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{{hatnote|Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, see [[Kolkata]].}}
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| name                 = Kolkata metropolitan area (KMA)
| name = Kolkata Metropolitan Area
| other_name           = Calcutta metropolitan area
| other_name = Greater Kolkata
| native_name         =
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| settlement_type     = [[Urban area]]
| settlement_type = [[Megacity]] and [[Metropolitan Area]]
| image_skyline       = Howrah Pano 3.jpg
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| subdivision_type1    = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
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| subdivision_name1    = [[West Bengal]]
|caption1    = Kolkata skyline along [[Hooghly river]]
| seat_type            = [[Core city]]
| caption2=   [[Biswa Bangla Gate]] at [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]]
| seat                = [[Kolkata]]
| image2=Kolkata Gate (officially known as Biswa Bangla Gate).jpg
| parts_type          = [[List of districts of West Bengal|Districts]]
| image3 = EM Bypass Kolkata.jpg
| parts                = [[Kolkata district]]<br />[[North 24 Parganas]]<br />[[South 24 Parganas]]<br />[[Nadia District|Nadia]]<br />[[Howrah District|Howrah]]<br />[[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
|caption3= EM Bypass Kolkata
| population_metro    = 14,112,536
| image4 = Belghoria Expressway - Kolkata 2011-09-09 4949.JPG
| population_as_of    = 2011 Census
| caption4= [[Belghoria Expressway]]
| area_metro_km2      = 1886.67
|image5= New Town Skyline captured from Bengal Intelligent Park, Saltlake, Kolkata (1 of 2 photos).jpg
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|caption5= [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], major satellite city and [[Central business district|CBD]] of Kolkata
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| population_footnotes = <ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf</ref>
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| population_density_metro_km2 = 7,480
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| map_caption = Map showing the extent of Greater Kolkata
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| seat_type = [[Core city]]
| seat = [[Kolkata]]
| parts_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|Districts]]
| parts = '''[[Kolkata district|Kolkata]]'''<br />[[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]<br />[[South 24 Parganas]]<br />[[Howrah district|Howrah]]<br />[[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]<br />[[Nadia district|Nadia]]
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| governing_body = [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]]
| area_urban_km2 = 1056.13
| area_urban_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web| title=A-4 Towns and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011 | format=XSLX | url-status=live | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112084921/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx | archive-date=2022-11-12}}</ref>
| area_metro_km2 = 1876
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128095658/https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393| title=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|archivedate=28 January 2025|website=kmda.wb.gov.in}}</ref>
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_est = {{Increase}} 21100000<ref name="auto"/>
| pop_est_as_of = 2025
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/india/kolkata|title=Kolkata Population 2025|website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>
| population_urban = 14057991
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| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 15870000
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="auto"/>
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_rank = [[List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_India|3rd]] in India
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5.30
| blank_name_sec1 = [[GDP]] [[Purchasing power parity|PPP]]
| blank_info_sec1 = {{Increase}}US$220 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Metropolitan Cities In India 2024 |url=https://www.homebazaar.com/knowledge/list-of-metropolitan-cities-in-india/|access-date=2025-01-03|date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Gross metropolitan product|Nominal GDP]]
| blank_info_sec2 = {{Increase}}US$75 billion <ref>{{Cite web|title= Indian cities by GDP|url=https://citizenx.com/insights/richest-cities-india/}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|kmda.wb.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:Calcutta tpc90.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|alt=Kolkata Metropolitan Region|An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region]]


