Kolkata

Kolkata is a City in West Bengal, India used to be Calcutta during British Raj rule. Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India, as well as having the third-largest urban economy of India. Kolkata is home to 9,600 millionaires and 4 billionaires with a total wealth of $290 billion. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 4.5 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 14.1 million residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is known as the "cultural capital of India" for the city's historical and architectural significance. Kolkata is the 3rd biggest city in India. Is is a Historical city to.

People born/from Kolkata
1. Rabindranath Tagore

2. Jagadish Chandra Bose

3. Ravi Shankar

4. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

5. Satyajit Ray

6. Satyendra Nath Bose

7. Har Gobind Khorana