Kolkata is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Kolkata
City in India
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of India's West Bengal state. Founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911. Today it’s known for its grand colonial architecture, art...
Population: 14.85 million (2020)
District: Kolkata
Division: Presidency
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)
HDI (2004): 0.780 (High)
International airports: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
Metro GDP (PPP): $160.2 billion (2022)
Kolkata has a preeminent place in the history of American diplomacy as one of the oldest American Consulates anywhere in the world, and the oldest in India.