Pincode 700012 is a 6-digit postal code serving 3 post offices in Kolkata district, West Bengal. Bowbazar SO Kolkata is the Post Office for this area, located at 22.5728°N, 88.3475°E. The first digit ‘7’ identifies the West Bengal postal region; the full code pinpoints the Kolkata delivery zone.
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)
One of the busiest bridges in the world, carrying over 100,000 vehicles and countless pedestrians daily. Completed in 1943, this cantilever bridge was built without a single nut or bolt — held together entirely by rivets.
Read on Wikipedia →| Post Office | Type |
|---|---|
| Bowbazar SO Kolkata | Post Office |
| Sankaritola SO | Post Office |
| Yogayog Bhawan SO | Post Office |
Data sourced from India Post, Department of Posts, Government of India. Data last verified: May 2026.
Kolkata, West Bengal. Map data: OpenStreetMap, CARTO.
Cantilever steel bridge over the Hooghly River — Kolkata's iconic 1943 spans linking the city to Howrah Station.
Founded 1814 — the oldest museum in India and Asia-Pacific, holding the Bharhut stupa railings and Egyptian mummies.
White Makrana-marble memorial to Queen Victoria built between 1906 and 1921 — Kolkata's defining colonial monument.
One of the 51 Shakti Peethas — the spiritual heart of Bengali Kali worship, where the goddess's right toes are said to have fallen.
Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission — Vivekananda's 1898 syncretic complex on the Hooghly's west bank.
1855 Bhavatarini Kali temple on the Hooghly's east bank — Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's spiritual home for 30 years.