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.
List
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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.
Metropolitan area | State/UT | Image | Population | Area (km) | Source |
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National Capital Region | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | 58,150,000 | 55,083 | ||
Mumbai | Maharashtra | 23,598,000 | 6,328 | ||
Kolkata | West Bengal | 15,870,000 | 1,876 | ||
Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 12,288,000 | 5,904 | ||
Bangalore | Karnataka | 11,490,000 | 8,005 | ||
Hyderabad | Telangana | 96,00,000 | 7,257 | ||
Pune | Maharashtra | 7,276,000 | 7,256 | ||
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region | Andhra Pradesh | 5,873,588 | 8,603 | ||
Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 6,357,693 | 1,866 | ||
Surat | Gujarat | 4,591,246 | 722 | ||
Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 4,070,000 | 7,323 | ||
Jaipur | Rajasthan | 3,073,350 | 484.64 | ||
Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2,902,920 | 1,150 | ||
Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 2,920,067 | 301.16 | ||
Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 2,467,000 | 1,531.57 | ||
Salem | Tamil Nadu | 2,290,024 | 1,265.20 | ||
Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 2,263,115 | 1,254.93 |
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
- As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million. The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 12.288 million (based on the 2011 census) by CMDA.
- ^ Population corresponds to pre-expansion limits
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