Kolkata has a population of around 14.9 million, making it India's third largest city. But as it has only a small area, the population density is among the highest in the country, and the world.
With the Density close to 24,000 people per square kilometer (or 63,000 per square mile), this is one of the world's highest densities among the top cities.
Kolkata has always been a destination for economic migrants from all over the region, and a huge population of political migrants from Bangladesh in the 70's. With the prices of real estate going through the roof, the city has seen a growth in slums which is said to have crossed 5,500 in numbers, registered or not.
As open land is a rarity, the lands occupied by the railways and the tracks are sometimes the only free space seen in the city and many a slum is built on these spaces. And now there are communities which live practically on the tracks!
On a walk around the city recently, I came across one such community which I photographed for steemit, and I hope you like them.
All photos have been touched-up using GIMP, scaled in size and taken with my
mobile camera, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
The railway lines, running through the center of the city
Notice the kids playing on the tracks, and the clothes drying on the side
A way of life on the tracks, under the high voltage lines
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