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The Constitution (seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 defines a metropolitan area in India as, an area having a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area.[1][2]

List

RankMetropolitan areaState/TerritoryPopulationArea
(in km2/sq mi)
1Central National Capital RegionDelhiHaryanaUttar Pradesh25,735,000 (2016)[3]2,163 (835)[3]
2Mumbai Metropolitan RegionMaharashtra20,800,000 (2005)[4]4,354 (1,681)[5]
3Kolkata metropolitan areaWest Bengal14,112,536 (2001)[6]1,851 (715)[7]
4Chennai metropolitan areaTamil Nadu13,300,253 (2011)1,189 (459)
5Bangalore Metropolitan RegionKarnataka10,576,167 (2013)[8]8,005 (3,091)[9]
6Hyderabad Metropolitan RegionTelangana9,700,000 (2011)[10]7,257 (2,802)[11]
7Pune Metropolitan RegionMaharashtra7,276,000 (2015)[12]7,256 (2,802)[12]
8Kanpur metropolitan area[citation needed]Uttar Pradesh5,648,641 (2011)8,231.25 (3,178.10)
9Visakhapatnam Metropolitan RegionAndhra Pradesh5,018,000 (2011)4,873 (1,881)[13][14]
10Nagpur Metropolitan RegionMaharashtra3,530,000 (2011)3,567.37 (1,377.37)[15]

Definitions:[1]

  • Towns/Cities with populations of lakh (100,000) are categorized as Class-I towns or Cities[1][2]
  • The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UAs or Cities
  • The 3 cities 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 / union territory.

 
RankCityPopulation
(2011)[3]
Population
(2001)
State or union territory
1Mumbai12,442,37311,978,450Maharashtra
2Delhi11,007,8359,879,172Delhi
3Bangalore8,436,6756,537,124Karnataka
4Hyderabad6,809,9703,637,483Telangana
5Ahmedabad5,570,5853,520,085Gujarat
6Chennai4,681,0874,343,645Tamil Nadu
7Kolkata4,486,6794,301,326West Bengal
8Surat4,467,7972,433,835Gujarat
9Pune3,124,4582,538,473Maharashtra
10Jaipur3,046,1632,322,575Rajasthan
11Lucknow2,817,1052,185,927Uttar Pradesh
12Kanpur2,765,3482,551,337Uttar Pradesh
13Nagpur2,405,6652,052,066Maharashtra
14Indore1,964,0861,474,968Madhya Pradesh
15Thane1,841,4881,262,551Maharashtra
16Bhopal1,798,2181,437,354Madhya Pradesh
17Visakhapatnam[a][5]1,728,128982,904Andhra Pradesh
18Pimpri-Chinchwad1,727,6921,012,472Maharashtra
19Patna1,684,2221,366,444Bihar
20Vadodara1,670,8061,306,227Gujarat
21Ghaziabad1,648,643968,256Uttar Pradesh
22Ludhiana1,618,8791,398,467Punjab
23Agra1,585,7041,275,134Uttar Pradesh
24Nashik1,486,0531,077,236Maharashtra
25Faridabad1,414,0501,055,938Haryana
26Meerut1,305,4291,039,405Uttar Pradesh
27Rajkot1,286,678967,476Gujarat
28Kalyan-Dombivli1,247,3271,193,512Maharashtra
29Vasai-Virar1,222,390693,350Maharashtra
30Varanasi1,201,8151,091,918Uttar Pradesh
31Srinagar1,180,570898,440Jammu and Kashmir
32Aurangabad1,175,116873,311Maharashtra
33Dhanbad1,162,4721,065,327Jharkhand
34Amritsar1,132,383966,862Punjab
35Navi Mumbai1,120,547704,002Maharashtra
36Allahabad1,112,544975,393Uttar Pradesh
37Howrah1,077,0751,007,532West Bengal
38Ranchi1,073,427847,093Jharkhand
39Gwalior1,069,276827,026Madhya Pradesh
40Jabalpur1,055,525932,484Madhya Pradesh
41Coimbatore1,050,721930,882Tamil Nadu
42Vijayawada1,034,358851,282Andhra Pradesh
