Dataset · Quick commerce
Dark stores in Kolkata: how many, which apps and which areas
On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 393 quick-commerce dark stores in Kolkata: Blinkit 114, Flipkart Minutes 86, JioMart 59, Zepto 58, Swiggy Instamart 43 and BigBasket 33. Kolkata ranks 8 of 688 cities by store count, with 3% of India's stores. It has 56% of the stores Rewalto counts in West Bengal.
Part of Rewalto's count of dark stores in India, by app, city and pin code. New to the term? Read what a dark store is.
Key facts
| Dark stores | 393counted 31 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rank among cities | 8 of 6883% of India's 13,736 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | DMartin our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 201most stores: Ballygunge (13), Dumdum (10), Tangra (10) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026weekly, per app |
Counted on 31 Oct 2026
Stores in Kolkata
- Blinkit11429%
- JioMart5915%
- Zepto5815%
- Flipkart Minutes8622%
- Swiggy Instamart4311%
- BigBasket338%
What the Kolkata counts show
- Blinkit has the most stores in Kolkata (114), ahead of Flipkart Minutes (86).
- Flipkart Minutes holds 22% of the stores here, against 11% across India.
- No DMart store was found in Kolkata in our checks.
- 201 named areas have at least one store. Ballygunge (13), Dumdum (10) and Tangra (10) have the most, 8% of the city's stores together.
- Dumdum is served by 5 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto.
- 12 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Kolkata holds 56% of the 705 stores Rewalto counts in 31 West Bengal cities, more than any other West Bengal city.
- Across the state that is 1.8 stores per 100,000 people living in West Bengal's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 38.2 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Howrah (4 km, 39 stores), Bidhannagar (5 km, 13 stores) and New Town (11 km, 29 stores).
Areas of Kolkata with the most stores
30 of 201- Ballygunge13 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Dumdum10 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Tangra10 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Zepto
- Behala9 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Gariya9 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- Sech Bhawan8 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Joka7 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Baranagar6 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Barisha6 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Zepto
- Kasba6 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- South Dum Dum6 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- Baghbazar5 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto
- Jadavpur5 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Birati4 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto
- Paschim Putiari4 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart
- Santoshpur4 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Taltala4 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- Topsia4 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto
- Naktala4 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
- Rajarhat4 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
- Garden Reach3 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart
- Kankurgachhi3 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- LRSarani3 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart
- Nazirabad3 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto
- Netaji Nagar3 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- Pancha Sayar3 stores: BigBasket, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
- Sinthi3 stores: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart
- Bangur Avenue3 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
- Hastings3 stores: Blinkit, JioMart
- Narendrapur3 stores: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart
Counts are what the apps show shoppers, so they are a floor, not a census. How we count dark stores. State population: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, Government of India, 2020. City location: Wikidata, read 28 October 2026.
Related
- Dark stores in IndiaAll 13,736 stores, by app and city
- Dark stores in West Bengal705 stores in 31 cities
- Blinkit dark stores in Kolkata114 stores and the areas they serve
- Zepto dark stores in Kolkata58 stores and the areas they serve
- Swiggy Instamart dark stores in Kolkata43 stores and the areas they serve
- Dark stores in Howrah4 km away, 39 stores
- Dark stores in Bidhannagar5 km away, 13 stores
- Dark stores in New Town11 km away, 29 stores
- Dark stores in Barasat20 km away, 22 stores
- Dark stores in Serampore21 km away, 20 stores
- Dark stores in Barrackpore22 km away, 15 stores
- Dark-store coverage map
- Stock state by pin code
- Delivery time by pin code
- What is a dark store?
- Quick commerce market share
Questions people ask
- How many dark stores are there in Kolkata?
- 393, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.
- Which app has the most dark stores in Kolkata?
- Blinkit, with 114 stores, then Flipkart Minutes with 86 and JioMart with 59 (31 Oct 2026).
- Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Kolkata?
- Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket. We found no DMart store in Kolkata in our checks.
- Which areas of Kolkata have the most dark stores?
- Ballygunge (13), Dumdum (10) and Tangra (10), out of 201 named areas with a store.
- How many dark stores are there in West Bengal?
- 705, in 31 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Kolkata has 393 of them.
- How does Kolkata compare with other Indian cities?
- It ranks 8 of 688 cities by store count and holds 3% of the 13,736 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.