Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, has many densely populated towns and districts on its outskirts.
Greater Kolkata consists of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and parts of the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts and - arguably - parts of Howrah and Hooghly.
But the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) also consists of some areas of Nadia District like Kalyani, etc.
The major municipal areas which are a part of the KMDA Kolkata conurbation are:
Nadia District
Kalyani Municipality
Gayespur Municipality
North 24 Parganas District
Kanchrapara Municipality
Halisahar Municipality
Naihati Municipality
Bhatpara Municipality
Garulia Municipality'
North Barrackpore Municipality
Barrackpore Municipality
Titagarh Municipality
Khardah Municipality
Panihati Municipality
New Barrackpore Municipality
Barasat Municipality
Madhyamgram Municipality
North Dum Dum Municipality
Dum Dum Municipality
South Dum Dum Municipality
Kamarhati Municipality
Baranagore Municipality
Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality
Bidhannagar Municipality (Salt Lake City)
South 24 Parganas District
Maheshtala Municipality
Budge Budge Municipality
Pujali Municipality
Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality
Baruipur Municipality
Hoogly District
Chandernagore Municipal Corporation
Bhadreshwar Municipality
Champdani Municipality
Hugli-Chuchura Municipality
Bansberia Municipality
Baidyabati Municipality
Serampore Municipality
Rishra Municipality
Konnagar Municipality
Uttarpara Municipality
Howrah District
Howrah Municipal Corporation
Bally-Belur Municipality
Uluberia Municipality
Kolkata District
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
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.