Rentals in Kolkata

Kolkata combines an old, densely settled core with a modern IT and residential belt to the east. It has a large student population, a growing IT sector, and many families who have rented in the same neighbourhoods for years.

Where people rent Salt Lake Sector 5 and New Town (Rajarhat) are the IT hubs, popular with working professionals and better supplied with newer flats. South Kolkata neighbourhoods like Tollygunge, Behala, Jadavpur and Ballygunge are established residential areas. North and central Kolkata near the universities and College Street are older, cheaper and popular with students.

Typical rents A shared PG bed usually runs about 4,000 to 8,000 a month, a single room or 1RK around 5,000 to 10,000, and a 1BHK roughly 7,000 to 15,000. New Town and Salt Lake sit at the higher end, while older north and central areas can be cheaper.

Who it suits IT and service workers around Salt Lake and New Town, students near the universities, and families across the south. The city also draws medical and hospital-related renters.

Getting around Kolkata has India's oldest metro, now expanding, plus trams, buses, suburban rail and app cabs. Being near a metro line is a real advantage, especially for the longer east-west commutes to the IT belt.