'''Kolkata Metropolitan Area''', also known as '''Greater Kolkata''', is the [[urban agglomeration]] of the city of [[Kolkata]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is the third most populous [[List of most populous metropolitan areas in India|metropolitan area]] in India after [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]]. The area is administered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). The area covers four municipal corporations along with 37 municipalities.<ref name="Kolkata">[http://www.metropolis.org/sites/default/files/metropolitan_regions/438_007_kolkata_eng.pdf ''Kolkata''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308102346/http://www.metropolis.org/sites/default/files/metropolitan_regions/438_007_kolkata_eng.pdf |date= 8 March 2012 }}. Metropolis.org.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area|url=http://jnnurmmis.nic.in/toolkit/KolkataCdp/CH-II.pdf|website=jnnurmmis.nic.in}}</ref> Kolkata metropolitan district was legally defined in the schedule of the ''Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965'' (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965),<ref>[https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-file?file_id=1711 CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court]</ref> and, after repeal of that Act, redefined as Kolkata metropolitan area in the first schedule of ''West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979'' (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).<ref>[https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-file?file_id=602 WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court]</ref>
The '''Kolkata Metropolitan Area''' (abbreviated '''KMA'''; formerly '''Calcutta Metropolitan Area'''), also known as '''Greater Kolkata''', is the [[urban agglomeration]] of the city of [[Kolkata]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is the third most populous [[List of most populous metropolitan areas in India|metropolitan area]] in India after [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]]. The area is administered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).
 


==History==
What is now the KMA was first legally defined as the ''Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area'' in the schedule of the ''Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area (Use and Development of Land) Control Act, 1965'' (West Bengal Act XIV of 1965).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-file?file_id=1711 |title=CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062851/https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-file?file_id=1711 |url-status=live }}</ref> After repeal of that Act, the area was redefined as the ''Calcutta Metropolitan Area'' (CMA) in the first schedule of ''West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979'' (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-rule-file?file_id=602 |title=WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court |access-date=12 February 2022 |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212070642/https://sarthac.gov.in/view-act-rule-file?file_id=602 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Jurisdiction==
==Jurisdiction==
 
The area covers 4 [[Municipal corporation (India)|municipal corporations]] along with 38 [[Municipality|Municipalities]].<ref name="Kolkata">[http://www.metropolis.org/sites/default/files/metropolitan_regions/438_007_kolkata_eng.pdf ''Kolkata''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308102346/http://www.metropolis.org/sites/default/files/metropolitan_regions/438_007_kolkata_eng.pdf |date= 8 March 2012 }}. Metropolis.org.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area |website=jnnurmmis.nic.in |url=http://jnnurmmis.nic.in/toolkit/KolkataCdp/CH-II.pdf |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411001841/https://jnnurmmis.nic.in/toolkit/KolkataCdp/CH-II.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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! Municipal Corporations
! Municipal Corporations
| [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation|Kolkata]], [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|Bidhannagar]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality merges with Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/NDITA-merger-with-Bidhannagar-corporation-soon/articleshow/29126946.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BMC|url=http://www.bmcwbgov.in/}}</ref> [[Howrah Municipal Corporation|Howrah]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Bally Municipality is merged with Howrah Corporation|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/howrah-hoogly/bally-municipality-is-merged-with-howrah-corporation-1.132582}}</ref> [[Chandernagore Municipal Corporation|Chandannagar]] || 4
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* [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Howrah Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Chandernagore Municipal Corporation]]  
|| 4
|-
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! Municipalities
! Municipalities
|  
|
;1. [[North 24 Parganas district]] : [[Baranagar]], [[Barasat]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Bhatpara]], [[Dum Dum]], [[Garulia]], [[Halisahar]], [[Kamarhati]], [[Kanchrapara]], [[Khardah]], [[Madhyamgram]], [[Naihati]], [[New Barrackpore]], [[North Barrackpur]], [[North Dumdum]], [[Panihati]], [[South Dumdum]], [[Titagarh]]
;1. North 24 Parganas district : [[Baranagar]], [[Barasat]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Bhatpara]], [[Dum Dum]], [[Garulia]], [[Halisahar]], [[Kamarhati]], [[Kanchrapara]], [[Khardah]], [[Madhyamgram]], [[Naihati]], [[New Barrackpore]], [[North Barrackpur]], [[North Dumdum]], [[Panihati]], [[South Dumdum]], [[Titagarh]]


;2. [[South 24 Parganas district]] : [[Baruipur]], [[Budge Budge]], [[Jaynagar Majilpur]], [[Maheshtala]], [[Pujali]], [[Rajpur Sonarpur]]
;2. South 24 Parganas district : [[Baruipur]], [[Budge Budge]], [[Jaynagar Majilpur]], [[Maheshtala]], [[Pujali]], [[Rajpur Sonarpur]]


