WELCOME TO THE

CULTURAL CAPITAL OF
INDIA

KOLKATA
THE CITY OF JOY

By
Md Aquib Jawed
INTRODUCTION OF KOLKATA

Till the 17th century, Calcutta was nothing more than a

village. But, today it is one of the major metropolitan cities
of India along with Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. The credit
for its present status goes to the expansion plans of the
European powers, especially the British Raj. Kolkata was
once the capital city of British India and also the Gateway to
India till 1912. It is a major commercial city consisting of big
industrial plants and corporate houses.
LOCATION
GEOGRAPHY OF KOLKATA
Location
Kolkata is located in the eastern part of India at 22.88 degree north & 88.20
degree east.

It has spread linearly along the banks of theHooghly River.

TheBay of Bengalcoastline is about 60 miles to the south.

Distance from sea 60 miles from Bay of Bengal.

CLIMATE
Kolkata has asubtropicalclimate, with summer monsoons.

Temperature - Winter(12-27C) Summer(24-38C)

Average Rainfall 160 cm.

HISTORY OF KOLKATA

Kolkata is not an ancient city like Delhi,

with Its impressive relics of the past.

It's largely a British creation which dates

back only some 300 years and was the
capital of British India until the beginning
of this century.
 In 1686, the British abandoned Hooghly,
their trading post 38km up the Hooghly
River from present-day Kolkata, and
moved downriver to there small villages -
Sutanati, Govindpur and Kailkata.

Much of the Kolkata's most enduring

development took place between 1780 and
1820.

Latter in the 19th century, Bengal

became an important centre in the struggle
for Indian independence, and this was a
major reason for the decision to transfer
the capital to Delhi in 1911.
POPULATION
According to the 2011 census report of
West Bengal, the population of Kolkata as
on 1st March, 2011 was 44.86 lakh while it
was 45.72 lakh in 2001.

As 2011 census measured

67.68% of the population in Kolkata is
Hindu, 30.27% Muslim and 0.88%
Christian. Other minorities such as Sikhs,
Buddhist, Jews and Zoroastrian
constitute the rest of the city's population.
FAIR & FESTIVAL
FAIRS
Vidyasagar Mela ( January )
Industrial India Trade Fair ( December )
Travel & Tourism fair ( August )
Poush Mela ( December )
Handloom Expo ( may )
Calcutta book fair ( February )
Lexpo ( December January )
FESTIVALS
Durga Puja

Kali Puja

Eid-ul-fitr
LOCAL SPECIFIC PRODUCT

GARLAND SELLERS
GARIAHAT MARKET FISH
ROSOGOLLA
GARIAHAT MARKET
NATURAL RESOURCES
SUNDARBANDS
TheVenice of Nature

Situated on the lower end of the

Gangetic West Bengal
Sundarbands land meets the sea at the
southern tip of West Bengal.

Sundarban is a vast area covering 4262

square kms in India alone.
HOOGLY RIVER
CULTURAL RESOURCES
LANGUAGE
Bengali

Urdu

Hindi
TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

WOMEN
Sari

MEN
Punjabi
Kurta
Dhuti
DANCES
Chau dance
Rava dance
 CUISINE

Thaali Rehu Fish Curry Hilsa Machher Jhal

Alu Jhuri Bhaja Singada / Samosa Machher Kalia

UNIQUENESS & VALUE
HOWRAH BRIDGE
VIDYASAGAR SETU KOLKATA
HAND-PULLED-RICKSHAWS
VICTORIA CHARIOT
CALCUTTA TRAM
KOLKATA METRO RAIL
 EDEN GARDEN
WORLD SECOND LARGEST CRICKET STADIUM
 SALT LAKE STADIUM
WORLD SECOND LARGEST FOOTBALL STADIUM
 SONAGACHI
ASIAS LARGEST RED LIGHT AREA
ATTRACTION
VICTORIA MEMORIAL
BIRLA PLANETARIUM
BOTANICAL GARDEN
St. Paul's Cathedral Church
Dakshineswar Temple
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Have a walk on the Park street or enjoy
the chariot ride near Chowranghee.
Ferry services
DISTANCE
TO NEW DELHI

Km- 1461 (by train)

Hrs- 21 (by train)

TO TRIVANDRUM
Km- 2684 (by train)

Hrs- 45 (by train)

HOW TO REACH
Air: Kolkata is home to the N.S.C.
International airport at Dumdum. Regular
flights to rest of India and world are
available here.

Rail: Howrah and Sealdah are the two

major railway station, which are very well
connected to the other parts of the country.

Road: Kolkata, being among the top

metros of India, is connected to the rest of
India by excellent road network.
 ACCOMMODATION

THE GRAND OBEROI TAJ BENGAL

FORTUNE PARK PEERLESS INN

TOURIST ARRIVALS

FOREIGN TOURIST- 1.3 Million (2010)

DOMESTIC TOURIST- 4.6 Million (2010)

Political structure

MS. MAMTA BANERJEE

IS THE PRESENT CHIEF
MINISTER OF WEST BENGAL Kolkata is an important industrial city
Jute , silk ,rice , paper & chemicals are the
Main industries in Kolkata.
 REFERENCE

www.ilovekolkata.in

www.easterntourism.net

www.westbengaltourism.gov.in

www.kolkata.org.uk

ourcitykolkata.com