Chittagong vs Kolkata

[dray]

My God,You guys are holding that one pwc blog post as a Gospel truth.That blog's methodology is questionable at best.If Kolkata had 104 billion GDP with 4.5 million people then it's per capita income would have been 23000 usd gdp ppp, a first world developed city like.It is only possible if you include 2/3 of west Bengal as a part of Kolkata.Also in 2008,BD's gdp figure was severely underestimated which reflected in their estimation and projection for Dhaka.

41.45 billion usd is for nominal gdp of Chittagong which is you comparing with inflated ppp figure of Kolkata? Bravo to you.According to Price warehouse Cooper Chittagong city has nominal per capita 5,719 usd in 2014.Do you think Kolkata have 5700 usd nominal per capita? Chittagong has lowest poverty rate in BD only 4 percent and it has 40 percent industrial output of BD.It is we who should be saying Kolkata is not comparable with Chittagong.Not you.

Kolkata has a very high number of migrating work force and daily commuters who come, work and leave. And there are many business houses also. And all the figures are nominal, PPP is nonsense between two countries.

I am not concerned about your ifs and buts when we have a pwc report in hand. Come up with something more credible, then we can talk about it.

@Doyalbaba those pics of Chittagong are all ordinary mid-sized buildings, that too, a few scattered here and there, it's similar to a typical tier 3/4 city in India. These types of buildings are just everywhere in Kolkata, we don't even notice. Even Dhaka is not comparable to Kolkata considering its dismal public transport system.

Kolkata is not far from Bangladesh, come during a weekend and I will show you around.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

More on Chittagong

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Patenga beach,Chittagong

 

[gslv mk3]

Kolkata is connected to the Indian Rail network by fully electrified double line,Rajdhani grade track

We are also building a heavy haul railway,Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor between Ludhiana & Dankuni

Chittagong is still meter guage !!

Kolkata is connected to rest of India by at least 3, four lane highways - 2 of these are being upgraded to Six lanes...

Chittagong ?

 

[dray]

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With these pictures you are just convincing us further that Chottogram is an ordinary tier 4 city, that skyline looks like a city to you? Check that Patna thread, even Patna has much better infrastructure!

 

[Species]

And all the figures are nominal, PPP is nonsense between two countries.

All the figures are in PPP not nominal. You think Kolkata has a higher GDP than that of West Bengal?

 

[Bombaywalla]

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If Chittagong is as astonishingly wealthy as some posters claim, why does it not have a single luxury mall, supercar showrooms etc? The presence of luxury malls etc are a basic indicator of wealth, not necessarily evenly-distributed, but wealth none the less.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Even Dhaka is not comparable to Kolkata considering its dismal public transport system.

We all know that Indian govt. is fond of creating prestige project in city by neglecting 1 billion Indian who reside your countless villages.Why do you think previous BJP govt were thrown out of power in 2004? Because they were creating their ego project in cities to show off and neglecting the rural mass of population.Our govt. target is equitable development rather than discrimination based on caste,religion and states which is so previlent in India.

So we may not have shiny 8 line lane or metro rail in cities but our rural folks are living much better than Indian villagers.Our city population is equally rich and their personal wealth is no way less then the Indian urban masses.Thats why you see the posh houses besides the pot holed roads. Our public mega project can wait until we eliminate extreme poverty.Only recently we are undertaking mega project for cities,and wait few years when this gap will be eliminated, then we will have equally modern infrastructure with much richer and developed human resources.

 

[gslv mk3]

All the figures are in PPP not nominal. You think Kolkata has a higher GDP than that of West Bengal?

List of cities by GDP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[dray]

We all know that Indian govt. is fond of creating prestige project in city by neglecting 1 billion Indian who reside your countless villages.Why do you think previous BJP govt were thrown out of power in 2004? Because they were creating their ego project in cities to show off and neglecting the rural mass of population.Our govt. target is equitable development rather than discrimination based on caste,religion and states which is so previlent in India.

So we may not have shiny 8 line lane or metro rail in cities but our rural folks are living much better than Indian villagers.Our city population is equally rich and their personal wealth is no way less then the Indian urban masses.Thats why you see the posh houses besides the pot holed roads. Our public mega project can wait until we eliminate extreme poverty.Only recently we are undertaking mega project for cities,and wait few years when this gap will be eliminated, then we will have equally modern infrastructure with much richer and developed human resources.

Bangladesh has the one of the lowest per capita in south Asia. Your folks in rural area are not very well-to-do either.

