Gold Rate Today in Kolkata

Today’s Gold Rate in Kolkata

Whether you are buying at Bowbazar or planning to sell old gold in Kolkata, the live rate above is where the arithmetic begins. Auriksha Gold Buyer applies the prevailing market rate and values each item on tested purity and net gold weight.

The gold price in Kolkata varies with purity. The live panel above carries the three purities people actually search for — 24 carat, 22 carat and 18 carat — as a per-gram and a per-10-gram figure, with the time of the last update beside them.

Important: gold rates are market-linked and can change during the day. A jewellery purchase price also includes making charges and GST, while the amount you receive when selling old gold depends on tested purity, net gold weight and the applicable buying rate.

22 Carat Gold Rate Today in Kolkata

22K gold is what almost all jewellery in Kolkata is made from. At 91.6% purity it holds enough alloy to survive daily wear, which pure gold cannot — a 24K bangle would bend out of shape within months.

If you hold old 22K pieces — a chain, a ring, bangles, a har or single earrings left over from a lost set — the value is worked out from the actual tested purity and the net gold weight, not from the stamped or assumed carat. For 10 grams of verified 22K content, the gold value is simply ten times the live 22K per-gram rate shown above, before any applicable deductions.

24 Carat Gold Rate Today in Kolkata

24 carat gold is 99.9% fine and therefore carries the highest per-gram rate of the three purities. It is the form gold takes as coins, bars and investment bullion rather than as jewellery. Because 24K holds more gold per gram than 22K, its rate is proportionally higher — but the value of any specific item still comes from its verified purity and weight, not from the headline rate alone.

Kolkata: Eastern India's Gold Capital

Kolkata is not merely another city with a gold rate — it is the bullion and jewellery hub of eastern India. The Bengal jewellery trade, its karigar networks, and its wholesale market set the price signal that smaller Bengal towns follow. Few Indian cities have as dense or as historically layered a gold market.

• Bowbazar (B. B. Ganguly Street): The single most important gold address in eastern India. A dense warren of wholesalers, karigar workshops and retail showrooms where much of Bengal's jewellery is actually made, not just sold. Rates quoted here ripple outward across the state.
• Burrabazar & Barabazar: The wholesale trading quarter. Bullion dealing, gold-thread work and the supply chain that feeds retail showrooms across Bengal and beyond operate from here.
• Gariahat & Rashbehari: South Kolkata's retail heartland. Large branded showrooms sit alongside long-established family jewellers, and Puja-season footfall here is among the heaviest in the city.
• Shyambazar & Hatibagan: North Kolkata's traditional shopping district, serving old-Kolkata families whose gold is often three generations deep — heavy, unhallmarked, and made by karigars long since retired.
• Behala, Tollygunge & Jadavpur: Dense residential south and southwest belts with steady, everyday jewellery demand rather than wholesale trade.
• Salt Lake & New Town: The IT-sector belt. Buying skews toward lighter contemporary designs and gold coins bought as investment, and resale here is more often of recently bought pieces than of inherited ornaments.

Gold Rate vs Gold Buying Rate — the Difference That Matters

The publicly quoted gold rate is not the same as the rate a buyer applies to your old jewellery, and confusing the two is the single most common mistake sellers make. The quoted rate values pure gold content. Your ornament is not pure gold content — it is an alloy, often with stones, lac, thread or clasps that weigh something and are worth nothing.

A genuine old-gold valuation establishes four things, in this order:

1. Tested purity — the actual carat, not the stamped one
2. Net gold weight — gross weight minus stones and non-gold parts
3. Applicable buying rate — the live market rate the offer is priced on
4. Deductions — stated openly, not discovered at the end

Purity × Net Gold Weight × Applicable Buying Rate = Gold Value. Ask any buyer in Kolkata for those four figures. A high advertised rate paired with an optimistic weight deduction pays less than an honest rate with an honest weight — which is why comparing headline rates alone is not a comparison at all.

Selling in a market this large has one specific hazard: the sheer number of quotes makes it easy to compare headline rates instead of comparing final payouts. A shop advertising an attractive rate can still land lower once purity assumptions, weight deductions and charges are applied.

Ask any buyer for the four figures that matter — tested purity, net gold weight, applicable buying rate, and deductions. That is the only fair comparison. Use the gold calculator to set your own expectation first, and read how to get the best price for your gold.

Want to Sell Old Gold in Kolkata?

If you are looking for a gold buyer serving Kolkata and the wider Kolkata area, Auriksha evaluates eligible old gold on purity and weight so you can see how the offer was calculated. Items commonly brought in include:

Checking the latest gold price before you visit any buyer helps you judge an offer — but remember that the highest quoted rate does not always produce the highest final payout. Compare the purity testing method, the weighing, the rate applied and the deductions.

Our terms, stated up front: the only deduction Auriksha applies is a fixed 2% margin and 1% dust and wax deduction on the live rate — no melting-loss or wastage charges. The purity test, net weight, rate applied and final figure are all shown to you before you decide anything.