| Geographical
Location : |
Kolkata, located
at 22°30´ North latitude, 88°30´ East longitude, is the
main port entry in North Eastern India. It is 120 kmfrom
the Bay of Bengal and stands on the eastern bank of river
Hooghly (Ganga) |
| Area : |
187.33 sq km |
| Climate : |
Humid during
summer and pleasant in winter |
| Maximum Temperature
: |
40°C |
| Minimum Temperature
: |
10°C |
| Average Rainfall
: |
1,605 mm |
| Population
: |
4,580,544
as per 2001 Census |
| Floating Population
: |
60,00,000 per day |
| Density : |
24,429 per
sq. km. |
| Buildings
: |
1 million, out of which 79.23%
are reinforced, cement concrete structures |
| Language
: |
Majority
of the citizens
speak Bengali |
| Official Language
: |
Bengali |
| Business Language
: |
English |
| Vehicular
Population : |
1.05 million |
| Total Road
Length : |
1850 km |
| No. of Boroughs
: |
15 |
| No. of Wards
: |
141 |
| No. of Employees
of KMC : |
37,829 (as on 31.3.2003) |
| Total Length
of Sewer Lines : |
1,610 km,
out of which 1430 km consists of piped sewer and 180 km
of brick sewer |
| Total Length
of Open Drains : |
953 km |
| Water Supply
: |
300 million
gallons per day |
| Hand Tube-wells
: |
12,000 |
| Large Tube-wells
: |
385 |
| Solid Waste
Generation and Disposal per day : |
2,500 metric tonnes (average) |
| Primary Schools
under KMC : |
239 |
| No. of KMC
Parks : |
300 |
| No. of Ghats
: |
8 |
| No. of Electric
Crematoria : |
19 |
| No. of Burial
Ghats : |
20 |
| No. of KMC
Registered Markets : |
23 |
