Kolkata

Interesting facts about Kolkata

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Kolkata is in the state of West Bengal (East India).

👥 metro population15.7M
College St bookshops300+
India's first metro1984

Bengal's cultural capital: colonial mansions, yellow Ambassador taxis, old coffee houses and the College Street book market (the largest in India). A literary, unhurried city of sweets and India's grandest Durga Puja.

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