List of cities in India by population

This article is about cities (towns with Class-I status or population with 100,000 and above). For towns under 100,000 population, see List of towns in India by population.

This article is about cities (towns with Class-I status or population with 100,000 and above). For towns under 100,000 population, see List of towns in India by population. For urban agglomerations, see List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India.

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.

Location of Indian cities. Hover over the dot to see the city name with rank in parentheses.

• The list is based on population within the boundaries of the respective Municipal Corporations and not the actual urban area.
• 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 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

Cities in New Brunswick

#	Name	State or Union territory	Population
			2011 Census	2001 Census	Change
1	Mumbai	Maharashtra	12,442,373	11,978,450	Template:Change
2	Delhi	Delhi	11,034,555	9,879,172	Template:Change
3	Bengaluru	Karnataka	8,443,675	5,682,293	Template:Change
4	Hyderabad	Telangana	6,993,262	5,496,960	Template:Change
5	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	5,577,940	4,470,006	Template:Change
6	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	4,646,732	4,343,645	Template:Change
7	Kolkata	West Bengal	4,496,694	4,580,546	Template:Change
8	Surat	Gujarat	4,467,797	2,788,126	Template:Change
9	Pune	Maharashtra	3,124,458	2,538,473	Template:Change
10	Jaipur	Rajasthan	3,046,163	2,322,575	Template:Change
11	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	2,817,105	2,185,927	Template:Change
12	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	2,765,348	2,551,337	Template:Change
13	Nagpur	Maharashtra	2,405,665	2,052,066	Template:Change
14	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	1,964,086	1,503,237	Template:Change
15	Thane	Maharashtra	1,841,488	1,262,551	Template:Change
16	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	1,798,218	1,458,416	Template:Change
17	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	1,728,128	1,345,938	Template:Change
18	Pimpri-Chinchwad	Maharashtra	1,727,692	1,020,448	Template:Change
19	Patna	Bihar	1,684,222	1,431,477	Template:Change
20	Vadodara	Gujarat	1,670,806	1,338,244	Template:Change
21	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	1,648,643	968,256	Template:Change
22	Ludhiana	Punjab	1,618,879	1,398,467	Template:Change
23	Agra	Uttar Pradesh	1,585,704	1,275,134	Template:Change
24	Nashik	Maharashtra	1,486,053	1,077,236	Template:Change
25	Faridabad	Haryana	1,414,050	1,055,938	Template:Change
26	Meerut	Uttar Pradesh	1,305,429	1,068,772	Template:Change
27	Rajkot	Gujarat	1,286,678	967,476	Template:Change
28	Kalyan-Dombivli	Maharashtra	1,247,327	1,193,512	Template:Change
29	Vasai-Virar	Maharashtra	1,222,390	518,601	Template:Change
30	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	1,198,491	1,103,952	Template:Change
31	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	1,180,570	935,764	Template:Change
32	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	1,175,116	873,311	Template:Change
33	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	1,162,472	1,031,523	Template:Change
34	Amritsar	Punjab	1,132,383	979,801	Template:Change
35	Navi Mumbai	Maharashtra	1,120,547	704,002	Template:Change
36	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	1,112,544	975,393	Template:Change
37	Howrah	West Bengal	1,077,075	1,007,532	Template:Change
38	Ranchi	Jharkhand	1,073,427	847,093	Template:Change
39	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	1,055,525	951,472	Template:Change
40	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	1,054,420	827,026	Template:Change
41	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	1,050,721	930,882	Template:Change
42	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	1,034,358	941,760	Template:Change
43	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	1,033,756	856,525	Template:Change
44	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	1,017,865	928,869	Template:Change
45	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	1,010,433	707,469	Template:Change
46	Kota	Rajasthan	1,001,694	703,150	Template:Change
Total:			52,393,393	39,327,882	Template:Change
India:			1,210,854,977	1,028,737,436	Template:Change

