Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Metropolitan Area

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The major municipal areas which are a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority or KMDA Kolkata conurbation are: [1] [2]

KolkataNorth 24 ParganasSouth 24 ParganasHowrahHooghlyNadia

Many towns in Greater Kolkata are being incorporated within the Kolkata postal area, with their postal PIN codes being changed so that these areas can be identified with the larger metropolitan area. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Kolkata Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Metropolis.org.
  2. ↑ "Chapter II – The Vision _ Evolution of Kolkata Metropolitan Area" (PDF). jnnurmmis.nic.in.
  3. ↑ "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality merges with Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation".
  4. ↑ "Bally Municipality is merged with Howrah Corporation".

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