Esplanade | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
 Esplanade Row (East) (now Sidhu Kanu Dahar) | |
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| Coordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°20′47″E / 22.564955°N 88.346346°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Esplanade and Chandni Chowk |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC wards | 45, 46 |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | For population see linked KMC ward pages |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700069 |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chowranghee |
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 up to Fort William.