For Marketing And Advertising Population Wise Best India Cities
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
Rank | Metropolitan area | State/Territory |
---|
1 | Central National Capital Region | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh | 25,735,000 (2016)[3] | 2,163 (835)[3] |
2 | Mumbai Metropolitan Region | Maharashtra | 20,800,000 (2005)[4] | 4,354 (1,681)[5] |
3 | Kolkata metropolitan area | West Bengal | 14,112,536 (2001)[6] | 1,851 (715)[7] |
4 | Chennai metropolitan area | Tamil Nadu | 13,300,253 (2011) | 1,189 (459) |
5 | Bangalore Metropolitan Region | Karnataka | 10,576,167 (2013)[8] | 8,005 (3,091)[9] |
6 | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region | Telangana | 9,700,000 (2011)[10] | 7,257 (2,802)[11] |
7 | Pune Metropolitan Region | Maharashtra | 7,276,000 (2015)[12] | 7,256 (2,802)[12] |
8 | Kanpur metropolitan area[citation needed] | Uttar Pradesh | 5,648,641 (2011) | 8,231.25 (3,178.10) |
9 | Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region | Andhra Pradesh | 5,018,000 (2011) | 4,873 (1,881)[13][14] |
10 | Nagpur Metropolitan Region | Maharashtra | 3,530,000 (2011) | 3,567.37 (1,377.37)[15] |
Definitions:[1]
- Towns/Cities with populations of 1 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.
|
1 | Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 11,978,450 | Maharashtra |
2 | Delhi | 11,007,835 | 9,879,172 | Delhi |
3 | Bangalore | 8,436,675 | 6,537,124 | Karnataka |
4 | Hyderabad | 6,809,970 | 3,637,483 | Telangana |
5 | Ahmedabad | 5,570,585 | 3,520,085 | Gujarat |
6 | Chennai | 4,681,087 | 4,343,645 | Tamil Nadu |
7 | Kolkata | 4,486,679 | 4,301,326 | West Bengal |
8 | Surat | 4,467,797 | 2,433,835 | Gujarat |
9 | Pune | 3,124,458 | 2,538,473 | Maharashtra |
10 | Jaipur | 3,046,163 | 2,322,575 | Rajasthan |
11 | Lucknow | 2,817,105 | 2,185,927 | Uttar Pradesh |
12 | Kanpur | 2,765,348 | 2,551,337 | Uttar Pradesh |
13 | Nagpur | 2,405,665 | 2,052,066 | Maharashtra |
14 | Indore | 1,964,086 | 1,474,968 | Madhya Pradesh |
15 | Thane | 1,841,488 | 1,262,551 | Maharashtra |
16 | Bhopal | 1,798,218 | 1,437,354 | Madhya Pradesh |
17 | Visakhapatnam[a][5] | 1,728,128 | 982,904 | Andhra Pradesh |
18 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1,727,692 | 1,012,472 | Maharashtra |
19 | Patna | 1,684,222 | 1,366,444 | Bihar |
20 | Vadodara | 1,670,806 | 1,306,227 | Gujarat |
21 | Ghaziabad | 1,648,643 | 968,256 | Uttar Pradesh |
22 | Ludhiana | 1,618,879 | 1,398,467 | Punjab |
23 | Agra | 1,585,704 | 1,275,134 | Uttar Pradesh |
24 | Nashik | 1,486,053 | 1,077,236 | Maharashtra |
25 | Faridabad | 1,414,050 | 1,055,938 | Haryana |
26 | Meerut | 1,305,429 | 1,039,405 | Uttar Pradesh |
27 | Rajkot | 1,286,678 | 967,476 | Gujarat |
28 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 1,247,327 | 1,193,512 | Maharashtra |
