Salt Lake

Salt Lake, officially Bidhannagar, is one of the two satellite townships in eastern Kolkata. Developed in the 1950s and 60s to address the city's population growth, Salt Lake is one of the most prominent residential and commercial hubs of Kolkata.

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Type: neighborhood
Description: neighbourhood in West Bengal, India
Also known as: “Salt Lake City”

Salt Lake

Category: city
Location: Kolkata, Kolkata, South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia

Wikidata ID

Q116059033

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In Other Languages

“Salt Lake” goes by many names.

Bengali: “সল্ট লেক”
Bengali: “সল্টলেক”

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