Calcutta
Calcutta, officially Kolkata since 2001, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganges, and is a major cultural and commercial center of eastern India.
Calcutta began as a trading post established by the British East India Company in the late 17th
The city sits on flat alluvial plains near the Bay of Bengal. It has a tropical wet-dry
As of the 2011 census, the city proper had a population of about 4.5 million, with the
Prominent landmarks include the Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu), and the Indian Museum. The city