29 | Vasai-Virar | 1,222,390 | 693,350 | Maharashtra |
30 | Varanasi | 1,201,815 | 1,091,918 | Uttar Pradesh |
31 | Srinagar | 1,180,570 | 898,440 | Jammu and Kashmir |
32 | Aurangabad | 1,175,116 | 873,311 | Maharashtra |
33 | Dhanbad | 1,162,472 | 1,065,327 | Jharkhand |
34 | Amritsar | 1,132,383 | 966,862 | Punjab |
35 | Navi Mumbai | 1,120,547 | 704,002 | Maharashtra |
36 | Allahabad | 1,112,544 | 975,393 | Uttar Pradesh |
37 | Howrah | 1,077,075 | 1,007,532 | West Bengal |
38 | Ranchi | 1,073,427 | 847,093 | Jharkhand |
39 | Gwalior | 1,069,276 | 827,026 | Madhya Pradesh |
40 | Jabalpur | 1,055,525 | 932,484 | Madhya Pradesh |
41 | Coimbatore | 1,050,721 | 930,882 | Tamil Nadu |
42 | Vijayawada | 1,034,358 | 851,282 | Andhra Pradesh |
43 | Jodhpur | 1,033,918 | 851,051 | Rajasthan |
44 | Madurai | 1,017,865 | 928,869 | Tamil Nadu |
45 | Raipur | 1,010,087 | 605,747 | Chhattisgarh |
46 | Kota[6] | 1,001,694 | 694,316 | Rajasthan |
47 | Chandigarh | 961,587 | 808,515 | Chandigarh |
48 | Guwahati | 957,352 | 809,895 | Assam |
49 | Solapur | 951,558 | 872,478 | Maharashtra |
50 | Hubli–Dharwad | 943,788 | 786,195 | Karnataka |
51 | Tiruchirappalli[7] | 916,674 | 752,066 | Tamil Nadu |
52 | Bareilly | 898,167 | 718,395 | Uttar Pradesh |
53 | Mysore | 887,446 | 755,379 | Karnataka |
54 | Tiruppur | 877,778 | 344,543 | Tamil Nadu |
55 | Gurgaon | 876,824 | 173,542 | Haryana |
56 | Aligarh | 872,575 | 669,087 | Uttar Pradesh |
57 | Jalandhar | 862,196 | 706,043 | Punjab |
58 | Bhubaneswar | 837,737 | 648,032 | Odisha |
59 | Salem | 831,038 | 696,760 | Tamil Nadu |
60 | Mira-Bhayandar | 814,655 | 520,388 | Maharashtra |
61 | Warangal[8] | 811,844 | 530,636 | Telangana |
62 | Jalgaon | 798,514 | 462,280 | Maharashtra |
63 | Guntur[9] | 743,354 | 514,461 | Andhra Pradesh |
64 | Bhiwandi | 711,329 | 598,741 | Maharashtra |
65 | Saharanpur | 703,345 | 455,754 | Uttar Pradesh |
66 | Gorakhpur | 671,048 | 622,701 | Uttar Pradesh |
67 | Bikaner | 647,804 | 529,690 | Rajasthan |
68 | Amravati | 646,801 | 549,510 | Maharashtra |
69 | Noida | 642,381 | 305,058 | Uttar Pradesh |
70 | Jamshedpur | 631,364 | 573,096 | Jharkhand |
71 | Bhilai | 625,697 | 556,366 | Chhattisgarh |
72 | Cuttack | 606,007 | 534,654 | Odisha |
73 | Firozabad | 603,797 | 279,102 | Uttar Pradesh |
74 | Kochi | 601,574 | 596,473 | Kerala |
75 | Nellore[10][11] | 600,869 | 378,428 | Andhra Pradesh |
76 | Bhavnagar | 593,768 | 511,085 | Gujarat |
77 | Dehradun | 578,420 | 426,674 | Uttarakhand |
78 | Durgapur | 566,937 | 493,405 | West Bengal |
79 | Asansol | 564,491 | 475,439 | West Bengal |
80 | Rourkela | 552,734 | 426,354 | Odisha |
81 | Nanded | 550,564 | 430,733 | Maharashtra |
82 | Kolhapur | 549,283 | 493,167 | Maharashtra |
83 | Ajmer | 542,580 | 485,575 | Rajasthan |
