List of cities in India by population
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There are 496 cities in India with a population of over 100,000, of which 46 cities have a population of over 1,000,000. Mumbai is the most populated city followed by Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities.[1] India conducts decennial censuses with the two most recent being the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India.[a]
- The list is based on population within the boundaries of the respective Municipal Corporations and not the actual urban area.[3]
- Towns/Cities with populations of 1 lakh (100,000) are categorized as Class-I towns or Cities.[4]
- The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UAs (urban agglomerations) or Cities.[4]
- The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities.[b][4]
List of cities above 100,000
See also
Notes
- ↑ The 2027 census of India was originally set for 2021, but due to the Covid pandemic, it was delayed.[2]
- ↑ The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). See List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India.
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.
- Specific
- 1 2 Vishwanath, Tara; Lall, Somik V.; Dowall, David; Lozano-Gracia, Nancy; Sharma, Siddharth; Wang, Hyoung Gun (2013). "Urbanization beyond Municipal Boundaries: Nurturing Metropolitan Economies and Connecting Peri-Urban Areas in India" (PDF). Directions in Development. Washington, DC: World Bank. pp. 21, 24–26. doi:10.1596/978-0-8213-9840-1. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ PTI (16 September 2020). "Parliament proceedings | First phase of Census postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak: Govt". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "City definition by census India". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2016.