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Many towns in Greater Kolkata are being incorporated within the Kolkata postal area, with their postal PIN codes being changed so that these areas can be identified with the larger metropolitan area. [3] [4]
U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96950–96952. Norway: 18 March 1968 NO: NNNN, CC-NNNN From south to north NO- prefix is used recommended, but not mandatory to be used for international mail to Norway [23] Oman: OM: NNN Deliveries to P.O. Boxes only. Pakistan: 1 January 1988 PK: NNNNN Palau: 1 July 1963 PW: NNNNN, NNNNN-NNNN U.S. ZIP codes. All locations ...
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta [b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]
An illustration of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region. The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (abbreviated KMA; formerly Calcutta Metropolitan Area), also known as Greater Kolkata, is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the third most populous metropolitan area in India after Delhi and Mumbai.
Kolkata, the capital of the state, constitutes the Kolkata district. The uninhabited South Talpatti Island, which surfaced in the Bay of Bengal in the 1970s near the Indo-Bangladesh border, is claimed by both India and Bangladesh. [15]
Patuli police station is in the South Suburban division of Kolkata Police.It is located at H-10 Baishnabghata-Patuli Township, PO Panchasayar, Kolkata-700094. [3]Patuli Women police station, at the same address, has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e. Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur, Kasba, Regent Park, Bansdroni, Garfa and Patuli.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is divided into 144 administrative wards that are grouped into 16 boroughs. [1]Each of these wards elects a councillor to the KMC. Each borough has a committee consisting of the councillors elected from the respective wards of the boroughs.
Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [11] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [12] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate