Calcutta Medical College & Hospital
Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a public medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, it is one of the oldest medical colleges to teach modern medicine in Asia.Photo: Dwaipayanc, Public domain.
- Type: Hospital
- Description: Medical School and Hospital based in Kolkata,West Bengal,India
- Also known as: “Calcutta Medical College”, “Kolkata Medical College”, “MCH, KOLKATA”, “Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata”, and “Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sealdah Station and Central.
Sealdah Station
Photo: শরদিন্দু ভট্টাচার্য্য, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sealdah Station is a major railway station of Kolkata in India. The core of the extensive Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah is also served by over 70 long-distance trains from other parts of the country.
Central
Metro station
Photo: Guru-45, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro on the crossing of Bepin Behari Ganguly Street and Central Avenue in Bowbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Central is situated 280 metres west of Calcutta Medical College & Hospital.
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Hospital building
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine is a medical institute from Kolkata, India, dedicated in the field of tropical disease. It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine is situated 320 metres northwest of Calcutta Medical College & Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowbazar and Kolkata.
Bowbazar
Suburb
Bowbazar, also spelt Boubazar; formerly known as Bahubazar) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kolkata
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is one of the largest in India, with a metro population of over 22.5 million. Once called Calcutta in colonial times and is still fondly called as such, the city once served as the capital of the British Raj till 1911.
Sealdah
Suburb
Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Calcutta Medical College & Hospital
- Categories: tertiary referral hospital, medical college in India, and health care
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.57222° or 22° 34′ 20″ northLongitude
88.36144° or 88° 21′ 41″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH9C6+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1189036837OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalWikidata ID
Q3348933
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Calcutta Medical College & Hospital from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Welsh—“Calcutta Medical College & Hospital” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কলকাতা মেডিকেল কলেজ”
- Bengali: “কলকাতা মেডিক্যাল কলেজ ও হাসপাতাল”
- Bengali: “কলকাতা মেডিক্যাল কলেজ”
- Bengali: “ক্যালকাটা মেডিকেল কলেজ”
- Bengali: “মেডিকেল কলেজ ও হাসপাতাল, কলকাতা”
- Catalan: “Col·legi mèdic de Kolkata”
- Chinese: “加尔各答医学院”
- Danish: “Medicinsk Fakultet og Hospital, Kolkata”
- Hebrew: “הקולג‘ הרפואי של כלכותה”
- Hindi: “कलकत्ता मेडिकल कॉलेज”
- Malayalam: “കൽക്കത്ത മെഡിക്കൽ കോളേജ്”
- Marathi: “मेडिकल कॉलेज अँड हॉस्पिटल, कोलकाता”
- Marathi: “मेडिकल कॉलेज अँड हॉस्पिटल”
- Nepali: “कोलकाता मेडिकल कॉलेज”
- Persian: “دانشکدهٔ پزشکی و بیمارستان کلکته”
- Persian: “کالج و بیمارستان پزشکی، کلکته”
- Telugu: “కోల్కాతా వైద్య కళాశాల”
- Welsh: “Coleg Meddygol ac Ysbyty, Kolkata”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eden Hospital and Kolkata University Post Office.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Sherwood Nursing Home and Calcutta Medical College Hospital Blood Bank.
West Bengal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kolkata, East Kolkata, Southern Suburbs, and Darjeeling.
Curious Hospitals to Discover
Uncover intriguing hospitals from every corner of the globe.