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State West Bengal
Metropolitan Area 1480 sq. km
Official Language Bengali
Latitude 22º 33' N
Longitude 88º 30'E
Altitude 9m from sea level
Total Population 45, 80,544 (2001 Census)
Population Density 24,760/ sq. km
Population Growth Annual rate of 1.79 (1991)
Literacy Rate 81.31%
Temperature 24-42º C in summer; 8-26ºC in Winters
Time Zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Languages spoken Bengali 55%, Hindi 20%, English 10%, others 15%
Average Rainfall 1605mm
STD Code STD Code
Postal Code 700 xxx
Vehicle Code WB-01 to WB-04
Vehicular Population 1.05 million
Total Road Length 1850 km
Religion Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh
No. of Boroughs 15
No. of Wards 141
Water Supply 300 million gallons per day
No. of KMC Parks 300
No. of Ghats 8
No. of Electric Crematoria 19
No. of Burial Ghats 20
KMC Registered Markets 23