asGreater Kolkata, is theurban agglomeration of the city ofKolkata in the Indian state ofWest Bengal. It is the third most populousmetropolitan area in India afterDelhi andMumbai. The area is administered by theKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
What is now the KMA was first legally defined as theCalcutta Metropolitan Planning Area in the schedule of theCalcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965 (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965).[6] After repeal of that Act, the area was redefined as theCalcutta Metropolitan Area (CMA) in the first schedule ofWest Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).[7]
The area covers 4municipal corporations along with 38Municipalities.[8][9]
| Jurisdiction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Settlements | Name | Total |
| Municipal Corporations | 4 | |
| Municipalities |
| 38 |
According to the2011 census data, the total population of the Kolkata metropolitan area was 14,112,536. KMDA report states the total area is 1,888 km2, making the population density 7,480 per km2.
22°32′28″N88°20′16″E / 22.5411°N 88.3378°E /22.5411; 88.3378
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