43Jodhpur1,033,918851,051Rajasthan
44Madurai1,017,865928,869Tamil Nadu
45Raipur1,010,087605,747Chhattisgarh
46Kota[6]1,001,694694,316Rajasthan
47Chandigarh961,587808,515Chandigarh
48Guwahati957,352809,895Assam
49Solapur951,558872,478Maharashtra
50Hubli–Dharwad943,788786,195Karnataka
51Tiruchirappalli[7]916,674752,066Tamil Nadu
52Bareilly898,167718,395Uttar Pradesh
53Mysore887,446755,379Karnataka
54Tiruppur877,778344,543Tamil Nadu
55Gurgaon876,824173,542Haryana
56Aligarh872,575669,087Uttar Pradesh
57Jalandhar862,196706,043Punjab
58Bhubaneswar837,737648,032Odisha
59Salem831,038696,760Tamil Nadu
60Mira-Bhayandar814,655520,388Maharashtra
61Warangal[8]811,844530,636Telangana
62Jalgaon798,514462,280Maharashtra
63Guntur[9]743,354514,461Andhra Pradesh
64Bhiwandi711,329598,741Maharashtra
65Saharanpur703,345455,754Uttar Pradesh
66Gorakhpur671,048622,701Uttar Pradesh
67Bikaner647,804529,690Rajasthan
68Amravati646,801549,510Maharashtra
69Noida642,381305,058Uttar Pradesh
70Jamshedpur631,364573,096Jharkhand
71Bhilai625,697556,366Chhattisgarh
72Cuttack606,007534,654Odisha
73Firozabad603,797279,102Uttar Pradesh
74Kochi601,574596,473Kerala
75Nellore[10][11]600,869378,428Andhra Pradesh
76Bhavnagar593,768511,085Gujarat
77Dehradun578,420426,674Uttarakhand
78Durgapur566,937493,405West Bengal
79Asansol564,491475,439West Bengal
80Rourkela552,734426,354Odisha
81Nanded550,564430,733Maharashtra
82Kolhapur549,283493,167Maharashtra
83Ajmer542,580485,575Rajasthan
84Akola537,149400,520Maharashtra
85Gulbarga532,031422,569Karnataka
86Jamnagar529,308443,518Gujarat
87Ujjain515,215430,427Madhya Pradesh
88Loni512,296120,945Uttar Pradesh
Siliguriba509,709472,374West Bengal
90Jhansi507,293383,644Uttar Pradesh
91Ulhasnagar506,937473,731Maharashtra
92Jammu[12]503,690369,959Jammu and Kashmir
93Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad502,697436,781Maharashtra
94Mangalore499,486399,565Karnataka
95Erode[13]498,129173,600Tamil Nadu
96Belgaum488,292399,653Karnataka
97Ambattur478,134310,967Tamil Nadu
98Tirunelveli473,637411,831Tamil Nadu
99Malegaon471,006409,403Maharashtra
100Gaya463,454385,432Bihar
101Thiruvananthapuram460,468368,618Kerala
102Udaipur451,735389,438Rajasthan
103Maheshtala449,423385,266West Bengal
104Davanagere435,128364,523Karnataka
105Kozhikode432,097436,556Kerala
106Kurnool430,214269,122Andhra Pradesh
107Rajpur Sonarpur423,806336,707West Bengal
108Rajahmundry[14][15]419,818315,251Andhra Pradesh
109Bokaro413,934393,805Jharkhand
110South Dumdum410,524392,444West Bengal
111Bellary409,644316,766Karnataka
112Patiala405,164303,151Punjab
113Gopalpur404,991271,811West Bengal
114Agartala399,688271,811Tripura
115Bhagalpur398,138340,767Bihar
116Muzaffarnagar392,451316,729Uttar Pradesh
117Bhatpara390,467442,385West Bengal
118Panihati383,522348,438West Bengal
119Latur382,754299,985Maharashtra
120Dhule376,093341,755Maharashtra
121Tirupati[16]374,260228,202Andhra Pradesh
122Rohtak373,133286,807Haryana
123Korba363,210315,690Chhattisgarh
124Bhilwara360,009280,128Rajasthan
125Berhampur355,823307,792Odisha
126Muzaffarpur351,838305,525Bihar
127Ahmednagar350,905307,615Maharashtra
