East Kolkata

East Kolkata comprises the new areas on the eastern side of the metropolis that have been growing since the 1990s. It houses the IT hub of Kolkata, shopping emporia, amusement parks and splurge hotels.
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  • Type: region
  • Description: region of Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Also known as: “East Calcutta” and “Purba Kolkata”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salt Lake Stadium and Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station.

Stadium
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The , also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in , Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 85,000 spectators.

Building
Gour Kishore Ghosh is a upcoming metro station of the Orange Line of Kolkata Metro near Chingrighata crossing, at Sukanta Nagar in . The station is named in honour of famous Bengali writer and journalist, Gour Kishore Ghosh.

Building
Photo: Chinakpradhan, CC BY 4.0.
Nalban is a metro station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro. It is situated at just beside of Nicco Park. It will serve the area of Nalban, Salt Lake Sector IV and surrounding areas in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt Lake Sector-V.

Suburb
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is the commercial sector of and a business district under Kolkata metropolitan area in the state of .

East Kolkata

Latitude
22.5583° or 22° 33′ 30″ north
Longitude
88.4193° or 88° 25′ 10″ east
Open location code
7MJCHC59+8P
Wiki­data ID
Q5328741
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Italian—“East Kolkata” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব কলকাতা”
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব”
  • Dutch: “East Kolkata”
  • Italian: “Calcutta est”

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