Chinatown, Kolkata

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Gobinda Chandra Khatik Rd, Seal Lane, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal 700046, India

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N22° 32' 46.29" E88° 23' 10.05"   (22.546191666667, 88.386125) Start navigation »

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Chinatown (Bengali: চায়নাটাউন, কলকাতা), in the eastern part of the city of Kolkata, is the only Chinatown in India. The locality was once home to 20,000 ethnic Chinese; now the population has dropped to approximately 2,000. The traditional occupation of the Chinese community here had been working in the nearby tanning industry and the Chinese restaurants. The area is still noted for the Chinese restaurants where many people flock to taste traditional Chinese and Indian Chinese food.

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