List of cities in India
Location of the ten largest cities in India |
The list of cities in India provides an overview of the population development of the larger cities of the South Asian state of India .
Metropolitan regions by population
The table shows the largest metropolitan areas in India according to the 2011 census.
rank |
Metropolitan area |
Residents
(VZ 2018) |
---|---|---|
1. | Mumbai (Bombay) | 28,860,000 |
2. | Delhi | 21,750,000 |
3. | Kolkata ( Calcutta ) | 14,112,536 |
4th | Chennai (Madras) | 8,696,010 |
5. | Bengaluru ( Bangalore ) | 8,499,399 |
6th | Hyderabad | 7,749,334 |
7th | Ahmedabad | 6,352,254 |
8th. | Pune (Poona) | 5,049,968 |
9. | Surat | 4,585,367 |
10. | Jaipur | 3,073,350 |
Cities by population
The following table contains all cities that had more than 200,000 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, as well as the results of the 1991 and 2001 censuses. The higher-level administrative unit ( state and union territory ) to which the city belongs is also listed. The capital of the country is New Delhi . The population figures refer to the city or municipality within its political boundaries, without politically independent suburbs.
(VZ = census, B = calculation)
Rank (2011) |
Surname |
VZ 1991 |
VZ 2001 |
VZ 2011 |
Administrative unit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Mumbai (Bombay) | 9,925,891 | 11,978,450 | 12,478,447 | Maharashtra |
2. | Delhi | 7.206.704 | 9,879,172 | 11,007,835 | Delhi |
3. | Bengaluru (Bangalore) | 2,908,018 | 4,301,326 | 8,425,970 | Karnataka |
4th | Hyderabad | 3,059,262 | 3,449,878 | 6,809,970 | Telangana |
5. | Ahmedabad | 2,966,312 | 3,637,483 | 5,570,585 | Gujarat |
6th | Chennai (Madras) | 3,857,529 | 4,343,645 | 4,681,087 | Tamil Nadu |
7th | Kolkata (Calcutta) | 4,399,819 | 4,572,876 | 4,486,679 | West Bengal |
8th. | Surat | 1,498,817 | 2,433,835 | 4,462,002 | Gujarat |
9. | Pune (Poona) | 1,702,376 | 2,538,473 | 3,115,431 | Maharashtra |
10. | Jaipur | 1,518,235 | 2,322,575 | 3,073,350 | Rajasthan |
11. | Lucknow (Lucknow) | 1,619,115 | 2,185,927 | 2,815,601 | Uttar Pradesh |
12. | Kanpur (Cawnpore) | 1,879,420 | 2,551,337 | 2,767,031 | Uttar Pradesh |
13. | Nagpur | 1,624,752 | 2,052,066 | 2,405,421 | Maharashtra |
14th | Indore | 1,091,674 | 1,474,968 | 1,960,631 | Madhya Pradesh |
15th | Thane | 803.389 | 1,262,551 | 1,818,872 | Maharashtra |
16. | Bhopal | 1,062,771 | 1,437,354 | 1,795,648 | Madhya Pradesh |
17th | Visakhapatnam | 752.037 | 982.904 | 1,730,320 | Andhra Pradesh |
18th | Pimpri Chinchwad | 517.083 | 1,012,472 | 1,729,359 | Maharashtra |
19th | Patna | 917.243 | 1,366,444 | 1,683,200 | Bihar |
20th | Vadodara (Baroda) | 1,046,009 | 1,306,227 | 1,666,703 | Gujarat |
21st | Ghaziabad | 542.992 | 968.256 | 1,636,068 | Uttar Pradesh |
22nd | Ludhiana | 1,042,740 | 1,398,467 | 1,613,878 | Punjab |
23. | Agra | 891.790 | 1,275,134 | 1,574,542 | Uttar Pradesh |
24. | Nashik | 656.925 | 1,077,236 | 1,486,973 | Maharashtra |
25th | Faridabad | 617.717 | 1,055,938 | 1,404,653 | Haryana |
26th | Meerut | 753.778 | 1,068,772 | 1,309,023 | Uttar Pradesh |
27. | Rajkot | 559,407 | 967.476 | 1,286,995 | Gujarat |
28. | Kalyan-Dombivli | 1,014,557 | 1,193,512 | 1,246,381 | Maharashtra |
