Description: Only official website as a statutory body maintaining Public Burial Grounds of Christian Graves in Kolkata West Bengal India
cemetery (605) cemeteries (135) christian cemetery (1) christian burial board (1) india west bengal kolkata (1)
Preserving a legacy since the birth of Calcutta City
In custody of 1.5 lakh Mortal remains, 16,000 Vaults - 5 Public Cemeteries accounting for almost 75% of the daily burials of Kolkata and - preserving the 18th Century ambiance of Asia's Largest Colonial Cemetery and finally those tombs steeped in historical sentiment of Bengal's Renaissance period and its earlier period. . . more
The Potta records of all the cemeteries under the CBB have been digitized. The interment records are in the process of being digitized. (The “Potta” means Grave Deed). The CBB has been providing burial space and protects the public burial grounds as detailed earlier. The CBB also has a plan to revive the Gas Crematorium to facilitate Ash. . . more