Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, its official name until 2001, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. It is the primary financial and commercial center of eastern India and is widely regarded as the cultural capital of India. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Kolkata was the capital of both Bengal and India until 1911.
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India, Countries Kolkata is a city in India.
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kolkata is associated with west-bengal.
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Capital Of
kolkata is the capital of west-bengal.
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
2011 census 4,496,694
Infobox, area
Area Total 206.08 km2 (79.57 sq mi)
Infobox, coordinates
22.5675 degrees N 88.37 degrees E
Infobox, elevation
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Infobox, established
1690, when the East India Company arrived and recorded history began
Introduction
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (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.
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the capital of both Bengal and India until 1911
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