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Kalighat
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Kalighat is located in Kolkata
Kalighat
Kalighat
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°31′05″N 88°20′46″E / 22.518°N 88.346°E / 22.518; 88.346
CountryKalighat India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata
Metro stationJatin Das Park and Kalighat
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards73, 83, 84, 87, 88
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700 026
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBhabanipur, Rashbehari
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Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated — with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time.

Kalighat Kali Temple, c. 1887
Pilgrims bathing in the Hoogly at Kalighat, c. 1947

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