Kolkata metropolitan area

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Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) is the urban agglomeration of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

[edit] Constituents

The KMA consists of :

• 3 Municipal corporations: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Howrah Municipal Corporation and Chandannagore Municipal Corporation
• 38 Municipalities
• 72 cities
• 527 towns and villages^[1]

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census data, the total population of KMA is 13,216,546. The total area is 1,026 km², making the population density 12,883 per km².

According to a KMDA report of 2003, the approximate population is 14,000,000. The area is 1785 km², thus reducing the population density to 7843 per km².^[2]

According to 2005 KMDA reports, the population has crossed 15 million and the area covered by KMA now is more than 1854 km².^[3]

[edit] Notes

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