List of cities with population from 100,000 to 1,000,000

Cities in New Brunswick

#	Name	State or Union territory	Population
			2011 Census	2001 Census	Change
47	Guwahati	Assam	963,429	809,895	Template:Change
48	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	960,787	808,515	Template:Change
49	Solapur	Maharashtra	951,118	872,478	Template:Change
50	Hubli–Dharwad	Karnataka	943,857	786,195	Template:Change
51	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	916,674	752,066	Template:Change
52	Tiruppur	Tamil Nadu	898,167	718,395	Template:Change
53	Moradabad	Uttar Pradesh	889,810	641,583	Template:Change
54	Mysore	Karnataka	887,446	755,379	Template:Change
55	Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	877,778	344,543	Template:Change
56	Gurgaon	Haryana	876,824	173,542	Template:Change
57	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	872,575	669,087	Template:Change
58	Jalandhar	Punjab	862,196	706,043	Template:Change
59	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	837,737	648,032	Template:Change
60	Salem	Tamil Nadu	831,038	696,760	Template:Change
61	Mira-Bhayandar	Maharashtra	814,655	520,388	Template:Change
62	Warangal	Telangana	811,844	530,636	Template:Change
63	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	752,490	744,983	Template:Change
64	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	743,354	514,461	Template:Change
65	Bhiwandi	Maharashtra	711,329	598,741	Template:Change
66	Saharanpur	Uttar Pradesh	703,345	455,754	Template:Change
67	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	671,048	622,701	Template:Change
68	Bikaner	Rajasthan	647,804	529,690	Template:Change
69	Amravati	Maharashtra	646,801	549,510	Template:Change
70	Noida (town)	Uttar Pradesh	637,272	305,058	Template:Change
71	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	631,364	573,096	Template:Change
72	Bhilai	Chhattisgarh	625,697	556,366	Template:Change
73	Cuttack	Odisha	606,007	534,654	Template:Change
74	Firozabad	Uttar Pradesh	603,797	279,102	Template:Change
75	Kochi	Kerala	601,574	596,473	Template:Change
76	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	600,869	378,428	Template:Change
77	Bhavnagar	Gujarat	593,768	511,085	Template:Change
78	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	578,420	426,674	Template:Change
79	Durgapur	West Bengal	566,937	493,405	Template:Change
80	Asansol	West Bengal	564,491	475,439	Template:Change
81	Nanded	Maharashtra	550,564	430,733	Template:Change
82	Kolhapur	Maharashtra	549,283	493,167	Template:Change
83	Ajmer	Rajasthan	542,580	485,575	Template:Change
84	Kalaburagi	Karnataka	532,031	422,569	Template:Change
85	Jamnagar	Gujarat	529,308	443,518	Template:Change
86	Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	515,215	430,427	Template:Change
87	Loni	Uttar Pradesh	512,296	120,945	Template:Change
88	Siliguri	West Bengal	509,709	472,374	Template:Change
89	Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	507,293	383,644	Template:Change
90	Ulhasnagar	Maharashtra	506,937	473,731	Template:Change
91	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	503,690	369,959	Template:Change
92	Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad	Maharashtra	502,697	436,781	Template:Change
93	Mangalore	Karnataka	499,486	399,565	Template:Change
94	Erode	Tamil Nadu	498,129	173,600	Template:Change
95	Belgaum	Karnataka	488,292	399,653	Template:Change
96	Ambattur	Tamil Nadu	478,134	310,967	Template:Change
97	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	473,637	411,831	Template:Change
98	Malegaon	Maharashtra	471,006	409,403	Template:Change
99	Gaya	Bihar	463,454	385,432	Template:Change
100	Jalgaon	Maharashtra	460,468	368,618	Template:Change
101	Udaipur	Rajasthan	451,735	389,438	Template:Change
102	Maheshtala	West Bengal	449,423	385,266	Template:Change
103	Davanagere	Karnataka	435,128	364,523	Template:Change
104	Kozhikode	Kerala	432,097	436,556	Template:Change
105	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	430,214	269,122	Template:Change
