Dhaka
6,611 km²
Kolkata
2,482 km²
City Map Compare/Dhaka vs Kolkatavs
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Dhaka covers 6,611 km² of contiguous built-up land, 2.7× the built-up area of Kolkata (2,482 km²).
| Dhaka | Kolkata | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Dhaka | Kolkata |
| Population (2025) | 37.3 million | 23.3 million |
| Built-up area | 6,611 km² | 2,482 km² |
| Density | 5,643 /km² | 9,393 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.