page_title: Kolkata district
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Kolkata district / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The Victoria Memorial, officially the Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, which is located in Kolkata, India – the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India. It currently serves as a museum and a tourist attraction.It is an autonomous organization within the Government of India's Ministry of Culture.
context_page_description: Kolkata district is a district in the Indian State of West Bengal, headquartered in Kolkata.
context_section_description: Kolkata district lies between 22.037’ and 22.030’ North latitude and 88.023’ and 88.018’ East longitude. It occupies the east bank of the Hooghly in the lower Ganges Delta. The alluvial plain has an average elevation of 6.4 metres (17 feet) above mean sea level. A large part of the district comprises land reclaimed from wetland. The existing East Kolkata Wetlands has been designated a “wetland of international importance” by the Ramsar Convention.
  Kolkata district is bounded by the North 24 Parganas district on the north and on the east, South 24 Parganas district on the south and Howrah district, across the Hooghly, on the west.
  In terms of area, it is the smallest amongst all the districts of West Bengal but has the highest density of population. It is the only district in the state with cent percent urban population. It has the lowest Scheduled Caste (5.38%) and Scheduled Tribe (0.24%) population in the state. Kolkata district is the only district in the state with a negative growth rate (−1.7%) for the 2001–2011 decade. Kolkata district has the second highest literacy rate (86.3%) in the state.
  Kolkata metropolitan area, extending over an area of 1851.41 km², is one of the six metropolitan areas in India. It includes the entire Kolkata Municipal Corporation area.
  The Kolkata district collector is responsible for several citizen centric services which are neither being provided by the KMC nor Kolkata Police.
caption: Victoria Memorial
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