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This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India.
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The list includes the cities and not urban agglomerations.
Definitions:[1]
- The list is based on population within the boundaries of the respective Municipal Corporations and not the actual urban area.[1][2]
- Towns/Cities with populations of 1 lakh (100,000) are categorized as Class-I towns or Cities.
- The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UAs or Cities.
- The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million)[1]).
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of the respective state or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.
List of cities with population above 1,000,000
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| City | Population (2011)[3] |
Population (2001)[3][lower-alpha 1] |
State or union territory |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 11,978,450 | Maharashtra | [4][3] |
| Delhi | 11,034,555 | 9,879,172 | Delhi | [4][3] |
| Bengaluru | 8,443,675 | 5,682,293 | Karnataka | [3] |
| Hyderabad | 6,993,262 | 5,496,960 | Telangana | [3] |
| Ahmedabad | 5,577,940 | 4,470,006 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Chennai | 4,646,732 | 4,343,645 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Kolkata | 4,496,694 | 4,580,546 | West Bengal | [3] |
| Surat | 4,467,797 | 2,788,126 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Pune | 3,124,458 | 2,538,473 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Jaipur | 3,046,163 | 2,322,575 | Rajasthan | [3] |
| Lucknow | 2,817,105 | 2,185,927 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Kanpur | 2,765,348 | 2,551,337 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Nagpur | 2,405,665 | 2,052,066 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Indore | 1,964,086 | 1,503,237 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Thane | 1,841,488 | 1,262,551 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Bhopal | 1,798,218 | 1,458,416 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Visakhapatnam | 1,728,128 | 1,345,938 | Andhra Pradesh | [3][lower-alpha 2] |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1,727,692 | 1,020,448 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Patna | 1,684,222 | 1,431,477 | Bihar | [3] |
| Vadodara | 1,670,806 | 1,338,244 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Ghaziabad | 1,648,643 | 968,256 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Ludhiana | 1,618,879 | 1,398,467 | Punjab | [3] |
| Agra | 1,585,704 | 1,275,134 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Nashik | 1,486,053 | 1,077,236 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Faridabad | 1,414,050 | 1,055,938 | Haryana | [3] |
| Meerut | 1,305,429 | 1,068,772 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Rajkot | 1,286,678 | 967,476 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Kalyan-Dombivli | 1,247,327 | 1,193,512 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Vasai-Virar | 1,222,390 | 518,601 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Varanasi | 1,198,491 | 1,103,952 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Srinagar | 1,180,570 | 935,764 | Jammu and Kashmir | [3] |
| Aurangabad | 1,175,116 | 873,311 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Dhanbad | 1,162,472 | 1,031,523 | Jharkhand | [3] |
| Amritsar | 1,132,383 | 979,801 | Punjab | [3] |
| Navi Mumbai | 1,120,547 | 704,002 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Prayagraj | 1,112,544 | 975,393 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Howrah | 1,077,075 | 1,007,532 | West Bengal | [3] |
| Ranchi | 1,073,427 | 847,093 | Jharkhand | [3] |
| Jabalpur | 1,055,525 | 951,472 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Gwalior | 1,054,420 | 827,026 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Coimbatore | 1,050,721 | 930,882 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Vijayawada | 1,034,358 | 941,760 | Andhra Pradesh | [3] |
| Jodhpur | 1,033,756 | 856,525 | Rajasthan | [3] |
| Madurai | 1,017,865 | 928,869 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Raipur | 1,010,433 | 707,469 | Chhattisgarh | [3] |
| Kota | 1,001,694 | 703,150 | Rajasthan | [3] |
List of cities with population from 100,000 to 1,000,000
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See also
- List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
- List of metropolitan areas in India
- List of states and union territories of India by population
- List of towns in India by population
Notes
- ↑ The 2001 population numbers are sourced directly from 2011 census data. This also allows for sensible comparisons when city boundaries changed between 2001 and 2011.
- ↑ The merger of Anakapalle and Bheemunipatnam municipalities and 10 villages into Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation was approved in 2013. These population numbers do not reflect that change.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Provisional Population Totals Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "City definition by census India". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 "A-04 : Towns and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2011 with variation between 1901 and 2011 - Class I (population of 100,000 and above)". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Population of cities in India 2025".
- ↑ Staff Reporter. "CM okays merger of Anakapalle and Bhimili with GVMC". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2017.