106	Akola	Maharashtra	425,817	400,520	Template:Change
107	Rajpur Sonarpur	West Bengal	423,806	336,707	Template:Change
108	Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh	419,818	315,251	Template:Change
109	Bokaro	Jharkhand	413,934	393,805	Template:Change
110	South Dumdum	West Bengal	410,524	392,444	Template:Change
111	Bellary	Karnataka	409,644	316,766	Template:Change
112	Patiala	Punjab	405,164	303,151	Template:Change
113	Gopalpur	West Bengal	404,991	271,811	Template:Change
114	Agartala	Tripura	399,688	271,811	Template:Change
115	Bhagalpur	Bihar	398,138	340,767	Template:Change
116	Muzaffarnagar	Uttar Pradesh	392,451	316,729	Template:Change
117	Bhatpara	West Bengal	390,467	442,385	Template:Change
118	Panihati	West Bengal	383,522	348,438	Template:Change
119	Latur	Maharashtra	382,754	299,985	Template:Change
120	Dhule	Maharashtra	376,093	341,755	Template:Change
121	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	374,260	228,202	Template:Change
122	Rohtak	Haryana	373,133	286,807	Template:Change
123	Korba	Chhattisgarh	363,210	315,690	Template:Change
124	Bhilwara	Rajasthan	360,009	280,128	Template:Change
125	Berhampur	Odisha	355,823	307,792	Template:Change
126	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	351,838	305,525	Template:Change
127	Ahmednagar	Maharashtra	350,905	307,615	Template:Change
128	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	349,336	302,770	Template:Change
129	Kollam	Kerala	349,033	361,560	Template:Change
130	Avadi	Tamil Nadu	344,701	229,403	Template:Change
131	Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	343,054	125,725	Template:Change
132	Kamarhati	West Bengal	336,579	314,507	Template:Change
133	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh	330,106	274,917	Template:Change
134	Shahjahanpur	Uttar Pradesh	327,975	296,662	Template:Change
135	Bijapur	Karnataka	326,360	228,175	Template:Change
136	Rampur	Uttar Pradesh	325,248	281,494	Template:Change
137	Shivamogga	Karnataka	322,428	274,352	Template:Change
138	Chandrapur	Maharashtra	321,036	289,450	Template:Change
139	Junagadh	Gujarat	320,250	168,686	Template:Change
140	Thrissur	Kerala	315,596	317,526	Template:Change
141	Alwar	Rajasthan	315,310	260,593	Template:Change
142	Bardhaman	West Bengal	314,638	285,602	Template:Change
143	Kulti	West Bengal	313,977	289,903	Template:Change
144	Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	325,985	296,329	Template:Change
145	Nizamabad	Telangana	310,467	288,722	Template:Change
146	Parbhani	Maharashtra	307,191	259,329	Template:Change
147	Tumkur	Karnataka	305,821	248,929	Template:Change
148	Khammam	Telangana	305,000	218,689	Template:Change
149	Ozhukarai	Puducherry	300,028	217,707	Template:Change
150	Bihar Sharif	Bihar	296,889	232,071	Template:Change
151	Panipat	Haryana	294,150	261,740	Template:Change
152	Darbhanga	Bihar	294,116	267,348	Template:Change
153	Bally	West Bengal	291,972	260,906	Template:Change
154	Aizawl	Mizoram	291,822	228,280	Template:Change
155	Dewas	Madhya Pradesh	289,438	231,672	Template:Change
156	Ichalkaranji	Maharashtra	287,570	257,610	Template:Change
157	Karnal	Haryana	286,974	210,476	Template:Change
158	Bathinda	Punjab	285,813	217,256	Template:Change
159	Jalna	Maharashtra	285,349	235,795	Template:Change
160	Eluru	Andhra Pradesh	283,648	190,347	Template:Change
161	Kirari Suleman Nagar	Delhi	282,598	153,874	Template:Change
162	Barasat	West Bengal	283,443	231,515	Template:Change
163	Purnia	Bihar	280,547	171,687	Template:Change
164	Satna	Madhya Pradesh	280,248	225,464	Template:Change
165	Mau	Uttar Pradesh	279,060	212,657	Template:Change
166	Sonipat	Haryana	277,053	214,974	Template:Change
167	Farrukhabad	Uttar Pradesh	275,750	228,333	Template:Change
168	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	273,357	232,133	Template:Change
169	Rourkela	Odisha	273,217	224,601	Template:Change
170	Durg	Chhattisgarh	268,679	232,517	Template:Change
171	Imphal	Manipur	264,986	221,492	Template:Change
172	Ratlam	Madhya Pradesh	264,810	222,202	Template:Change
173	Hapur	Uttar Pradesh	262,801	211,983	Template:Change
