VEBA
Behala Airport
Small airport
0.0 km
KOLKATA
West Bengal · INDIA (IN) · 22.56°N / 88.36°E
28
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 1,275,004
Kolkata is a city in India with a population of 4,631,392. It sits at 22.56/88.36, runs on Asia/Kolkata, is 1 km from Bara Bazar.
Population
4,631,392
Place Type
Regional Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
All facts
- Country
- India
- Subdivision
- West Bengal
- Coords
- 22.56°N / 88.36°E
- UTC offset
- +5.5
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
CCU
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Large airport
13.3 km
Universities
Greater Kolkata College of Engineering & Management
gkcem.ac.in
University of Calcutta
caluniv.ac.in
FAQ
- What is the population of Kolkata?
- 4,631,392 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Kolkata in?
- Asia/Kolkata.
- Which country is Kolkata in?
- India (IN).
- Which airport serves Kolkata?
- Behala Airport (VEBA).
- How far is Kolkata from New Delhi?
- About 1,304 km.
- Does Kolkata have a university?
- Yes. Greater Kolkata College of Engineering & Management and University of Calcutta.
- What languages are spoken in India?
- English.
- What currency is used in India?
- Indian Rupee.
- How many cities are in India?
- 7,016 on record.
- Which admin region is Kolkata in?
- West Bengal.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1275004
{
"data": {
"id": 1275004,
"name": "Kolkata",
"ascii_name": "Kolkata",
"country_code": "IN",
"population": 4631392,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Asia/Kolkata",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA",
"latitude": 22.56263,
"longitude": 88.36304
}
}
Context
- 580.0x the population of Bara Bazar.
- 1 km from Bara Bazar.
- Same timezone (Asia/Kolkata) as 7,013 other cities in India.