And a city needs decent public transport system, that's a need, not a luxury.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

See, it's very tiring to repeat the same thing over and over and over again, check the pwc link I have provided.

So according to you kolkata have 23000 usd per capita income?

Bangladesh has the one of the lowest per capita in south Asia. Your folks in rural area are not very well-to-do either.

And a city needs decent public transport system, that's a need, not a luxury.

Again you are talking wrong.Lowest per capita can be found in Afghanistan, Nepal and 2/3 of India. I am telling you which Indian states have higher per capita than Bangladesh.
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Gujarat
4.Maharastra
5.Goa
6.Karnataka
7.Kerala
8.Tamilnadu
9.Himachal Pradesh
10.Andhra Pradesh

So out of 30 states only 10 have higher per capita than BD. Which explain 500 usd per capita gap between India and Bangladesh.So majority of India is worse of BD.

 

[dray]

List of cities by GDP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All the figures are in PPP not nominal. You think Kolkata has a higher GDP than that of West Bengal?

So according to you kolkata have 23000 usd per capita income?

Okay, check the pwc link in previous page or the wiki link provided by @gslv mk3 . The figures are:

Kolkata: $104 bn

Dhaka: $78 bn

Chittagong: $24 bn

Any which way it's hopeless for you.

Again you are talking wrong.Lowest per capita can be found in Afghanistan, Nepal and 2/3 of India. I am telling you which Indian states have higher per capita than Bangladesh.
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Gujarat
4.Maharastra
5.Goa
6.Karnataka
7.Kerala
8.Tamilnadu
9.Himachal Pradesh
10.Andhra Pradesh

So out of 30 states only 10 have higher per capita than BD. Which explain 500 usd per capita gap between India and Bangladesh.So majority of India is worse of BD.

Provide all data from credible sources.

 

[gslv mk3]

We all know that Indian govt. is fond of creating prestige project in city by neglecting 1 billion Indian who reside your countless villages.Why do you think previous BJP govt were thrown out of power in 2004? Because they were creating their ego project in cities to show off and neglecting the rural mass of population.Our govt. target is equitable development rather than discrimination based on caste,religion and states which is so previlent in India.

So we may not have shiny 8 line lane or metro rail in cities but our rural folks are living much better than Indian villagers.Our city population is equally rich and their personal wealth is no way less then the Indian urban masses.Thats why you see the posh houses besides the pot holed roads. Our public mega project can wait until we eliminate extreme poverty.Only recently we are undertaking mega project for cities,and wait few years when this gap will be eliminated, then we will have equally modern infrastructure with much richer and developed human resources.

This would be the typical response from a Bangladeshi,when Indian members point out the absolute lack of basic infrastructure in their country.They would claim that the development of infrastructure,especially urban infrastructure in India is at the cost of rural development.Little do these fools realize that urban development was neglected in India till the early 2000s

For your kind information,infrastructure including road,rail & metro are financed by the union government whereas HR initiatives like education are mostly contributed by the respective state governments.

Infrastructure development gives a boost to the nations economy,industrial output & GDP.Just like how your port in Chittagong is a major contributor to city's GDP.Why did you develop it in the first place.Couldn't you fund your HR development with that sort of money ?

GoI doesn't care about caste,religion or language when approving funding for urban infra projects.Go check out the list of operational,under construction and approved metro rails in India-you'll understand.

So according to you kolkata have 23000 usd per capita income?


Again you are talking wrong.Lowest per capita can be found in Afghanistan, Nepal and 2/3 of India. I am telling you which Indian states have higher per capita than Bangladesh.
1.Punjab
2.Haryana
3.Gujarat
4.Maharastra
5.Goa
6.Karnataka
7.Kerala
8.Tamilnadu
9.Himachal Pradesh
10.Andhra Pradesh

So out of 30 states only 10 have higher per capita than BD. Which explain 500 usd per capita gap between India and Bangladesh.So majority of India is worse of BD.

Comparing the average GDP per capita of BD to that of Infividual states in India.....What kind of retarded act is this ?

 

[rezangahir]

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Bros ..Keep posting these info ...very informative.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Comparing the average GDP per capita of BD to that of Infividual states in India.....What kind of retarded act is this ?

Given the vast gap among the indian states,it would foolish to compare relatively homogenous BD with unequal India when we compare per capita income.It would give a distorted picture.As I said earlier 1/3 of India is better of and 2/3 of India is worse of than BD.