128Mathura349,336302,770Uttar Pradesh
129Kollam349,033361,560Kerala
130Avadi344,701229,403Tamil Nadu
131Kadapa343,054125,725Andhra Pradesh
132Kamarhati336,579314,507West Bengal
133Sambalpur335,761296,662Odisha
134Bilaspur330,106274,917Chhattisgarh
135Shahjahanpur327,975296,662Uttar Pradesh
136Satara326,789228,175Maharashtra
137Bijapur326,360228,175Karnataka
138Kakinada325,985296,329Andhra Pradesh
139Rampur325,248281,494Uttar Pradesh
140Shimoga322,428274,352Karnataka
141Chandrapur321,036289,450Maharashtra
142Junagadh320,250168,686Gujarat
143Thrissur315,596317,526Kerala
144Alwar315,310260,593Rajasthan
145Bardhaman314,638285,602West Bengal
146Kulti313,977289,903West Bengal
147Nizamabad310,467288,722Telangana
148Parbhani307,191259,329Maharashtra
149Tumkur305,821248,929Karnataka
150Khammam305,000218,689Telangana
151Ozhukarai300,028217,707Puducherry
152Bihar Sharif296,889232,071Bihar
153Panipat294,150261,740Haryana
154Darbhanga294,116267,348Bihar
155Bally291,972260,906West Bengal
156Aizawl291,822228,280Mizoram
157Dewas289,438231,672Madhya Pradesh
158Ichalkaranji287,570257,610Maharashtra
159Karnal286,974210,476Haryana
160Bathinda285,813217,256Punjab
161Jalna285,349235,795Maharashtra
162Eluru[17]283,648190,347Andhra Pradesh
163Barasat283,443231,515West Bengal
164Kirari Suleman Nagar282,598153,874Delhi
165Purnia[18]280,547171,687Bihar
166Satna280,248225,464Madhya Pradesh
167Mau279,060212,657Uttar Pradesh
168Sonipat277,053214,974Haryana
169Farrukhabad275,750228,333Uttar Pradesh
170Sagar273,357232,133Madhya Pradesh
171Durg268,679232,517Chhattisgarh
172Imphal264,986221,492Manipur
173Ratlam264,810222,202Madhya Pradesh
174Hapur262,801211,983Uttar Pradesh
175Arrah261,099203,380Bihar
176Anantapur261,004218,808Andhra Pradesh
177Karimnagar260,899205,653Telangana
178Etawah256,838210,453Uttar Pradesh
179Ambarnath254,003203,795Maharashtra
180North Dumdum253,625220,042West Bengal
181Bharatpur252,109204,587Rajasthan
182Begusarai251,13693,378Bihar
183New Delhi249,998302,147Delhi
184Gandhidham248,705166,388Gujarat
185Baranagar248,466250,768West Bengal
186Tiruvottiyur248,059212,281Tamil Nadu
187Pondicherry241,773220,749Puducherry
188Sikar237,579184,904Rajasthan
189Thoothukudi237,374216,058Tamil Nadu
190Rewa235,422183,274Madhya Pradesh
191Mirzapur233,691205,053Uttar Pradesh
192Raichur232,456207,421Karnataka
193Pali229,956187,641Rajasthan
194Ramagundam[19]229,644236,600Telangana
195Haridwar228,832175,010Uttarakhand
196Vijayanagaram228,025174,324Andhra Pradesh
197Katihar225,982175,169Bihar
198Nagercoil224,849208,179Tamil Nadu
199Sri Ganganagar224,773210,713Rajasthan
200Karawal Nagar224,666148,549Delhi
201Mango223,805166,125Jharkhand
202Thanjavur222,943215,314Tamil Nadu
203Bulandshahr222,519176,425Uttar Pradesh
204Uluberia222,240202,135West Bengal
205Katni221,883187,029Madhya Pradesh
206Sambhal220,813182,478Uttar Pradesh
207Singrauli220,257185,190Madhya Pradesh
208Nadiad218,095192,913Gujarat
209Secunderabad217,910206,102Telangana
210Naihati217,900215,303West Bengal
211Yamunanagar216,677189,696Haryana
212Bidhannagar215,514164,221West Bengal
213Pallavaram215,417144,623Tamil Nadu
214Bidar214,373172,877Karnataka
