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Kolkata is UA includes 1.Barasat 2.Howrah Please note that the Mother Tongue ( highest number) of this City/DHQ ( District Headquarter) in Census 2011 is Bengali Additionally, there is a possibility that there is more than 30K literate Urdu language population too in this City. The Census did NOT distinguish between literacy in Urdu vs merely speaking in Urdu language- as such, we can't be sure. It is therefore recommended to consider all URDU and Bengali data consolidated together for this City/DHQ, for any linguistic Digital market/advertising size calculations.

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Bengali : 2,763,291
2. Hindi : 1,027,137
3. Urdu : 586,234

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 3

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	4,496,694
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	9^th
District Area (km²)	:	206
District Area (Rank)	:	744^th
No.of Towns in District	:	610
No. of Villages in District	:	739

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Kolkata Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Kolkata is the 9^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Kolkata District in West Bengal State. Kolkata District is 79^th highest ranked in population & 744^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Kolkata is the 1^st highest ranked in Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher education center.

2.
The average Bengali Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13,153. Kolkata is the 1^st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 2^nd highest ranked in # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020) . This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Kolkata is the 139^th best ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Kolkata is the 3^rd worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Kolkata is the 8^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 18^th worst ranked in Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020) .This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 477^th worst ranked in Number of towns(Number , Census 2011) .This indicates that this district has better urban development as compare to other districts.

5.
Kolkata is the 470^th highest ranked in District Area (Sq Km) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that this district has a higher access to natural resources compared to other districts.

6.
The Average Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 19. Kolkata is the 468^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Kolkata City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Kolkata Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.09%	228^th	4554
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.92%	290^th	7440
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production	1.15%	305^th	4219
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production	3.26%	379^th	9408

Kolkata Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Forts	Famous Forts	1	Fort William
Famous Jain Temples	Famous Jain Temples	1	Calcutta Jain Temple
Famous Hindu Temples	Famous Hindu Temples	1	Birla Mandir
Famous Mosques	Famous Mosques	1	Basri Shah Mosque
Famous Museum Name	Famous Museum Name	1	Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest[2] museum in Asia. It has a collection of 22,00,000 plus artifacts.[3]
Famous Buddhist Temple Name	Famous Buddhist Temple Name	1	Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha, Kolkata
Zoo	Zoo	2	Alipore Zoological Gardens

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	Kolkata	CCU	8 Km

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1381	96^th	4261
2	No of Doctors	1634	142^nd	3903
3	No of Community Health Centers	9	144^th	6603
4	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	180^th	10193
5	No of Total Hospitals	59	227^th	7238
6	No of Primary Health Centers	47	242^nd	8468

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Nurses	3328	27^th	2204
2	No of District Hospital	1	399^th	9436

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)	10371	7^th	2805
2	Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)	36696	8^th	10589
3	Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)	20464	9^th	4170
4	Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)	153607	10^th	1676
5	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	8029	13^th	3194
6	Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)	169864	15^th	7869
7	Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	221	15^th	3642
8	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	38608	17^th	7387
9	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	153	17^th	8637
10	Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	45441	17^th	7464
11	Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	37411	19^th	10206
12	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)	15187	20^th	8619
13	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)	15292	24^th	9060
14	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	21	29^th	5376
15	Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)	273858	100^th	8993
16	% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)	4	103^rd	5606
17	No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	108^th	5831
18	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)	67856	122^nd	8997
19	% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)	49	138^th	7813

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	51	8^th	5691
2	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB 2023)	43	12^th	1286
3	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)	55686	96^th	9537
4	House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)	84	214^th	10247

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1017	6^th	4616

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	185^th	2699
2	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	468^th	5318

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	1^st	3781
2	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	36821	2^nd	1713
3	# of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	275	2^nd	6542
4	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)	2447	2^nd	6877
5	# of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	42477	3^rd	4968
6	# of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)	3877	3^rd	8284
7	# of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	49523	3^rd	5763
8	# of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)	654	3^rd	8691
9	# of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)	1	4^th	4400
10	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)?	2	4^th	3063
11	# of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)	6137	5^th	1397
12	# of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020)	358	5^th	4716
13	# of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)	4706	9^th	6261
14	# of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	591	9^th	7840
15	# of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)	56	10^th	8471
16	# of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)	136937	10^th	4231
17	# of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)	334	19^th	5707
18	# of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)	719	22^nd	3788
19	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020)	9152	40^th	4403
20	# of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020)	1087	40^th	4924
21	# of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	5379	42^nd	2097
22	# of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)	250	42^nd	9213
23	# of No. of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)?	1937	48^th	8537
24	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)	4172	82^nd	10931
25	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)	344	82^nd	2754
26	# of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	6311	103^rd	6426
27	# of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)	1015	103^rd	10890

