Banks are an integral part of an economy. Bank is a financial institution that accepts money in form of deposits from public and lends money in form of loan from that deposits to the public. In other words Bank is an institution that utilizes public money for public. It gives interest to public on its deposits and in return charges interest on the loans disbursed by the bank.
Besides the various nationalized banks in country there are various foreign banks also operating within the country. Various foreign embassies have their banks in different countries the main objective behind the establishment of these banks is that they provide the exchange of foreign money in easy way and moreover they provide the national income to the country also.
The rate of interest paid and charged by banks may vary according to their MoA, i.e, nationalized banks may offer different rate of interest, where as foreign banks may offer different rate of interest depending on the value of currency.
Being a cosmopolitan city Kolkata has a huge fleet of all kinds of banks, viz; government banks, nationalized banks, foreign banks and various other banks. Given below is the list of such banks:
Government Banks:Reserve Bank India,Kolkata
15, Netaji Subhash Bose Road
Kolkata-700001
Ph: 2220 8331/ 4321/ 3887
State Bank of India
Kolkata Main Branch
1, Strand Road,
Kolkata-700001
Ph: 2248 9331 / 6770 / 6990
Nationalized BanksUnited Bank of India,
Head Office
16, Old Court House Street
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2248 1405
United Commercial Bank,
Head Office
10, Trailokya Maharaj Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2225 4120/21
Allahabad Bank, Head Office
2, N.S. Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 0283
Central Bank of India
Kolkata Regional Office
33, N.S. Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 1270
Oriental Bank of Commerce
107/1 Park Street, 1st Floor
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 2226 2829
Punjab National Bank
18A, Brabourne Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2225 8487/1798
Andhra Bank
14/1B Ezra Street
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2215 4533
Bank of Baroda
Eastern Zonal Office
3B Camac Street
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 2292 721 / 4211
Bank of India
5, Trilokya Maharaj Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2248 1939 / 4850
Bank of Madura
19, Synagogue Street
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2242 4741 / 1209
Bank of Maharashtra
7, G.C. Avenue
Kolkata - 700013
Ph: 2236 1292
Bank of Rajasthan Ltd.
25, Strand Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 1892 / 1792
Canara Bank
21 Abanindra Thakur Sarani
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2240 2575
Corporation Bank
24 Park Street
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 2229 6915
Federal Bank Ltd.
12/1 Nelly Sengupta Sarani
Kolkata - 700087
Ph: 2244 2480
Indian Bank
3/1 R.N. Mukherjee Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2248 2597
Indian Overseas Bank
119, Park Street
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 2226 2300
New Bank of India
125/1 Park Street
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2226 5052
Punjab & Sind Bank Ltd.
14/15 Hemanta Bose Sarani
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2248 9576
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
14, Netaji Subhash Road,
Kolkata -700001
Ph: 2220 1188 / 3677
State Bank of Hyderabad
32A, B.T. Maharaj Sarani,
Kolkata -700001
Ph: 2235 5227 / 2235 0155
State Bank of Indore
9, Trilokya Maharaj Road,
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2246 9659 / 4965
State Bank of Mysore
1&2 Old Court House Corner
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 0991
State Bank of Patiala
8, Camac Street
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2242 4431
State Bank of Saurashtra
9, Trilokya Maharaj Road,
Kolkata-700001
Ph: 2242 9659 / 4965
State Bank of Travancore
91, Rashbehari Avenue,
Kolkata - 7000026
Ph: 2464 3138 , 2466 8956
Syndicate Bank
27 Shakespeare Sarani
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2240 1440
Union Bank of India
230A, A.J.C. Bose Road
Kolkata - 700020
Ph: 2247 5103/8975
Vijaya Bank, Zonal Office
125/1 Park Street
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2229 7140
West Bengal State Co-operative Bank
24A, Waterloo Street
Kolkata - 700069
Ph: 2248 0782
Foreign Banks ABN Amro Bank
18A, Trailokya Maharaj Sarani
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2257 034/35
American Express International Banking Corporation
21, Old Court House Street
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2248 0621/23
ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd.
41, J.L. Nehru Road
Kolkata - 700016
Ph: 2299 957/58
Bank of America
8 India Exchange Place
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2242 2424 / 7135
Banque Nationale De Paris
4A B.B.D. Bag (East)
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 2318 / 2220 2250
Deutsche Bank
9, Shakespeare Sarani,Brooke House
Kolkata - 700071
Ph: 2282 5050/6060
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
Kolkata Main Office
8, N.S. Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 1833/34
Standard Chartered Bank
4, N.S. Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2220 6902/07
Other BanksICICI Banking Corporation Ltd.
20, R.N. Mukherjee Road
Kolkata - 700001
Ph: 2242 9083
IDBI Bank Ltd.
44, Shakespeare Sarani
Kolkata - 700017
Ph: 2240 3890
HDFC Bank
1, Middleton Street
Kolkata - 700071
Ph: 2240 6295 UTI Bank Ltd.
Lords House
7/1 Lord Sinha Road
Kolkata - 700071
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