Posta, Burrabazar

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See Posta and Poşta for disambiguation.Posta (also known as Posta Bazar) is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Once a citadel of Bengali mercantile aristocracy, it is now an extension of the whole sale market in neighbouring Burrabazar, dominated by Marwaris. The wholesale market features a wide range of products such as edible oil, salt, cereals, spices, food grains, sugar, and vanaspati products.

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Posta, Burrabazar
Kolkata Jagganath Ghat (Kolkata)

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N 22.5875 °	E 88.3525 °

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700007 Kolkata, Jagganath Ghat (Kolkata)
West Bengal, India
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