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)	28	314^th	5862

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2020)	22	200^th	11001

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2020)	267	3^rd	8556
2	Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	25	8^th	7135
3	Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)	2801	18^th	6239
4	Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2020)	25	172^nd	9787
5	Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	174^th	2510

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	139^th	5432

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB 2022)	395157	3^rd	1656
2	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)	187044	4^th	5342
3	Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)	593683	8^th	2901
4	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023)	114666	27^th	8047
5	City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2022)	134	98^th	2052
6	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023)	165	141^st	2710

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Bengali Script	13153	1^st	2355
2	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	6^th	7870
3	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	12^th	6980
4	English Multilingual Population	50193	15^th	4112
5	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	25^th	8982
6	Odia Script	5442	32^nd	5866
7	Latin Script (English)	2647	34^th	3086
8	Script Pools # < 30,000	1	47^th	5828
9	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	61^st	8708
10	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	87^th	8136

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gujarati Script	25953	1^st	9264
2	Malayalam Script	6112	4^th	4450
3	Tamil Script	23886	19^th	7149
4	Assamese Script	3229	23^rd	6434
5	Telugu Script	39429	64^th	7746
6	Marathi Script	27903	80^th	1242
7	Kannada Script	23603	84^th	7516

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)	22	14^th	11236
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2020)	222	133^rd	8873

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2020)	597414	62^nd	2617

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1378	6^th	6683
2	Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)	495956	10^th	5727
3	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	153026	11^th	8983
4	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	93956	11^th	4883
5	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	150461	13^th	4555
6	Urbanization(% , Census 2011)	24	17^th	3133
7	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	217194	17^th	3606
8	Number of households(Number , Census 2011)	318214	28^th	10394
9	# of Households with 1 married couple	223006	36^th	5580
10	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	282	38^th	5677

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)	10	477^th	7158

Negative Metrics:

Population: 4,496,694 | Population Rank: 9^th

Area (KM²): 206 | Area Rank: 744^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of State Government Jobs	25127	2^nd	9910
2	Number of Companies	1876	3^rd	9485
3	Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)	62963	4^th	1963
4	Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)	760882	4^th	5335
5	Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)	2531	6^th	7628
6	Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )	816	6^th	7892
7	Formal Jobs as a % of working Pop(%,DPE 2022)	2	8^th	8503
8	Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)	16177	14^th	9219
9	Govt Jobs as a % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)	2	14^th	2322
10	Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)	1121530	79^th	3513

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

Q - Does Prarang do surveys to collect data ? How does Prarang have such granular district level details which no private or public data source offers ?
A - Prarang does not do surveys to collect data. We mostly use Public sources of data - both government census, surveys, reports and private surveys whose results are available in news media & public websites. We follow a three-fold Indian logic ( Tarkashastra) method of information/data classification - We collect Pramana ( Evidence based i.e. Census, Reliable Surveys etc) data & then do Anumana ( Estimation modelling ) to Geo tag fill data in the residual Districts/DHQ (District HQ), to ensure data completion for "All India". We then do Upamana ( comparison) i.e. rank all districts/DHQs for a relative comparison. For each data field, the Samana ( Country Average) is calculated to again rank all districts/DHQs on Rank Above or Rank Below the Samana/Average. All our data sources, and our estimation modeling methods are transparently shared on each data field title , and can be accessed by clicking on the "i" icon.

Q - What data does Prarang offer for free & what do we have to pay for ? How do we pay & will an invoice with GST details be available on payment ?
A - All Upamana ( comparison ranks of India locations) is available for free. Currently, ranks for each of the 768 India districts/DHQs ,in over 350+ data fields , are available on Prarang Analytics. There are 3 India Analytic products ( India Market Planner, India Ad Planner & India Development Planner) with respective Standard data-field available for free comparison & free sharing, for a limited period of time. But one can optionally add any of the additional data fields ( absolute data) & juxtapose them for download against the standard data-fields, for a charge. Depending on how many Cities/Districts & how many optional data-fields are selected, your cart will reflect the total amount required to be paid. Payment can be done using the payment gateway, in the final step. An invoice with GST details will be auto-generated on successful payment.

Q - Does Prarang take responsibility for the absolute data fields which we buy from it, along with the calculation of the associated ranks ?
A - Prarang does not do any surveys. It does data modelling & estimations on the basis of the third- party census & surveys, already in the public domain. It also shares the source of the data it uses. Users need to make their own judgement of how, for what purpose & when they use the data which they download from this Prarang website.

Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important government survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation. Many government sources are following a regular frequency (Eg. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) etc) however, many other data-fields including GDP by State & Crime Rates by State, are not being reported at a regular frequency.

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