Kolkata AI Report

Date: July 26, 2025

Kolkata district in West Bengal, has 4.8% to the state's population. It produces 7.5% of State's Rice production and 3.4% of State's Potatoes production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Fort William and 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]. Known for it's spiritual landmarks Birla Mandir, Basri Shah Mosque, and Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha, Kolkata are some of the religious sites. The city has an airport named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, located 8 Km away.

Kolkata is the 8th 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 79th highest ranked in population and 744th ranked in area, in India.

Kolkata is the 1st highest ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

The average Bengali Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13153. Kolkata is the 1st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

Kolkata is the 2nd highest ranked in # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)
Bengali Script Bengali Script
# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)

Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)
No of Nurses No of Nurses
Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)
Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 1st worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, NCRB 2022)   . This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 512th worst ranked in No of Nurses   . This implies that the health infrastructure in this district is inferior to that of other districts.

Kolkata is the 430th worst ranked in Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lower literate district population in comparison to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 404th worst ranked in Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)   . This indicates that economic condition of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.


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City (district capitals)/DHQ

Note

  • 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)   		:
8th
District
Area (km2)   		:
206
District
Area (Rank)		 :
744th
No.of Towns  
in District		 : 1
No. of Villages  
in District 		: 0