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Population below 6 years was 2,526. The total number of literates in Ward No. 101 was 35,933 (95.36% of the population over 6 years). [7] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [8] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [9]
Kolkata metropolitan region is one of the seven metro areas in India with a high number of commercial spaces and offices. Major office hubs of Kolkata are located at Kolkata CBD areas like B.B.D. Bagh, Park Street and PBD areas like Salt Lake Sector-V and New Town CBD.
The headquarters of SER is located in Garden Reach in south Kolkata. The main office is housed in a spectacular building constructed in 1909. It has a brick red finish and follows the Indo-Saracenic architecture, complete with slender pillars, turrets and a huge central dome. The complex is spread across a large area complete with beautiful ...
The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War, the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh. In 1995, British journalist John F. Burns characterized it as "one of the most beleaguered American diplomatic posts anywhere." [3]
The Chatterjee International Center is an office building and one of the oldest high-rises in Kolkata. It was completed in 1976. It is also the first twenty-floor-plus building in eastern India. Upon its completion, it was one of the tallest buildings in the country. It rises up to a height of 91 metres (299 ft) from the ground and has 24 floors.
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.
Tata Centre is a high-rise commercial building in Kolkata, India. [2] It is located on Chowringhee Road in the central business district (CBD) of the city. The building houses most of the Tata Group 's city operations.
Sector V is the peripheral business district of Kolkata and one of the major commercial sectors of entire Kolkata metropolitan area.As of 2023, there is 12.3 million sq. feet of grade A office space with 2.3 million sq. feet of grade A office space under development.