“City Profile - Kolkata” provides historical and forecast data on key city level metrics along with analytical coverage of the latest political, economic, social, technological, infrastructural, legal and environmental issues affecting Kolkata.
The report contains detailed tourism, retail, construction, technology and public infrastructure data and insight into economic, social, and industry trends.
Kolkata city (formerly called Calcutta) is the capital and the largest city of West Bengal state. It is known as the business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India due to concentration of information technology and telecommunication companies, and various other financial and commercial industries. key sectors like trade, transportation, manufacturing, IT, leather, textiles, and tourism driving the local economy, with a robust 7.3% real GDP growth in 2023. West Bengal's export performance has been commendable, backed by conducive policies and infrastructure.
The report contains detailed tourism, retail, construction, technology and public infrastructure data and insight into economic, social, and industry trends.
Kolkata city (formerly called Calcutta) is the capital and the largest city of West Bengal state. It is known as the business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India due to concentration of information technology and telecommunication companies, and various other financial and commercial industries. key sectors like trade, transportation, manufacturing, IT, leather, textiles, and tourism driving the local economy, with a robust 7.3% real GDP growth in 2023. West Bengal's export performance has been commendable, backed by conducive policies and infrastructure.
Scope
- Kolkata has a diversified industrial base with major industrial sectors including steel, mining, minerals, heavy engineering, pharmaceuticals, cement, textiles, food processing and jute. Increased investments and growing IT/ITes and manufacturing industry, strong consumer base, well developed labour force and large scale infrastructural and political upgradations in the area have supported the economic growth of Kolkata.
- West Bengal is one of the major tourist places in India as well as across the world. The state, which shares international borders with three countries, namely Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, is also easily accessible by road. Remarkably, West Bengal witnessed a significant surge in tourism, welcoming 85.6 million tourists in 2022 compared to 24.4 million in 2021, with domestic tourists comprising 98.8% and international visitors 1.2%. The state ranked eighth for domestic visitors and third for international visitors in India in 2022.
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Table of Contents
- City Snapshot
- PEST Analysis
- Political
- Economic
- Social
- Technology and Infrastructure
- Communications
- Internal Transport Networks
- Connectivity
- Airports
- Ports
- Business Environment Analysis
- Travel and Tourism
- Tourism Flows
- Hotels
- Attractions
- Events
- Construction and Real Estate
- Investment
- Real Estate Market
- Retail
- Retail Market
- Consumption, Income and Prices
- Appendix
- Sources
- Further Reading
- Ask the Analyst
- About the Publisher
- Disclaimer
Table 1: Kolkata metropolitan area - key facts (estimates), 2023
Table 2: Kolkata metropolitan area - real GDP and real GDP growth, 2000-30
Table 3: Kolkata metropolitan area - economic growth comparison (Index 2010=100), 2000-30
Table 4: Kolkata metropolitan area - GDP per capita comparison, 2000-30 ($)
Table 5: Kolkata metropolitan area - employment structure, 2000-30 (% of total)
Table 6: Kolkata metropolitan area - main universities, 2023
Table 7: Kolkata metropolitan area - population comparison, 2000-30 (million)
Table 8: Kolkata metropolitan area - population by age, 2000-30 (% of total)
Table 9: Kolkata metropolitan area - mass transit network indicators, 2023
Table 10: Kolkata metropolitan area - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, passenger traffic, FY2018-23* (number)
Table 11: Kolkata metropolitan area - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, aircraft movements, FY 2018-23* (number)
Table 12: Kolkata metropolitan area - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, freight, FY 2018-23* (tons)
Table 13: West Bengal - tourist arrivals, FY2021-23 (number)
Table 14: Kolkata - hotel indicators, FY2020-23
Table 15: Kolkata metropolitan area - MICE and other events
List of Figures
Figure 1: Kolkata metropolitan area - real GDP and real GDP growth, 2000-30
Figure 2: Kolkata metropolitan area - economic growth comparison (Index 2010=100), 2000-30
Figure 3:Kolkata metropolitan area - GDP per capita comparison, 2000-30
Figure 4: Kolkata metropolitan area - employment structure, 2000-30 (% of total)
Figure 5: Kolkata metropolitan area - population comparison, 2000-30
Figure 6: Kolkata metropolitan area - population by age, 2000-30 (% of total)
