What is Kolkata's textile wholesale market like? Which areas should buyers visit?

Kolkata is one of India's most important textile trading cities — particularly for silk, fine cotton, and Bengali handloom products. Key wholesale areas:

Burrabazar (Shyam Bazaar area): The main wholesale hub — fabric trading, dress materials, ready-made garments in bulk. Very dense market with thousands of traders.

Rabindra Sarani and Metiabruz area: Known for silk sarees, Murshidabad silk, and traditional Bengali textiles.

Kidderpore / Watgunge: Manufacturing cluster — garment production units.

New Market area: Mixed wholesale-retail for a wide range of garments and fabric.

Kolkata specialities for wholesale buyers:

• Tant cotton sarees (handwoven Bengal cotton)
• Baluchari silk sarees (Bishnupur, West Bengal — GI tagged)
• Kantha stitch products (dupattas, sarees, stoles)
• Muslin and fine cotton
• Ready-made garments for export and domestic wholesale