Best time to visit: Best time to visit: September-March.
STD Code: 033
Population: 13.5 million
Weather: In Summer: Max 41.7 °C, Min 38.1 °C.
In Winter: Max 36.3 °C, Min 9.6 °C.
Rainfall: 158 cm.
About Kolkata
Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city is a colonial city developed by the British East India Company and then the British Empire. The city was the capital of the British Indian empire till 1911 when the capital was relocated to Delhi. In its 300 years of existence, Kolkata witnessed fast rise as the second city of the British Empire in the 1800s accompanied by the development of a culture that was a coalescence of European philosophy with Indian tradition. The city is also noted for its revolutionary history, ranging from Indian struggle for independence to the leftist Naxalite and trade union movements. Labelled the "Cultural Capital of India", "The City of Processions", and the "City of Joy", Kolkata has also been home to luminaries such as Rabindranath Tagore, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mother Teresa and Satyajit Ray. Problems related to rapid urbanisation started to plague the city from 1930s and still the city is an example of an urban hotbed of the developing nations.
Tourist Places
Kali Temple Rebuilt in 1809 on the site of a much older temple. kalighat ( as it is also known ) is the actual temple from which kalikata takes its name. acc ...more
Durga Puja Festival The Durga puja, a national festival of the Hindus takes place in the month of Aswin or Kartik i.e. months of September and October according to the English calendar year. The spirit of excited fe ...more
Getting Around
Local transport includes buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and tongas (horse-drawn carriages). Taxis may have meters, but don't expect them to be working in more than a handful of cities. Three-wheeled auto-rickshaws are generally half the price of a taxi and allow the passenger much better inhalation of diesel fumes.
How to reach
By Air: Calcutta is connected by air with Jorhat, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Ranchi, Silchar, Tezpur, Visakhapatnam, Amritsar, Delhi and Leh.
By Rail: Calcutta is connected by rail with all major cities of the country.
By Road: Calcutta is well connected by road with all major parts of the country.