84 | Akola | 537,149 | 400,520 | Maharashtra |
85 | Gulbarga | 532,031 | 422,569 | Karnataka |
86 | Jamnagar | 529,308 | 443,518 | Gujarat |
87 | Ujjain | 515,215 | 430,427 | Madhya Pradesh |
88 | Loni | 512,296 | 120,945 | Uttar Pradesh |
Siliguriba | 509,709 | 472,374 | West Bengal |
90 | Jhansi | 507,293 | 383,644 | Uttar Pradesh |
91 | Ulhasnagar | 506,937 | 473,731 | Maharashtra |
92 | Jammu[12] | 503,690 | 369,959 | Jammu and Kashmir |
93 | Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad | 502,697 | 436,781 | Maharashtra |
94 | Mangalore | 499,486 | 399,565 | Karnataka |
95 | Erode[13] | 498,129 | 173,600 | Tamil Nadu |
96 | Belgaum | 488,292 | 399,653 | Karnataka |
97 | Ambattur | 478,134 | 310,967 | Tamil Nadu |
98 | Tirunelveli | 473,637 | 411,831 | Tamil Nadu |
99 | Malegaon | 471,006 | 409,403 | Maharashtra |
100 | Gaya | 463,454 | 385,432 | Bihar |
101 | Thiruvananthapuram | 460,468 | 368,618 | Kerala |
102 | Udaipur | 451,735 | 389,438 | Rajasthan |
103 | Maheshtala | 449,423 | 385,266 | West Bengal |
104 | Davanagere | 435,128 | 364,523 | Karnataka |
105 | Kozhikode | 432,097 | 436,556 | Kerala |
106 | Kurnool | 430,214 | 269,122 | Andhra Pradesh |
107 | Rajpur Sonarpur | 423,806 | 336,707 | West Bengal |
108 | Rajahmundry[14][15] | 419,818 | 315,251 | Andhra Pradesh |
109 | Bokaro | 413,934 | 393,805 | Jharkhand |
110 | South Dumdum | 410,524 | 392,444 | West Bengal |
111 | Bellary | 409,644 | 316,766 | Karnataka |
112 | Patiala | 405,164 | 303,151 | Punjab |
113 | Gopalpur | 404,991 | 271,811 | West Bengal |
114 | Agartala | 399,688 | 271,811 | Tripura |
115 | Bhagalpur | 398,138 | 340,767 | Bihar |
116 | Muzaffarnagar | 392,451 | 316,729 | Uttar Pradesh |
117 | Bhatpara | 390,467 | 442,385 | West Bengal |
118 | Panihati | 383,522 | 348,438 | West Bengal |
119 | Latur | 382,754 | 299,985 | Maharashtra |
120 | Dhule | 376,093 | 341,755 | Maharashtra |
121 | Tirupati[16] | 374,260 | 228,202 | Andhra Pradesh |
122 | Rohtak | 373,133 | 286,807 | Haryana |
123 | Korba | 363,210 | 315,690 | Chhattisgarh |
124 | Bhilwara | 360,009 | 280,128 | Rajasthan |
125 | Berhampur | 355,823 | 307,792 | Odisha |
126 | Muzaffarpur | 351,838 | 305,525 | Bihar |
127 | Ahmednagar | 350,905 | 307,615 | Maharashtra |
128 | Mathura | 349,336 | 302,770 | Uttar Pradesh |
129 | Kollam | 349,033 | 361,560 | Kerala |
130 | Avadi | 344,701 | 229,403 | Tamil Nadu |
131 | Kadapa | 343,054 | 125,725 | Andhra Pradesh |
132 | Kamarhati | 336,579 | 314,507 | West Bengal |
133 | Sambalpur | 335,761 | 296,662 | Odisha |
134 | Bilaspur | 330,106 | 274,917 | Chhattisgarh |
135 | Shahjahanpur | 327,975 | 296,662 | Uttar Pradesh |
136 | Satara | 326,789 | 228,175 | Maharashtra |
137 | Bijapur | 326,360 | 228,175 | Karnataka |
138 | Kakinada | 325,985 | 296,329 | Andhra Pradesh |
139 | Rampur | 325,248 | 281,494 | Uttar Pradesh |
