Analytics: India


Kolkata AI Report

Date: August 27, 2026

Kolkata city is the capital of Kolkata district, which has 4.9% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 5.9% of State's Rice production and 3.4% of State's Potatoes production. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Fort William and Kolkata Indian Museum (established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest museum in Asia with over 22 lakh artifacts). The city has some famous sites including. Birla Mandir, Basri Shah Mosque, and Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha. The city has an airport named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, located 8 Km away.

Kolkata is the 3rd ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Kolkata District in West Bengal State. Kolkata District is ranked 43rd in population and 744th in area across India.

Kolkata is the 1st highest ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This implies that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 1st highest ranked in Bengali Script   . This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 1st highest ranked in Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023   . This indicates that this is an important district /or highly urbanised district.

The average Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2024)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 848. Kolkata is the 482nd highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)
Bengali Script Bengali Script
Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023 Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023
Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2024) Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2024)

Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2024) Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)
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)

The Average Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2024)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 4796. Kolkata is the 38th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 509th worst ranked in No of Nurses   . This implies that the health infrastructure in this district is inferior to that of other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 428th worst ranked in Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)   . This implies lower literate district population in comparison to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kolkata is the 391st 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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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Bengali   :   8,881,764
  • 2. Hindi   :   2,440,679
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   1,255,989

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 4

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
12,522,550
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
3rd
District
Area (km2)  
:
206
District
Area (Rank)
:
744th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 1
No. of Villages  
in District
: 0