174	Arrah	Bihar	261,099	203,380	Template:Change
175	Karimnagar	Telangana	260,899	205,653	Template:Change
176	Anantapur	Andhra Pradesh	261,004	218,808	Template:Change
177	Etawah	Uttar Pradesh	256,838	210,453	Template:Change
178	Ambarnath	Maharashtra	254,003	203,795	Template:Change
179	North Dumdum	West Bengal	253,625	220,042	Template:Change
180	Bharatpur	Rajasthan	252,109	204,587	Template:Change
181	Begusarai	Bihar	251,136	93,378	Template:Change
182	New Delhi	Delhi	249,998	302,147	Template:Change
183	Gandhidham	Gujarat	248,705	166,388	Template:Change
184	Baranagar	West Bengal	248,466	250,768	Template:Change
185	Tiruvottiyur	Tamil Nadu	248,059	212,281	Template:Change
186	Puducherry	Puducherry	241,773	220,749	Template:Change
187	Sikar	Rajasthan	237,579	184,904	Template:Change
188	Thoothukudi	Tamil Nadu	237,374	216,058	Template:Change
189	Rewa	Madhya Pradesh	235,422	183,274	Template:Change
190	Mirzapur	Uttar Pradesh	233,691	205,053	Template:Change
191	Raichur	Karnataka	232,456	207,421	Template:Change
192	Pali	Rajasthan	229,956	187,641	Template:Change
193	Ramagundam	Telangana	229,644	236,600	Template:Change
194	Haridwar	Uttarakhand	228,832	175,010	Template:Change
195	Vijayanagaram	Andhra Pradesh	228,025	174,324	Template:Change
196	Katihar	Bihar	225,982	175,169	Template:Change
197	Nagercoil	Tamil Nadu	224,849	208,179	Template:Change
198	Sri Ganganagar	Rajasthan	224,773	210,713	Template:Change
199	Karawal Nagar	Delhi	224,666	148,549	Template:Change
200	Mango	Jharkhand	223,805	166,125	Template:Change
201	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	222,943	215,314	Template:Change
202	Bulandshahr	Uttar Pradesh	222,519	176,425	Template:Change
203	Uluberia	West Bengal	222,240	202,135	Template:Change
204	Murwara	Madhya Pradesh	221,883	187,029	Template:Change
205	Sambhal	Uttar Pradesh	220,813	182,478	Template:Change
206	Singrauli	Madhya Pradesh	220,257	185,190	Template:Change
207	Nadiad	Gujarat	218,095	192,913	Template:Change
208	Secunderabad	Telangana	217,910	206,102	Template:Change
209	Naihati	West Bengal	217,900	215,303	Template:Change
210	Yamunanagar	Haryana	216,677	189,696	Template:Change
211	Bidhan Nagar	West Bengal	215,514	164,221	Template:Change
212	Pallavaram	Tamil Nadu	215,417	144,623	Template:Change
213	Bidar	Karnataka	214,373	172,877	Template:Change
214	Munger	Bihar	213,303	188,050	Template:Change
215	Panchkula	Haryana	211,355	140,925	Template:Change
216	Burhanpur	Madhya Pradesh	210,886	193,725	Template:Change
217	Raurkela Industrial Township	Odisha	210,317	206,693	Template:Change
218	Kharagpur	West Bengal	207,604	188,761	Template:Change
219	Dindigul	Tamil Nadu	207,327	196,955	Template:Change
220	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	206,167	195,985	Template:Change
221	Hospet	Karnataka	206,167	164,240	Template:Change
222	Nangloi Jat	Delhi	205,596	150,948	Template:Change
223	Malda	West Bengal	205,521	161,456	Template:Change
224	Ongole	Andhra Pradesh	204,746	150,471	Template:Change
225	Deoghar	Jharkhand	203,123	112,525	Template:Change
226	Chapra	Bihar	202,352	79,190	Template:Change
227	Haldia	West Bengal	200,827	170,673	Template:Change
228	Khandwa	Madhya Pradesh	200,738	172,242	Template:Change
229	Nandyal	Andhra Pradesh	200,516	152,676	Template:Change
230	Chittoor	Andhra Pradesh	189,332	152,654	Template:Change
231	Morena	Madhya Pradesh	200,482	150,959	Template:Change
232	Amroha	Uttar Pradesh	198,471	165,129	Template:Change
233	Anand	Gujarat	198,282	130,685	Template:Change
234	Bhind	Madhya Pradesh	197,585	153,752	Template:Change
235	Bhalswa Jahangir Pur	Delhi	197,148	152,339	Template:Change
236	Madhyamgram	West Bengal	196,127	155,451	Template:Change
237	Bhiwani	Haryana	196,057	169,531	Template:Change
238	Baharampur	West Bengal	195,223	160,143	Template:Change
239	Ambala	Haryana	195,153	139,279	Template:Change
240	Morvi	Gujarat	194,947	145,719	Template:Change
241	Fatehpur	Uttar Pradesh	193,193	151,757	Template:Change
242	Raebareli	Uttar Pradesh	191,316	169,333	Template:Change
243	Khora	Uttar Pradesh	190,005	—	—
