Is Kolkata situated on the banks of a river?

Kolkata is located on the bank of Hoogli. Hoogli is a distributary of Ganga. It splits from the Ganges as a canal in Murshidabad District at the Farakka Barrage. The town of Hugli-Chinsura, formerly Hooghly, is located on the river, in the Hooghly (district). read more

Yes. Kolkata is situated on the bank of river hoogly which is distributary of river ganga. read more

The river flows through the Rarh region, the lower deltaic districts of West Bengal, and eventually into the Bay of Bengal. The upper riparian zone of the river is called Bhagirathi while the lower riparian zone is called Hooghly. Calcutta and Hugli-Chinsura, the headquarter of Hooghly (district), is located on the banks of this river. read more

Kolkata is situated on the banks of river Hugli. It is a distributary of Ganga in West Bengal. It splits as a canal from Ganga at Murshidabad at Farakka Barrage. read more