;3. [[Howrah district]] : [[Uluberia]]
;3. Hooghly district : [[Baidyabati]], [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]], [[Bansberia]], [[Champdani]], [[Dankuni]], [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli Chuchura]], [[Konnagar]], [[Rishra]], [[Serampore]], [[Uttarpara Kotrung]]
;4. Howrah district : [[Uluberia]]


;4. [[Nadia district]] : [[Gayespur]], [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
;5. Nadia district : [[Gayespur]], [[Haringhata]], [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
 
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;5. [[Hooghly district]] : [[Baidyabati Municipality|Baidyabati]], [[Bhadreswar Municipality|Bhadreswar]], [[Bansberia Municipality|Bansberia]], [[Champdany Municipality|Champdani]], [[Dankuni Municipality|Dankuni]], [[Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality|Hooghly-Chinsurah]], [[Konnagar Municipality|Konnagar]], [[Rishra Municipality|Rishra]], [[Serampore Municipality|Serampore]], [[Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality|Uttarpara Kotrung]]  
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[[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]] is under [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO).


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the 2011 census data, the total population of the Kolkata metropolitan area was 14,112,536. KMDA report states the total area is 1,886.67&nbsp;km², making the population density 7,480 per km².
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census data]], the total population of the Kolkata metropolitan area was 14,112,536. KMDA report states the total area is 1,888&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, making the population density 7,480 per km<sup>2</sup>.


==See also==
==See also==
 
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai metropolitan area]]
* [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai metropolitan area]]
* [[Chennai metropolitan area]]
* [[Chennai metropolitan area]]

Latest revision as of 19:21, 9 March 2026

Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, see Kolkata.
Kolkata Metropolitan Area
Greater Kolkata
Megacity and Metropolitan Area
Kolkata skyline along Hooghly river
EM Bypass Kolkata
New Town, major satellite city and CBD of Kolkata
Country India
State West Bengal
Core cityKolkata
DistrictsKolkata
North 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
Howrah
Hooghly
Nadia
Government
 • BodyKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Area
 • Urban
[1]
1,056.13 km2 (407.77 sq mi)
 • Metro
[2]
1,876 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Estimate 
(2025)[3]
Increase 21,100,000[2]
 • Rank3rd in India
 • Urban
14,057,991
 • Urban density13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
[2]
15,870,000
 • Metro density8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
GDP PPPIncreaseUS$220 billion[4]
Nominal GDPIncreaseUS$75 billion [5]
Websitekmda.wb.gov.in
Kolkata Metropolitan Region
An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region

The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai. The area is administered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

History[edit | edit source]

What is now the KMA was first legally defined as the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Area in the schedule of the Calcutta 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 the Calcutta Metropolitan Area (CMA) in the first schedule of West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1979).[7]

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

The area covers 4 municipal corporations along with 38 Municipalities.[8][9]

Jurisdiction
Settlements Name Total
Municipal Corporations 4
Municipalities
1. North 24 Parganas district
Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Dum Dum, Garulia, Halisahar, Kamarhati, Kanchrapara, Khardah, Madhyamgram, Naihati, New Barrackpore, North Barrackpur, North Dumdum, Panihati, South Dumdum, Titagarh
2. South 24 Parganas district
Baruipur, Budge Budge, Jaynagar Majilpur, Maheshtala, Pujali, Rajpur Sonarpur
3. Hooghly district
Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Bansberia, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung
4. Howrah district
Uluberia
5. Nadia district
Gayespur, Haringhata, Kalyani
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Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 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.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "A-4 Towns and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011" (XSLX). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". kmda.wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kolkata Population 2025". worldpopulationreview.com.
  4. ↑ "List of Metropolitan Cities In India 2024". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Indian cities by GDP".
  6. ↑ "CMPA Act, 1965 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "WBTC Act, 1979 from SARTHAC, Calcutta High Court". Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Metropolis.org.
  9. ↑ "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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