244	Bhusawal	Maharashtra	187,421	172,372	Template:Change
245	Orai	Uttar Pradesh	187,137	139,318	Template:Change
246	Bahraich	Uttar Pradesh	186,223	168,323	Template:Change
247	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	185,803	177,230	Template:Change
248	Veraval	Gujarat	185,797	141,250	Template:Change
249	Mahesana	Gujarat	184,991	141,453	Template:Change
250	Sambalpur	Odisha	184,000	153,643	Template:Change
251	Raiganj	West Bengal	183,612	165,212	Template:Change
252	Sirsa	Haryana	182,534	160,735	Template:Change
253	Danapur	Bihar	182,429	131,176	Template:Change
254	Serampore	West Bengal	181,842	197,857	Template:Change
255	Sultan Pur Majra	Delhi	181,554	164,426	Template:Change
256	Guna	Madhya Pradesh	180,935	137,175	Template:Change
257	Jaunpur	Uttar Pradesh	180,362	160,055	Template:Change
258	Panvel	Maharashtra	180,020	104,058	Template:Change
259	Shivpuri	Madhya Pradesh	179,977	146,892	Template:Change
260	Surendranagar Dudhrej	Gujarat	177,851	156,161	Template:Change
261	Unnao	Uttar Pradesh	177,658	144,662	Template:Change
262	Hugli-Chuchura	West Bengal	177,259	170,201	Template:Change
263	Badlapur	Maharashtra	174,226	97,948	Template:Change
264	Alappuzha	Kerala	174,164	177,029	Template:Change
265	Kottayam	Kerala	172,878	129,894	Template:Change
266	Gadag-Betageri	Karnataka	172,000	—	—
267	Machilipatnam	Andhra Pradesh	169,892	179,353	Template:Change
268	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh	169,578	142,555	Template:Change
269	Adoni	Andhra Pradesh	166,537	—	—
270	Tenali	Andhra Pradesh	164,937	—	—
271	Proddatur	Andhra Pradesh	162,717	—	—
272	Saharsa	Bihar	155,175	125,167	Template:Change
273	Hindupur	Andhra Pradesh	151,835	—	—
274	Sasaram	Bihar	147,396	131,172	Template:Change
275	Hajipur	Bihar	147,126	119,412	Template:Change
276	Beed	Maharashtra	146,709	138,196	Template:Change
277	Bhimavaram	Andhra Pradesh	142,280	—	—
278	Dehri	Bihar	137,068	119,057	Template:Change
279	Madanapalle	Andhra Pradesh	135,669	—	—
280	Siwan	Bihar	134,458	109,919	Template:Change
281	Bettiah	Bihar	132,896	116,670	Template:Change
282	Gondia	Maharashtra	132,813	120,902	Template:Change
283	Guntakal	Andhra Pradesh	126,270	—	—
284	Srikakulam	Andhra Pradesh	125,939	—	—
285	Motihari	Bihar	125,183	100,683	Template:Change
286	Dharmavaram	Andhra Pradesh	121,874	—	—
287	Satara	Maharashtra	120,195	108,048	Template:Change
288	Barshi	Maharashtra	118,722	104,785	Template:Change
289	Gudivada	Andhra Pradesh	118,167	—	—
290	Yavatmal	Maharashtra	116,551	120,676	Template:Change
291	Narasaraopet	Andhra Pradesh	116,250	—	—
292	Bagaha	Bihar	113,012	91,467	Template:Change
293	Achalpur	Maharashtra	112,311	107,316	Template:Change
294	Osmanabad	Maharashtra	111,825	80,625	Template:Change
295	Nandurbar	Maharashtra	111,037	94,368	Template:Change
296	Miryalaguda	Telangana	109,891	91,395	Template:Change
297	Tadipatri	Andhra Pradesh	108,171	—	—
298	Kishanganj	Bihar	107,076	85,590	Template:Change
299	Wardha	Maharashtra	106,444	111,118	Template:Change
300	Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu	106,714	86,596	Template:Change
301	Suryapet	Telangana	105,250	94,585	Template:Change
302	Jamalpur	Bihar	105,221	96,983	Template:Change
303	Kavali	Andhra Pradesh	104,000	—	—
304	Tadepalligudem	Andhra Pradesh	103,906	—	—
305	Udgir	Maharashtra	103,550	91,933	Template:Change
306	Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	103,000	—	—
307	Buxar	Bihar	102,591	83,168	Template:Change
308	Jehanabad	Bihar	102,456	81,503	Template:Change
309	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	102,054	—	—
310	Hinganghat	Maharashtra	101,805	92,342	Template:Change
311	Aurangabad	Bihar	101,520	79,393	Template:Change
Total:			52,393,393	39,327,882	Template:Change
India:			1,210,854,977	1,028,737,436	Template:Change

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

References

General

• Indian Census Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
  • "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.

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