Kolkata or Calcutta, city in eastern India and capital of West Bengal State, situated on the banks of the Hugli (Hooghly) River.The nation's largest metropolitan area and a major port.its mouth at the head of the Bay of Bengal.

Calcutta is the world's largest processor of jute; also important are food processing, hosiery and footwear production, the manufacture of textiles, and the making of iron and steel goods. The coal mines, tea gardens.

Population (1991) 3,505,006 metropolitan area, 11,300,000

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