Tiretta Bazaar | |
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 Chinese New Year celebrations in Tiretta Bazaar in 2014 | |
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| Coordinates: 22°32′46.29″N 88°23′10.05″E / 22.5461917°N 88.3861250°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Central and Mahakaran |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC ward | 44 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | For population see linked KMC ward pages |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700073 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chowranghee |
Tiretta Bazaar, also known as Chinatown,[1][2][3] is a neighborhood near Lalbazar in Central Kolkata. It is usually called Old China Market. The locality was once home to 20,000 ethnic Chinese Indian nationals, but now the population has dropped to approximately 2,000.[4] Most of the Hakka Chinese people in the area moved closer to Tangra.[5][6] The traditional occupation of the Chinese Indian community in Kolkata had been working in the nearby tanning industry as well as in Chinese restaurants. The area is still noted for the Chinese restaurants where many people flock to taste traditional Chinese and Indian Chinese cuisine.
- ^ "A Walk Through Kolkata's Chinatown".
- ^ "Indian Chinatown's 'forgotten' history comes alive in Kolkata walking tours". 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Kolkata's Old Chinatown makes it to the World Monuments Fund watch list for 2022". The Times of India.
- ^ Kolkata's vanishing Chinatown - CNN, 17 Aug 2012
- ^ "Tiretta Bazaar in Kolkata".
- ^ "Calcutta's Chinatown facing extinction over new rule". The Taipei Times. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2015.