Travel To Calcutta India

Travel to Calcutta Kolkata India Tour.

Kolkata in India was earlier called Calcutta, it has been renamed as Calcutta from 1st January in the year of 2001. Kolkata in India is the capital city of West Bengal. This beautiful metropolitian city is famouts by the name of "City of Joy" and is one of the largest city of India. Travel to Kolkata in India retains much of the splendour of earlier year. Kolkata is the major city of India full of admiration and love.

However capital city of West Bengal - Kolkata (Calcutta) in India is famous for its people and its culture. Being one of the most populated city in the world it is really good experience to visit Kolkata (Calcutta). Kolkata (Calcutta) is known one of the most populated city in the world because of Mother Teresa and her charity works, but the helping of the poor peoples is still continue even after the death of Mother Teresa.

Indian city Kolkata (Calcutta) was earlier a small village in 1686, but present studies shows that Kolkata (Calcutta) in India was an area of pilgrimage in the medieval age. Fifty years earlier, Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan had granted a concession of free trade in Bengal to an English surgeon, Gabriel Boughton, as fee for effecting a royal cure.

The main festival in Kolkata (Calcutta) India is DURGA PUJA. This is the best time for tourists to travel to Kolkata (Calcutta) in India experiencing five days of great celebration in city of joy Kolkata resonant with the sound of Drums, Pandals and the idols of the gods and goddesses with their works of art.

Kolkata growth was enhanced by a hinterland rich in Coal, Iron Ore and Mineral Deposits, and as the major point for the Tea, Jute and Engineering Industries.

Travel to Calcutta (Kolkata) India Tour at a Glance.

State : West Bengal

Area of Calcutta (Kolkata) : 1380 km² (approx.)

Population in Calcutta (Kolkata) : 13.5 million

Calcutta (Kolkata) Altitude : 17 feet from sea level

Languages spoken in Calcutta (Kolkata) : Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English.

STD Code of Calcutta (Kolkata) : 033

Temprature in Calcutta (Kolkata) : 30C to 40C (Summer), 30C to 10C (Winter)

Avg. Annual Rainfall in Calcutta (Kolkata) : 160 cm

Calcutta (Kolkata) Density : 1,680/ km² (approx.)

Best time to visit in Calcutta (Kolkata) : September to March

Major Tourists Attraction in Calcutta (Kolkata) : Belur Math, Botanical Gardens, Dakshineshwar, Howrah Bridge, Marble Palace, National Library, NICCO Park, Shaheed Minar, Writers Building, Eden Gardens, Fort Williams, Kali Ghat, St. Paul's Cathedral, Victoria Memorial, Bishnupur, Diamond Harbour, Digha, Gandhi Ghat, Ganga Sagar, Krishnagar, Murshidabad, Nabadwip, Shantiniketan, Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, Tarapith, Etc.

Major Fairs and Festivals of Calcutta (Kolkata) : Calcutta (Kolkata) Book Fair (February), Calcutta (Kolkata) Travel and Tourism Fair (August), Calcutta (Kolkata) Lexpo - Leather Industry Fair (December-January), Calcutta (Kolkata) Poush Mela (December), Calcutta (Kolkata) Rathyatra (Summer Season), Calcutta (Kolkata) Poila Baisakh (1st Month, acc. to Bengali Calendar), Calcutta (Kolkata) Kali Puja, Calcutta (Kolkata) Durga Puja (September-October), Calcutta (Kolkata) Dol Purnima, Etc.

Museums in Calcutta (Kolkata) : Indian Museum, Asiatic Society, Calcutta (Kolkata) Museum / Kolkata Panorama, Science City, Chacha Nehru Children Museum, Rabindra Bharati Museum, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum.

Religious Places in Calcutta (Kolkata) : Kalighat Kali Temple, Dakshineshwar Temple, Magen David Synagogue, Saint Johns Church, Saint Pauls Cathedral, Nakhoda Mosque, Belur Math, Pareshnath Jain Temple, Fire Temple, Armenian Church, Etc.