Esplanade, Kolkata

Esplanade
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Esplanade Row (East) (now Sidhu Kanu Dahar)
Esplanade Row (East) (now Sidhu Kanu Dahar)
Coordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°20′47″E / 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

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.