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 : |
206.08 sq km |
Climate : |
Humid during summer and pleasant in winter |
Maximum Temperature : |
40°C |
Minimum Temperature : |
10°C |
Average Rainfall : |
1400-1600 mm per year |
Population : |
more than 4.5 million |
Floating Population : |
60,00,000 per day |
Density : |
24,252 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 : |
4636 km(main throughfare 1850 km) |
No. of Boroughs : |
16 |
No. of Wards : |
144 |
No. of Employees of KMC : |
20463 (as on 01.04.2019) |
Total Length of Sewer Lines : |
brick sewer length 200 km piped sewer length about 1784 km |
Total Length of Open Drains : |
953 km |
Water Supply : |
437 MGD |
Hand Tube-wells : |
12,000 |
Large Tube-wells : |
350 |
Solid Waste Generation and Disposal per day : |
4,500 MT per day |
Primary Schools under KMC : |
256 |
No. of KMC Parks : |
700 |
No. of immersion ghats(River front) : |
17 |
No. of Electric Crematoria : |
8 |
No. of Crematoria : |
8 |
No. of Burial Ghats : |
7(KMC managed) |
No. of KMC Registered Markets : |
47 |