Kolkata Popular Destinations

Kolkata Popular Destinations

"City life is millions of people being lonesome together."

Henry David Thoreau

And when Kolkata as a City is concerned, the above quote essentially flops for being people lonesome together is not at all the characteristic of this City of Joy. Having come here, you will find Kolkata Popular Destinations that are worth visiting. Area wise, historically as well as population wise this cultural capital of India has been mesmerizing its visitors for years by virtue of its Popular Destinations.

Kolkata which constitutes the capital of West Bengal state is a very big city. The City of Joy is located on the eastern banks of River Hooghly. Basically for the sake of clear understanding of its various resources, Kolkata has been separated into several topographical regions.

The city as such can be thought of comprising of five geographical units, that is east, west, north, south and central Kolkata, plus the adjoining regions.

The regions allocated in each unit are:

East Kolkata - Baguiati, Salt Lake City, Sealdah and Tangra
West Kolkata - Behala, Garden Reach and Khidirpur
North Kolkata - Dakshineswar, Dum Dum, Lake Town, Maniktala, Nager Bazar, Shobha Bazar, Shyam Bazar and Tala
South Kolkata - Alipur, Baliganja, Gariya, Jadavpur, Jodhpur Park, Kalighat, Kasba and Taliganja
Central Kolkata - BBD Bagh, Entali and Esplanade

Some of the adjoining regions of Kolkata city - Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Nadia.

You will find here a vast network of interlinking roads, railways, subways and water transportation that facilitate the accessibility means in the city. The areas or townships have still smaller roads and routes that enable the traffic flow within them.

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