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Bookmark or Share- Kolkata | History, Population, Government, & Facts | BritannicaKolkata (formerly Calcutta), city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s largest cities and one of its major ports. The city is centered on the east bank of the Hugli River, about 96 miles upstream from the head of the Bay of Bengal.
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- Kolkata summary | BritannicaKolkata, formerly Calcutta , City (pop., 2011 prelim.: city, 4,486,679; metro. area, 14,112,536), capital of West Bengal state, northeastern India. India’s second largest metropolitan area, it is located on the Hugli (Hooghly) River about 96 mi (154 km) from the river’s mouth.
- Kolkata - WikipediaKolkata (UK: / k ɒ l ˈ k ɑː t ə / or / k ɒ l ˈ k ʌ t ə /, US: / k oʊ l ˈ k ɑː t ɑː /, Bengali: ⓘ, IAST: Kōlkātā; also known as Calcutta / k æ l ˈ k ʌ t ə / which was the official name until 2001) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.
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