Esplanade, Kolkata

Esplanade is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, located at the heart of city with being the city's Central business district. This is a conventional esplanade because the Ganga river (Ganges), also known as Hooghly river, flows nearby and it is adjacent to the large fields of Maidan extending upto Fort William.

Esplanade
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Esplanade Row (East) (now Sidhu Kanu Dahar)
Coordinates: 22.564955°N 88.346346°E / 22.564955; 88.346346
Country India
StateWest Bengal
CityKolkata
DistrictKolkata
Metro StationEsplanade and Chandni Chowk
Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC wards45, 46
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
  TotalFor population see linked KMC ward pages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700069
Area code+91 33
Lok Sabha constituencyKolkata Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChowranghee
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