140 | Shimoga | 322,428 | 274,352 | Karnataka |
141 | Chandrapur | 321,036 | 289,450 | Maharashtra |
142 | Junagadh | 320,250 | 168,686 | Gujarat |
143 | Thrissur | 315,596 | 317,526 | Kerala |
144 | Alwar | 315,310 | 260,593 | Rajasthan |
145 | Bardhaman | 314,638 | 285,602 | West Bengal |
146 | Kulti | 313,977 | 289,903 | West Bengal |
147 | Nizamabad | 310,467 | 288,722 | Telangana |
148 | Parbhani | 307,191 | 259,329 | Maharashtra |
149 | Tumkur | 305,821 | 248,929 | Karnataka |
150 | Khammam | 305,000 | 218,689 | Telangana |
151 | Ozhukarai | 300,028 | 217,707 | Puducherry |
152 | Bihar Sharif | 296,889 | 232,071 | Bihar |
153 | Panipat | 294,150 | 261,740 | Haryana |
154 | Darbhanga | 294,116 | 267,348 | Bihar |
155 | Bally | 291,972 | 260,906 | West Bengal |
156 | Aizawl | 291,822 | 228,280 | Mizoram |
157 | Dewas | 289,438 | 231,672 | Madhya Pradesh |
158 | Ichalkaranji | 287,570 | 257,610 | Maharashtra |
159 | Karnal | 286,974 | 210,476 | Haryana |
160 | Bathinda | 285,813 | 217,256 | Punjab |
161 | Jalna | 285,349 | 235,795 | Maharashtra |
162 | Eluru[17] | 283,648 | 190,347 | Andhra Pradesh |
163 | Barasat | 283,443 | 231,515 | West Bengal |
164 | Kirari Suleman Nagar | 282,598 | 153,874 | Delhi |
165 | Purnia[18] | 280,547 | 171,687 | Bihar |
166 | Satna | 280,248 | 225,464 | Madhya Pradesh |
167 | Mau | 279,060 | 212,657 | Uttar Pradesh |
168 | Sonipat | 277,053 | 214,974 | Haryana |
169 | Farrukhabad | 275,750 | 228,333 | Uttar Pradesh |
170 | Sagar | 273,357 | 232,133 | Madhya Pradesh |
171 | Durg | 268,679 | 232,517 | Chhattisgarh |
172 | Imphal | 264,986 | 221,492 | Manipur |
173 | Ratlam | 264,810 | 222,202 | Madhya Pradesh |
174 | Hapur | 262,801 | 211,983 | Uttar Pradesh |
175 | Arrah | 261,099 | 203,380 | Bihar |
176 | Anantapur | 261,004 | 218,808 | Andhra Pradesh |
177 | Karimnagar | 260,899 | 205,653 | Telangana |
178 | Etawah | 256,838 | 210,453 | Uttar Pradesh |
179 | Ambarnath | 254,003 | 203,795 | Maharashtra |
180 | North Dumdum | 253,625 | 220,042 | West Bengal |
181 | Bharatpur | 252,109 | 204,587 | Rajasthan |
182 | Begusarai | 251,136 | 93,378 | Bihar |
183 | New Delhi | 249,998 | 302,147 | Delhi |
184 | Gandhidham | 248,705 | 166,388 | Gujarat |
185 | Baranagar | 248,466 | 250,768 | West Bengal |
186 | Tiruvottiyur | 248,059 | 212,281 | Tamil Nadu |
187 | Pondicherry | 241,773 | 220,749 | Puducherry |
188 | Sikar | 237,579 | 184,904 | Rajasthan |
189 | Thoothukudi | 237,374 | 216,058 | Tamil Nadu |
190 | Rewa | 235,422 | 183,274 | Madhya Pradesh |
191 | Mirzapur | 233,691 | 205,053 | Uttar Pradesh |
192 | Raichur | 232,456 | 207,421 | Karnataka |
193 | Pali | 229,956 | 187,641 | Rajasthan |
194 | Ramagundam[19] | 229,644 | 236,600 | Telangana |
195 | Haridwar | 228,832 | 175,010 | Uttarakhand |
