Kolkata geodata
Kolkata (West Bengal) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in India in Asia/Kolkata (GMT+5.5) time zone. With population of 4,631,392 people, there are 3 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in India, 52.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 93.2% of cities are located further ←West and 95.4% of cities have higher elevation than Kolkata. Note1
Kolkata GPS coordinates[2]
22° 33' 45.468" North, 88° 21' 46.944" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 23.2104°, | 87.65992° |
| Center: | 22.56263°, | 88.36304° |
| Lower-right: | 21.9118°, | 89.06617° |
| Map W x H: | 144.4×144.4 km | = 89.7×89.7mi |
| max Lat: | 34.9274° ⇑52.6% North |
| Kolkata: | 22.56263° |
| min Lat: | ⇓47.4% South 8.09008° |
| min Long | Kolkata | max Long |
| 68.82655° | 88.36304° | 96.81° |
| W 93.2%⇐ | ⇒6.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Kolkata is 11 m = 36 ft, and this is 284.6 m = 934 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3681 m = 12077 ft | 95.4% |
| Avg. | 295.6 m = 970 ft | |
| Kolkata | 11 m = 36 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 4.6% |
See also: Kolkata elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Kolkata is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 97.2 km =60.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Kolkata |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 7498.3 | 4659.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 4892.4 | 3040 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 97.2 | 60.4 | to North |
| Equator | 2508.7 | 1558.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Kolkata: (largest is in red/bold)
• Bankra
9.9 km =6.2 mi, 
297°
• Bara Bazar
1.4 km =0.9 mi, 
288°
• Baranagar
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 
9°
• Bāli
9.8 km =6.1 mi, 
346°
• Chakapara
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 349°
• Dam Dam
10 km =6.2 mi, 
37°
• Dumjor
13.6 km =8.5 mi, 297°
• Garui
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 
25°
• Hāora
4.8 km =3 mi, 289°
• Kāmārhāti
12.1 km =7.5 mi, 5°
• Mahiari
13.4 km =8.3 mi, 
282°
• Masila
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 278°
• Pānihāti
14.3 km =8.9 mi, 
4°
• Santoshpur
10.7 km =6.6 mi, 
243°
• Sānkrāil
14.2 km =8.8 mi, 
264°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Calcuta
- In France: Calcutta
- In German: Kalkutta
- In Italian: Calcutta
- In Russian: Колката
- In Chinese: 加尔各答
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in India existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