29 | Vasai-Virar | 1,221,233 | Maharashtra | ||
30th | Varanasi (Benares) | 940.778 | 1,091,918 | 1,201,815 | Uttar Pradesh |
31. | Srinagar | 702.478 | 898.440 | 1,192,792 | Jammu and Kashmir |
32. | Aurangabad | 573.272 | 873.311 | 1,171,330 | Maharashtra |
33. | Dhan bath | 151.789 | 199.258 | 1,161,561 | Jharkhand |
34. | Amritsar | 708.835 | 966.862 | 1,132,761 | Punjab |
35. | Navi Mumbai | 307.724 | 704.002 | 1,119,477 | Maharashtra |
36. | Prayagraj | 792.858 | 975.393 | 1,117,094 | Uttar Pradesh |
37. | Ranchi | 626.262 | 847.093 | 1,073,440 | Jharkhand |
38. | Haora (Howrah) | 950,435 | 1,008,532 | 1,072,161 | West Bengal |
39. | Coimbatore | 816.321 | 930.882 | 1,061,447 | Tamil Nadu |
40. | Jabalpur | 764,586 | 932.484 | 1,054,336 | Madhya Pradesh |
41. | Gwalior | 690.765 | 827.026 | 1,053,505 | Madhya Pradesh |
42. | Vijayawada | 701.827 | 851.282 | 1,048,240 | Andhra Pradesh |
43. | Jodhpur | 666.279 | 851.051 | 1,033,918 | Rajasthan |
44. | Madurai | 940.989 | 928.869 | 1,016,885 | Tamil Nadu |
45. | Raipur | 438,639 | 605,747 | 1,010,087 | Chhattisgarh |
46. | Kota | 537.371 | 694.316 | 1,001,365 | Rajasthan |
47. | Guwahati (Gauhati) | 590.114 | 809.895 | 963.429 | Assam |
48. | Chandigarh | 569.374 | 808.515 | 960.787 | Chandigarh |
49. | Solapur | 604.215 | 872.478 | 951.118 | Maharashtra |
50. | Hubli-Dharwad | 648.298 | 786.195 | 943.857 | Karnataka |
51. | Bareilly | 587.211 | 718.395 | 898.167 | Uttar Pradesh |
52. | Moradabad | 465.210 | 641,583 | 889.810 | Uttar Pradesh |
53. | Mysore | 480,692 | 755.379 | 887.446 | Karnataka |
54. | Gurgaon | 121,486 | 172.955 | 876.824 | Haryana |
55. | Aligarh | 480,520 | 669.087 | 872,575 | Uttar Pradesh |
56. | Jalandhar | 509.510 | 706.043 | 862.196 | Punjab |
57. | Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) | 660.405 | 752.066 | 846.915 | Tamil Nadu |
58. | Bhubaneswar | 411,542 | 648.032 | 837.737 | Orissa |
59. | Salem | 499.024 | 696.760 | 831.038 | Tamil Nadu |
60. | Mira-Bhayandar | 175.605 | 520.388 | 814,655 | Maharashtra |
61. | Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) | 636.928 | 744.983 | 752,490 | Kerala |
62. | Bhiwandi | 379.070 | 598.741 | 711.329 | Maharashtra |
63. | Saharanpur | 374.945 | 455.754 | 703.345 | Uttar Pradesh |
64. | Gorakhpur | 505,566 | 622.701 | 671.048 | Uttar Pradesh |
65. | Guntur | 471.051 | 514.461 | 651,382 | Andhra Pradesh |
66. | Bikaner | 416.289 | 529.690 | 647,804 | Rajasthan |
67. | Amravati | 421,576 | 549.510 | 646.801 | Maharashtra |
68. | Noida | 146,514 | 305.058 | 642.381 | Uttar Pradesh |
69. | Jamshedpur | 460,577 | 573.096 | 629,659 | Jharkhand |
70. | Bhilai | 396,698 | 556.366 | 625.697 | Chhattisgarh |
71. | Warangal | 454.291 | 530,636 | 620.116 | Telangana |
72. | Cutack | 403.418 | 534.654 | 606.007 | Orissa |
73. | Firozabad | 215.128 | 279.102 | 603.797 | Uttar Pradesh |
74. | Kochi (Cochin) | 564,589 | 595,575 | 601.574 | Kerala |
75. | Bhavnagar | 402,338 | 511.085 | 593,768 | Gujarat |
76. | Dehradun | 293,808 | 426,674 | 578.420 | Uttarakhand |
77. | Durgapur | 425.836 | 493,405 | 566.937 | West Bengal |
78. | Asansol | 437.121 | 475,439 | 564.491 | West Bengal |
79. | Nanded Waghala | 309.316 | 430.733 | 550,564 | Maharashtra |
80. | Kolhapur | 406.370 | 493.167 | 549.283 | Maharashtra |
