Your films in Kolkata. Even on 1 Mbps.
Kolkata at a glance
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Population
- about 4.6 million
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 13:30–17:30 UTC
- Daylight
- about 10 h 45 min in mid-winter, 13 h 31 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 11 m
- Nearest cities
- Bhubaneswar 365 km · Patna 470 km · Guwahati 529 km
- Subtitle languages
- Hindi, English, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Kolkata, and the connections it runs on
Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. With about 4.6 million people, Kolkata has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Mobile data in Kolkata
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Kolkata or not.
Evenings in Kolkata
Local time in Kolkata is UTC+5:30, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (13:30–17:30 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Kolkata gets about 10 h 45 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 31 min in mid-summer.
On the move from Kolkata
From Kolkata it's about 365 km to Bhubaneswar. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Bangladesh? Khulna is about 126 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Kolkata
Will it work on the way to Bhubaneswar?
Yes — the 365 km trip to Bhubaneswar is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
Does it support Hindi, English and Bengali subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Hindi, English and Bengali or any other language.
Can I watch my own films in Kolkata?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Kolkata, elsewhere in West Bengal, or abroad.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Kolkata?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
What does Silux Media cost in India?
Free. Running the server at home in Kolkata costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Kolkata?
Between about 7 and 11 pm local time. Quality re-adjusts every three seconds, so a crowded evening network means a lighter picture for a moment, not a frozen one.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.