Editing List of cities in India by area

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The below list is about the area of largest cities in [[India]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Blaney, Thomas, (24 May 1823 – 1 April 1903), President, Municipal Corporation of Bombay|date=2007-12-01|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u183837|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u183837|access-date=2020-11-14}}</ref> The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as [[Municipality]] or [[Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|title=Metropolitan Cities of India|accessdate=26 June 2014|publisher=Central Pollution Control Board|page=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210838/http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is a list of cities in India with an area of more than 400 km<sup>2</sup>. For the list of largest metropolitan areas in India, see [[List of metropolitan areas in India]]. 

This list is only for one municipal corporations area. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur become two separate municipal corporations so this list is not included. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! City
! State / {{Tooltip |UT | Territory }}
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Area governed by
! {{Tooltip |Ref |Reference }}
|-
|1
| [[Bengaluru]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| 741
| [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|last=Bharadwaj|first=K. V. Aditya|date=2015-07-28|title=Gwalior is growing fast, but governed like a village|language=en-IN|</ref>
|-
|2
| [[Visakhapatnam]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 681.96
|[[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Vizag tops the list of most populated districts in AP {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Yo Vizag |url=https://www.yovizag.com/vizag-highest-population-rate-andhra-pradesh/ |work=Yo Vizag}}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[South Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]] 
|656.91
|[[South Delhi Municipal Corporation]]
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Information about Delhi|url=http://unccdcop14india.gov.in/about-delhi|website=unccdcop14india.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|4
| [[Hyderabad]]
| [[Telangana]]
| 650
| [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp |website=www.ghmc.gov.in |accessdate=23 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101224338/http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp |archivedate=1 January 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[North Delhi]]
| [[Delhi]] 
| 636.37
|[[North Delhi Municipal Corporation]]
|
|-
|6
| [[Lucknow]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 631
| [[Lucknow Municipal Corporation]]

| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-to-expand-88-new-villages-under-lmc-wings/articleshow/72356975.cms|title=Lucknow to expand, 88 new villages under LMC wings|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=20 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|7
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 603.03

| [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC)
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dm.mcgm.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/city_profile.pdf |title=City Profile of Greater Mumbai |publisher=Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|8
| [[Indore]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 530
| [[Indore Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imcindore.mp.gov.in/?page_id=2452|title=Indore City – Indore municipal corporation}}</ref>
|-
|9
| [[Ahmedabad]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 505
| [[Amdavad Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms|title=Gujarat: Municipal limits of six cities expanded &#124; Ahmedabad News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizenmatters.in/ahmedabad-municipal-corporation-expansion-real-estate-calls-shots-21022|title=Who gains from expansion of Ahmedabad's civic limits?|first1=Darshan|last1=Desai|first2=Neha|last2=Amin|date=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ahmedabadcity.gov.in/portal/jsp/Static_pages/about_amc.jsp |title=About The Corporation: Amdavad Today |access-date=24 April 2018 |publisher=Amdavad Municipal Corporation }}</ref>
|-
|10
| [[Pune]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 484.61
|[[Pune Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Pune a bigger city than Mumbai?|url=https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-a-bigger-city-than-mumbai/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Punekar News|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|11
| [[Surat]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 474.85
| [[Surat Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Surat City Expansion|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/surat-city-limits-expanded-after-14-years/articleshow/76452319.cms The only Surat city in India to disclose municipl budgets on a weekly basis.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|-
|12
| [[Bhopal]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 463
| [[Bhopal Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref name="BMC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/city-information/about-bhopal.html|title=About Bhopal|website=Bhopal Municipal Corporation}}</ref><ref name="BMC Plan">{{Cite web|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/smart-infra/madhya-pradesh-bifurcation-of-bhopal-municipal-corporation-not-a-cakewalk-say-experts/71590171|title=Madhya Pradesh: Bifurcation of Bhopal Municipal Corporation not a cakewalk, say experts - ET Government|website=ETGovernment.com}}</ref>
|-
|13
| [[Aizawl]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| 457
| Aizawl Municipal Corporation
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC)|url=https://amcmizoram.com/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=amcmizoram.com}}</ref>
|-
|14
| [[Meerut]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 450
| [[Meerut Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meerutnagarnigam.com/main/meerut-city.aspx|title=Meerut City ~ Nagar Nigam Meerut|website=www.meerutnagarnigam.com}}</ref>
|-
|15
| [[Chennai]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 426 
| [[Greater Chennai Corporation]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/about-chennai-corporation/aboutCOC.htm|title=About Greater Chennai Corporation|work=Official Website of Greater Chennai Corporation|access-date=25 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602002913/http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/about-chennai-corporation/aboutCOC.htm|archive-date=2 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|16
| [[Warangal]]
| [[Telangana]]
| 407
| [[Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Warangal City|url=https://gwmc.gov.in/RTI%20pdfs/Chapter-XII.pdf|website=gwmc.gov.in}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of cities in India by population]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of cities in India|Area]]
[[Category:Lists by area|India]]