196 | Vijayanagaram | 228,025 | 174,324 | Andhra Pradesh |
197 | Katihar | 225,982 | 175,169 | Bihar |
198 | Nagercoil | 224,849 | 208,179 | Tamil Nadu |
199 | Sri Ganganagar | 224,773 | 210,713 | Rajasthan |
200 | Karawal Nagar | 224,666 | 148,549 | Delhi |
201 | Mango | 223,805 | 166,125 | Jharkhand |
202 | Thanjavur | 222,943 | 215,314 | Tamil Nadu |
203 | Bulandshahr | 222,519 | 176,425 | Uttar Pradesh |
204 | Uluberia | 222,240 | 202,135 | West Bengal |
205 | Katni | 221,883 | 187,029 | Madhya Pradesh |
206 | Sambhal | 220,813 | 182,478 | Uttar Pradesh |
207 | Singrauli | 220,257 | 185,190 | Madhya Pradesh |
208 | Nadiad | 218,095 | 192,913 | Gujarat |
209 | Secunderabad | 217,910 | 206,102 | Telangana |
210 | Naihati | 217,900 | 215,303 | West Bengal |
211 | Yamunanagar | 216,677 | 189,696 | Haryana |
212 | Bidhannagar | 215,514 | 164,221 | West Bengal |
213 | Pallavaram | 215,417 | 144,623 | Tamil Nadu |
214 | Bidar | 214,373 | 172,877 | Karnataka |
215 | Munger | 213,303 | 188,050 | Bihar |
216 | Panchkula | 211,355 | 140,925 | Haryana |
217 | Burhanpur | 210,886 | 193,725 | Madhya Pradesh |
218 | Raurkela Industrial Township | 210,317 | 206,693 | Odisha |
219 | Kharagpur | 207,604 | 188,761 | West Bengal |
220 | Dindigul | 207,327 | 196,955 | Tamil Nadu |
221 | Gandhinagar | 206,167 | 195,985 | Gujarat |
222 | Hospet | 206,167 | 164,240 | Karnataka |
223 | Nangloi Jat | 205,596 | 150,948 | Delhi |
224 | Malda | 205,521 | 161,456 | West Bengal |
225 | Ongole | 204,746 | 150,471 | Andhra Pradesh |
226 | Deoghar | 203,123 | 112,525 | Jharkhand |
227 | Chapra | 202,352 | 79,190 | Bihar |
228 | Haldia | 200,827 | 170,673 | West Bengal |
229 | Khandwa | 200,738 | 172,242 | Madhya Pradesh |
230 | Nandyal | 200,516 | 152,676 | Andhra Pradesh |
231 | Morena | 200,482 | 150,959 | Madhya Pradesh |
232 | Amroha | 198,471 | 165,129 | Uttar Pradesh |
233 | Anand | 198,282 | 130,685 | Gujarat |
234 | Bhind | 197,585 | 153,752 | Madhya Pradesh |
235 | Bhalswa Jahangir Pur | 197,148 | 152,339 | Delhi |
236 | Madhyamgram | 196,127 | 155,451 | West Bengal |
237 | Bhiwani | 196,057 | 169,531 | Haryana |
238 | Berhampore | 195,223 | 160,143 | West Bengal |
239 | Ambala | 195,153 | 139,279 | Haryana |
240 | Morbi | 194,947 | 145,719 | Gujarat |
241 | Fatehpur | 193,193 | 151,757 | Uttar Pradesh |
242 | Raebareli | 191,316 | 169,333 | Uttar Pradesh |
243 | Mahaboobnagar | 190,400 | ― | Telangana |
244 | Chittoor[20] | 189,332 | 152,654 | Andhra Pradesh |
245 | Bhusawal | 187,421 | 172,372 | Maharashtra |
246 | Orai | 187,137 | 139,318 | Uttar Pradesh |
247 | Bahraich | 186,223 | 168,323 | Uttar Pradesh |
248 | Vellore | 185,803 | 177,230 | Tamil Nadu |
249 | Mehsana | 184,991 | 141,453 | Gujarat |
250 | Raiganj | 183,612 | 165,212 | West Bengal |
251 | Sirsa | 182,534 | 160,735 | Haryana |