81. | Ajmer | 402.702 | 485,575 | 542,580 | Rajasthan |
82. | Gulbarga | 304.099 | 422,569 | 532.031 | Karnataka |
83. | Jamnagar | 341,637 | 443,518 | 529.308 | Gujarat |
84. | Loni | 36,561 | 120,945 | 512.296 | Uttar Pradesh |
85. | Ujjain | 362.266 | 430.427 | 515.215 | Madhya Pradesh |
86. | Siliguri | 364.167 | 472,374 | 509.709 | West Bengal |
87. | Jhansi | 311,851 | 383,644 | 507.293 | Uttar Pradesh |
88 | Ulhasnagar | 369.077 | 473.731 | 506.937 | Maharashtra |
89. | Nellore | 316.606 | 378.428 | 505.258 | Andhra Pradesh |
90. | Jammu | 214.737 | 369,959 | 503,690 | Jammu and Kashmir |
91. | Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad | 314,790 | 436.781 | 502,697 | Maharashtra |
92. | Belgaum | 326,399 | 399,653 | 488.292 | Karnataka |
93. | Mangalore | 347.917 | 399,565 | 484.785 | Karnataka |
94. | Ambattur | 215.424 | 310.967 | 478.134 | Tamil Nadu |
95. | Tirunelveli | 345,772 | 411.831 | 474,838 | Tamil Nadu |
96. | Malegaon | 342,595 | 409,403 | 471.006 | Maharashtra |
97. | Gaya | 291,675 | 385,432 | 463.454 | Bihar |
98 | Jalgaon | 242.193 | 368,618 | 460,468 | Maharashtra |
99 | Udaipur | 308,571 | 389,438 | 451.735 | Rajasthan |
100. | Maheshtala | 276.128 | 385.266 | 449.423 | West Bengal |
101. | Tiruppur | 235.661 | 344,543 | 444,543 | Tamil Nadu |
102. | Go away | 266,082 | 364,523 | 435.128 | Karnataka |
103. | Kozhikode (Calicut) | 419.831 | 436,556 | 432.097 | Kerala |
104. | Akola | 328.034 | 400,520 | 427.146 | Maharashtra |
105. | Kurnool | 236,808 | 269.122 | 424.920 | Andhra Pradesh |
106. | Rajpur Sonarpur | 107,918 | 336.707 | 423,806 | West Bengal |
107. | Bokaro Steel City | 333,683 | 393,805 | 413.934 | Jharkhand |
108. | South Dum Dum | 272.713 | 392,444 | 410,524 | West Bengal |
109. | Bellary (Ballari) | 266.036 | 316.766 | 409,644 | Karnataka |
110. | Patiala | 238,368 | 303.151 | 405.164 | Punjab |
111. | Rajarhat Gopalpur | 159.965 | 271.811 | 404.991 | West Bengal |
112. | Agartala | 157.358 | 189,998 | 399,688 | Tripura |
113. | Bhagalpur | 288,390 | 340,767 | 398.138 | Bihar |
114. | Muzaffarnagar | 240.609 | 316.729 | 392.451 | Uttar Pradesh |
115. | Bhatpara | 344,898 | 442,385 | 390,467 | West Bengal |
116. | Panihati | 275,990 | 348,438 | 383,522 | West Bengal |
117. | Literature | 197,408 | 299,985 | 382.754 | Maharashtra |
118. | Dhule | 278.317 | 341,755 | 376.093 | Maharashtra |
119. | Rohtak | 216.096 | 286,807 | 373.133 | Haryana |
120. | Korba | 124.501 | 315,690 | 363.210 | Chhattisgarh |
121. | Bhilwara | 183.965 | 280.128 | 360.009 | Rajasthan |
122. | Brahmapur | 210.418 | 307.792 | 355.823 | Orissa |
123. | Muzaffarpur | 241.107 | 305,525 | 351,838 | Bihar |
124. | Ahmadnagar | 189.002 | 307.615 | 350.905 | Maharashtra |
125. | Mathura | 226,691 | 302.770 | 349,336 | Uttar Pradesh |
126. | Kollam | 281,417 | 361,560 | 349.033 | Kerala |
127. | Avadi | 183.215 | 229,403 | 344.701 | Tamil Nadu |
128. | Rajahmundry | 334.961 | 315.251 | 343.903 | Andhra Pradesh |
129. | Kadapa (Cuddapah) | 121,463 | 126.505 | 341,823 | Andhra Pradesh |
130. | Kamarhati | 266,889 | 314.507 | 336,579 | West Bengal |
131. | Bilaspur | 221,442 | 274.917 | 330.106 | Chhattisgarh |
132. | Shahjahanpur | 243,588 | 296,662 | 327.975 | Uttar Pradesh |
