List of metropolitan areas in India
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This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India. As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh 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 a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.[1][2]
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The list is updated for cities wherever metropolitan area data is available with the corresponding sources. All population data correspond to the 2011 census. For regions that were expanded post-2011 and no updated population data is available, data corresponding to the old urban area limits as per the 2011 census has been considered.[3]
Metropolitan area | State/UT | Image | Population | Area (km2) | Source |
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National Capital Region | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | ![]() |
58,150,000 | 55,083 | [4] |
Mumbai | Maharashtra | ![]() |
23,598,000 | 6,328 | [5] |
Kolkata | West Bengal | ![]() |
15,870,000 | 1,876 | [6] |
Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 12,288,000[a] | 5,904 | [8] | |
Bangalore | Karnataka | ![]() |
11,490,000 | 8,005 | [9][10] |
Hyderabad | Telangana | ![]() |
9,600,000 | 7,257 | [11][12] |
Pune | Maharashtra | ![]() |
7,276,000 | 7,256 | [13] |
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region | Andhra Pradesh | ![]() |
5,873,588[b] | 8,603 | [14] |
Ahmedabad | Gujarat | ![]() |
6,357,693[b] | 1,866 | [15] |
Surat | Gujarat | ![]() |
4,591,246[b] | 722 | [16] |
Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | ![]() |
4,070,000[b] | 7,323 | [17] |
Jaipur | Rajasthan | ![]() |
3,073,350 | 484.64 | [18] |
Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | ![]() |
2,902,920[b] | 1,150 | [19] |
Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | ![]() |
2,920,067 | 301.16 | [20] |
Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | ![]() |
2,467,000 | 1,531.57 | [21] |
Salem | Tamil Nadu | ![]() |
2,290,024 | 1,265.20 | [22] |
Madurai | Tamil Nadu | ![]() |
2,263,115 | 1,254.93 | [23] |
Kochi | Kerala | ![]() |
2,119,724 | 440 | [24][25][26] |
See also
- List of cities in India by population
- List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
- List of states and union territories of India by population
- Demographics of India
Notes
References
- ^ Local Bodies (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011 (Report). Government of India (NIC). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Annual Report & Annual Accounts 2019-20 (PDF) (Report). National Capital Region Planning Board. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "About Mumbai Metropolitan Region". Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Introducing KMDA". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "About CMA". Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority [@CMDA_Official] (26 February 2024). "Population of Chennai Metropolitan Area" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "BMRDA Planning area". Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Structural Plan, Bangalore Metro Region (PDF) (Report). Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority. p. 50. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)". Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Hyderabad metropolitan development authority" (PDF). Hyderabad metropolitan development authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Background". Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "AP CRDA". crda.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "About Us, AUDA". Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "About us, SUDA". Surat Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "VISAKHAPATNAM Metropolitan Region DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - VMRDA". vmrda.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Govt declares Jaipur a metropolitan area". Zee News. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Lucknow Development Authority seeks expansion of jurisdiction". Times of India. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Kanpur City". Kanpur Development Authority. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "மாவட்ட நகர் ஊரமைப்பு அலுவலகம்கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம், கோயம்புத்தூர் – Coimbatore". Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Salem Draft Master Plan 2024" (PDF). Salem LPA Master Plan. 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Madurailpa". madurailpa.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/despite-being-eligible-kochi-lacks-mpc/articleshow/79792777.cms
- ^ https://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/417-kochi.html#google_vignette
- ^ https://madhyamamonline.com/india/3-kerala-cities-gets-ranked-in-indias-top-10-cities-list-1291311