252 | Danapur | 182,429 | 131,176 | Bihar |
253 | Serampore | 181,842 | 197,857 | West Bengal |
254 | Sultan Pur Majra | 181,554 | 164,426 | Delhi |
255 | Guna | 180,935 | 137,175 | Madhya Pradesh |
256 | Jaunpur | 180,362 | 160,055 | Uttar Pradesh |
257 | Panvel | 180,020 | 104,058 | Maharashtra |
258 | Shivpuri | 179,977 | 146,892 | Madhya Pradesh |
259 | Surendranagar Dudhrej | 177,851 | 156,161 | Gujarat |
260 | Unnao | 177,658 | 144,662 | Uttar Pradesh |
261 | Chinsurah | 177,259 | 170,201 | West Bengal |
262 | Alappuzha | 174,164 | 177,029 | Kerala |
263 | Kottayam | 172,878 | 129,894 | Kerala |
264 | Machilipatnam | 169,892 | 179,353 | Andhra Pradesh |
265 | Shimla | 169,578 | 142,555 | Himachal Pradesh |
266 | Adoni | 166,537 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
267 | Udupi | 165,401 | ― | Karnataka |
268 | Tenali | 164,937 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
269 | Proddatur | 163,600 | 86,896 | Andhra Pradesh |
270 | Saharsa[21] | 155,175 | 125,167 | Bihar |
271 | Hindupur | 151,835 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
272 | Sasaram[22] | 147,396 | 131,172 | Bihar |
273 | Hajipur[23] | 147,126 | 119,412 | Bihar |
274 | Bhimavaram | 142,280 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
275 | Kumbakonam | 140,056 | 144,021 | Tamil Nadu |
276 | Dehri[22] | 137,068 | 119,057 | Bihar |
277 | Madanapalle | 135,669 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
278 | Siwan[24] | 134,458 | 109,919 | Bihar |
279 | Bettiah[25] | 132,896 | 116,670 | Bihar |
280 | Guntakal | 126,270 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
281 | Srikakulam | 125,939 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
282 | Motihari[26] | 125,183 | 100,683 | Bihar |
283 | Dharmavaram | 121,874 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
284 | Gudivada | 118,167 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
285 | Phagwara | 117,966 | ― | Punjab |
286 | Narasaraopet | 116,250 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
287 | Suryapet | 115,250 | 94,585 | Telangana |
288 | Miryalaguda | 109,891 | 91,395 | Telangana |
289 | Tadipatri | 108,171 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
290 | Karaikudi | 106,714 | 86,596 | Tamil Nadu |
291 | Kishanganj[27] | 105,782 | 85,590 | Bihar |
292 | Jamalpur[28] | 105,221 | 96,983 | Bihar |
293 | Ballia | 104,271 | – | Uttar Pradesh |
294 | Kavali | 104,000 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
295 | Tadepalligudem | 103,906 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
296 | Amaravati | 103,000 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
297 | Buxar[29] | 102,591 | 83,168 | Bihar |
298 | Jehanabad[30] | 102,456 | 81,503 | Bihar |
299 | Aurangabad[31] | 101,520 | 79,393 | Bihar |
300 | Gangtok | 100,286 | 29,354 | Sikkim |