133. | Bijapur | 186,939 | 228.175 | 326.360 | Karnataka |
134. | Rampur | 243,742 | 281,494 | 325,248 | Uttar Pradesh |
135. | Shimoga | 179,258 | 274.352 | 322,428 | Karnataka |
136. | Chandrapur | 226.105 | 289,450 | 321.036 | Maharashtra |
137. | Junagadh | 130,484 | 168,515 | 320,250 | Gujarat |
138. | Thrissure | 292,529 | 317,526 | 315,596 | Kerala |
139. | Alwar | 205.086 | 260,593 | 315.310 | Rajasthan |
140 | Bardhaman | 245.079 | 285,602 | 314,638 | West Bengal |
141. | Kulti | 250.280 | 289.903 | 313,977 | West Bengal |
142. | Kakinada | 279.980 | 296,329 | 312,255 | Andhra Pradesh |
143. | Nizamabad | 241.034 | 288,722 | 310,467 | Telangana |
144. | Parbhani | 190.255 | 259,329 | 307.191 | Maharashtra |
145. | Tumkur | 138.903 | 248,929 | 305,821 | Karnataka |
146. | Hisar | 172,677 | 256,689 | 301,249 | Haryana |
147. | Ozhukarai | 157.131 | 217,707 | 300,028 | Pondicherry |
148. | Bihar Sharif | 201.323 | 232.071 | 296,889 | Bihar |
149. | Panipat | 191,212 | 261,740 | 294.150 | Haryana |
150. | Darbhanga | 218.391 | 267,348 | 294.116 | Bihar |
151 | Bally | 184,474 | 260.906 | 291,972 | West Bengal |
152. | Aizawl | 155.240 | 228.280 | 291,822 | Mizoram |
153. | Dewas | 164.364 | 231,672 | 289,438 | Madhya Pradesh |
154. | Ichalkaranji | 214,950 | 257.610 | 287,570 | Maharashtra |
155. | Tirupati | 174,369 | 228.202 | 287.035 | Andhra Pradesh |
156. | Karnal | 173.751 | 207,640 | 286.974 | Haryana |
157. | Bathinda | 159.114 | 217.256 | 285.813 | Punjab |
158. | Jalna | 174,985 | 235,795 | 285,349 | Maharashtra |
159. | Barasat | 102,660 | 231,521 | 283,443 | West Bengal |
160. | Kirari Suleman Nagar | 154,633 | 282,598 | Delhi | |
161. | Purnia | 114,912 | 171,687 | 280,547 | Bihar |
162. | Satna | 156,630 | 225,464 | 280.248 | Madhya Pradesh |
163. | Mau | 136,697 | 212,657 | 279.060 | Uttar Pradesh |
164. | Sonipat | 143,922 | 214.974 | 277.053 | Haryana |
165. | Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh | 194,567 | 228.333 | 275,754 | Uttar Pradesh |
166. | Sagar | 195.346 | 232.133 | 273.357 | Madhya Pradesh |
167. | Rourkela | 215.509 | 224601 | 273.217 | Orissa |
168. | Durg | 175,703 | 232,517 | 268,679 | Chhattisgarh |
169. | Imphal | 198,535 | 221,492 | 264,986 | Manipur |
170. | Ratlam | 183,375 | 222.202 | 264.810 | Madhya Pradesh |
171. | Hapur | 146.262 | 211,983 | 262,801 | Uttar Pradesh |
172. | Anantapur | 174,924 | 218,808 | 262,340 | Andhra Pradesh |
173. | Arrah | 157.082 | 203,380 | 261.099 | Bihar |
174. | Karimnagar | 148,583 | 205,653 | 260,899 | Telangana |
175. | Etawah | 124.072 | 210.453 | 256,790 | Uttar Pradesh |
176. | Ambernath | 127,665 | 203,795 | 254.003 | Maharashtra |
177. | North Dum Dum | 181.496 | 220.042 | 253,625 | West Bengal |
178. | Bharatpur | 148,519 | 204,587 | 252.109 | Rajasthan |
179. | Begusarai | 71,424 | 93,741 | 251.136 | Bihar |
180. | New Delhi | 301.297 | 302.363 | 249.998 | Delhi |
181. | Gandhidham | 104,585 | 151,693 | 248,705 | Gujarat |
182 | Baranagar | 224.821 | 250,768 | 248,466 | West Bengal |
183. | Tiruvottiyur | 168,642 | 212.281 | 248.059 | Tamil Nadu |
184. | Pondicherry | 203.065 | 220.865 | 241,773 | Pondicherry |
185 | Sikar | 148.272 | 185.323 | 237,579 | Rajasthan |
186. | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) | 205,766 | 216.054 | 237.374 | Tamil Nadu |
187. | Rewa | 128,981 | 183.274 | 235.422 | Madhya Pradesh |
188. | Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal | 169,336 | 205.053 | 233,691 | Uttar Pradesh |
189 | Raichur | 157,551 | 207.421 | 232.456 | Karnataka |
190. | Pali | 136,842 | 187,641 | 229,956 | Rajasthan |
191. | Ramagundam | 214.384 | 236,600 | 229,632 | Telangana |
192. | Vizianagaram | 160.359 | 174,324 | 227,533 | Andhra Pradesh |
193. | Katihar | 135,436 | 175.199 | 225,982 | Bihar |
194. | Haridwar | 147.305 | 175.010 | 225,982 | Uttarakhand |
195. | Sri Ganganagar | 161,482 | 210.713 | 224.773 | Rajasthan |
196. | Carawal Nagar | 148,549 | 224,666 | Delhi | |
197 | Rodent coil | 190.084 | 208.179 | 224,329 | Tamil Nadu |
198. | mango | 108.108 | 166.125 | 224.002 | Jharkhand |
199 | Bulandshahr | 127.201 | 176.425 | 222,826 | Uttar Pradesh |
200. | Thanjavur (Tanjore) | 202.013 | 215.314 | 222,619 | Tamil Nadu |
201. | Murwara | 163,431 | 187.029 | 221.875 | Madhya Pradesh |
202. | Uluberia | 155.172 | 202.135 | 222.175 | West Bengal |
203. | Naihati | 138,465 | 215.303 | 221,762 | West Bengal |
204. | Sambhal | 150,869 | 182,478 | 221,334 | Uttar Pradesh |
205. | Singrauli | 60.207 | 185.190 | 220.295 | Madhya Pradesh |
206. | Bidhannagar | 100,048 | 164.221 | 218.323 | West Bengal |
207. | Nadiad | 167.051 | 192.913 | 218.150 | Gujarat |
208. | Yamunanagar | 144,346 | 189,696 | 216,628 | Haryana |
209. | Pallavaram | 111,866 | 143.984 | 216,628 | Tamil Nadu |
210. | English Bazaar | 139.204 | 161,448 | 216.083 | West Bengal |
211. | Eluru | 212,866 | 189,772 | 214.414 | Andhra Pradesh |
212. | Secunderabad | 171.148 | 206.102 | 213,698 | Telangana |
213. | Munger | 150.112 | 188.050 | 213.101 | Bihar |
214. | Bidar | 108.016 | 172,877 | 211,944 | Karnataka |
215. | Burhanpur | 172.710 | 193.725 | 210.891 | Madhya Pradesh |
216. | Rourkela Industrial Township | 142,408 | 206,566 | 210.412 | Orissa |
217. | Panchkula | 70,375 | 140.925 | 210.175 | Haryana |
218. | Gandhinagar | 123.359 | 195.985 | 208.299 | Gujarat |
219. | Dindigul | 182,477 | 196.955 | 207.225 | Tamil Nadu |
220. | Kharagpur | 177.989 | 207.984 | 206.923 | West Bengal |
221. | Hospet | 96,322 | 164,240 | 206.159 | Karnataka |
222. | Nangloi Jat | 76.063 | 150,948 | 205,497 | Delhi |
223. | Deoghar | 76,380 | 98,388 | 203.116 | Jharkhand |
224. | Ongols | 100,836 | 150,471 | 202,826 | Andhra Pradesh |
225 | Chhapra | 136,877 | 179.190 | 201,597 | Bihar |
226. | Puri | 125.199 | 157.610 | 201.026 | Orissa |
227. | Haldia | 100,347 | 170,673 | 200,762 | West Bengal |
228 | Nandyal | 119,813 | 151.771 | 200,746 | Andhra Pradesh |
229. | Khandwa | 145.133 | 171,976 | 200,681 | Madhya Pradesh |
230 | Morena | 147.124 | 150,890 | 200.506 | Madhya Pradesh |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 138 kB)
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 151 kB)
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: The most important places with statistics on their population
Web links
- Lists of census sites by state (Indian Census Authority website)
- City Population - The largest cities and agglomerations in India
- India's cities A – Z with maps and information