Tangra (Kolkata) | neighbourhood, urban/built-up area

India / Bangla / Calcutta / Kolkata
 neighbourhood, urban/built-up area
Tangra is a region in east Kolkata that traditionally housed a large number of tanneries owned by people of Hakka Chinese origin. "47 South Tangra Road", may be the most confusing postal address, as it used to cover the whole of Chinatown Tangra with over 350 tanneries. Most of the standing structures have been built, over many years, by the industrious Hakka Chinese, upon marshy and reclaimed low lying land. Over the past several decades, it has served as the location of Calcutta's Chinatown.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   22°33'9"N   88°23'10"E
This article was last modified 1 year ago