Kolkata demography

  • What is the foreign population of Kolkata?

    Kolkata's migrant population is 8.3 lakh, roughly a fifth of the city's total population of 44.9 lakh, according to the 2011 Census figures.
    Among them 3.9 lakh are from states outside Bengal, and 3.3 lakh from other Bengal districts.
    Around a lakhmigrants have moved to Kolkata from Asian countries..

  • What is the nationality of Kolkata?

    Kolkata, India, is largely inhabited by the ethnic community of the native Bengalis (both Ghoti and Bangal origin) respectively..

  • What is the percentage of Muslims in Kolkata?

    Kolkata Religion
    Hinduism is majority religion in Kolkata city with 76.51 % followers.
    Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kolkata with approximately 20.60 % following it..

  • What percentage of Kolkata is Bengali?

    According to a report by the Indian Statistical Institute owned by the Government of India, the Kolkata city had a population of 4.5 million as of 2011 out of which the population of native Bengalis in Kolkata is almost 62% which comprised the majority of the city's population, whereas ethnic groups like Marwaris, .

  • Who is the majority population of Kolkata?

    Kolkata Demographics
    Bengali people represent the majority of Kolkatans, while Biharis and Marwaris represent large minorities..

  • Why is Kolkata called the Black city?

    Black City, Kolkata
    Kolkata got this title due to various reasons.
    While one reason is the number of Europeans imprisoned in the Black Hole dungeon here, Goddess Kali (associated with colour black) is also widely worshipped in the city..

  • According to a report by the Indian Statistical Institute owned by the Government of India, the Kolkata city had a population of 4.5 million as of 2011 out of which the population of native Bengalis in Kolkata is almost 62% which comprised the majority of the city's population, whereas ethnic groups like Marwaris,
  • According to the official website of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the majority of the population of Kolkata speaks Bengali, which is the official language of Kolkata (India n.d. ).
  • Kolkata Demographics
    Bengali people represent the majority of Kolkatans, while Biharis and Marwaris represent large minorities.
Kolkata is the seventh most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore). It is the centre of the Kolkata  Ethnic communities in KolkataKolkata districtKolkata metropolitan regionTramsState: West Bengal
Country: India
HDI (2004): 0.780 (High)
Other names: Calcutta, Kolikata, Tilottama
Kolkata is the seventh most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore). It is the centre of the Kolkata  Ethnic communities in KolkataKolkata districtKolkata metropolitan regionTrams
The district has a population density of 24,252 inhabitants per square kilometre (62,810/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was −1.88%. Kolkata has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 87.14%.
Kolkata demography
Kolkata demography
Hawkers in Kolkata numbering 275,000 generated business worth ₹ 87.72 billion in 2005.
In Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal, almost 80 per cent of the pavements are encroached by hawkers and illegal settlers.
In many countries, hawkers use pavements or other public places to retail their goods or services but in Kolkata the magnitude has drawn special attention of administrators and law courts.

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