Map of Kolkata, India

Kolkata is the administrative centre of West Bengal, India, with a population of about 4,631,392. It lies at 22.5626°N, 88.3630°E. Kolkata is about 1,304 km (810 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hāora, 5 km to the west.

Kolkata at a glance

Where is Kolkata?

• The 7th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The largest city in West Bengal on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 45 min on the shortest day to 13 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kolkata

• Hāora — 5 km west
• Bāli — 10 km north
• Bankra — 10 km northwest
• Dam Dam — 10 km northeast
• Kāmārhāti — 12 km north
• Maheshtala — 13 km southwest
• Pānihāti — 14 km north
• Rajpur Sonarpur — 16 km southeast
• Konnagar — 16 km north
• Madhyamgram — 16 km northeast

Largest cities in West Bengal

• Hāora — 1,027,672
• Durgapur — 518,872
• Siliguri — 515,574
• Āsansol — 504,271
• Bhātpāra — 483,129
• Maheshtala — 448,317
• Shyamnagar — 441,956
• Rajpur Sonarpur — 424,368
• Pānihāti — 378,705
• Kāmārhāti — 332,965

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163
• Kanpur — 2,823,249

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.