215Munger213,303188,050Bihar
216Panchkula211,355140,925Haryana
217Burhanpur210,886193,725Madhya Pradesh
218Raurkela Industrial Township210,317206,693Odisha
219Kharagpur207,604188,761West Bengal
220Dindigul207,327196,955Tamil Nadu
221Gandhinagar206,167195,985Gujarat
222Hospet206,167164,240Karnataka
223Nangloi Jat205,596150,948Delhi
224Malda205,521161,456West Bengal
225Ongole204,746150,471Andhra Pradesh
226Deoghar203,123112,525Jharkhand
227Chapra202,35279,190Bihar
228Haldia200,827170,673West Bengal
229Khandwa200,738172,242Madhya Pradesh
230Nandyal200,516152,676Andhra Pradesh
231Morena200,482150,959Madhya Pradesh
232Amroha198,471165,129Uttar Pradesh
233Anand198,282130,685Gujarat
234Bhind197,585153,752Madhya Pradesh
235Bhalswa Jahangir Pur197,148152,339Delhi
236Madhyamgram196,127155,451West Bengal
237Bhiwani196,057169,531Haryana
238Berhampore195,223160,143West Bengal
239Ambala195,153139,279Haryana
240Morbi194,947145,719Gujarat
241Fatehpur193,193151,757Uttar Pradesh
242Raebareli191,316169,333Uttar Pradesh
243Mahaboobnagar190,400Telangana
244Chittoor[20]189,332152,654Andhra Pradesh
245Bhusawal187,421172,372Maharashtra
246Orai187,137139,318Uttar Pradesh
247Bahraich186,223168,323Uttar Pradesh
248Vellore185,803177,230Tamil Nadu
249Mehsana184,991141,453Gujarat
250Raiganj183,612165,212West Bengal
251Sirsa182,534160,735Haryana
252Danapur182,429131,176Bihar
253Serampore181,842197,857West Bengal
254Sultan Pur Majra181,554164,426Delhi
255Guna180,935137,175Madhya Pradesh
256Jaunpur180,362160,055Uttar Pradesh
257Panvel180,020104,058Maharashtra
258Shivpuri179,977146,892Madhya Pradesh
259Surendranagar Dudhrej177,851156,161Gujarat
260Unnao177,658144,662Uttar Pradesh
261Chinsurah177,259170,201West Bengal
262Alappuzha174,164177,029Kerala
263Kottayam172,878129,894Kerala
264Machilipatnam169,892179,353Andhra Pradesh
265Shimla169,578142,555Himachal Pradesh
266Adoni166,537Andhra Pradesh
267Udupi165,401Karnataka
268Tenali164,937Andhra Pradesh
269Proddatur163,60086,896Andhra Pradesh
270Saharsa[21]155,175125,167Bihar
271Hindupur151,835Andhra Pradesh
272Sasaram[22]147,396131,172Bihar
273Hajipur[23]147,126119,412Bihar
274Bhimavaram142,280Andhra Pradesh
275Kumbakonam140,056144,021Tamil Nadu
276Dehri[22]137,068119,057Bihar
277Madanapalle135,669Andhra Pradesh
278Siwan[24]134,458109,919Bihar
279Bettiah[25]132,896116,670Bihar
280Guntakal126,270Andhra Pradesh
281Srikakulam125,939Andhra Pradesh
282Motihari[26]125,183100,683Bihar
283Dharmavaram121,874Andhra Pradesh
284Gudivada118,167Andhra Pradesh
285Phagwara117,966Punjab
286Narasaraopet116,250Andhra Pradesh
287Suryapet115,25094,585Telangana
288Miryalaguda109,89191,395Telangana
289Tadipatri108,171Andhra Pradesh
290Karaikudi106,71486,596Tamil Nadu
291Kishanganj[27]105,78285,590Bihar
292Jamalpur[28]105,22196,983Bihar
293Ballia104,271Uttar Pradesh
294Kavali104,000Andhra Pradesh
295Tadepalligudem103,906Andhra Pradesh
296Amaravati103,000Andhra Pradesh
297Buxar[29]102,59183,168Bihar
298Jehanabad[30]102,45681,503Bihar
299Aurangabad[31]101,52079,393Bihar
300Gangtok100,28629,354Sikkim
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