List of cities and towns in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest state in terms of area and the seventh most populous state in India through having a low population density. Jaipur is the largest and most populated metropolitan area in Rajasthan. Jodhpur, Kota and Bikaner being in order. Bhiwadi, Alwar and Udaipur are the cities with the most growth in recent years in both terms of population and area. The population projections are calculated using geometric increase, excluding Bhiwadi. By 2031, the state may have five cities with populations above one million, three cities over two million and one with over five million people. Bharatpur is considered as the eastern gateway of Rajasthan.^[1]

No.	Category.	2031.	2021	Note.
1	Population above 100,000.	35	35	Nagar Palika
2	Population above 500,000.	09	07	Mahanagar Palika
3	Population above 1 Million.	05	03	Metropolitan City
4	Population above 1.5 Million.	04	02	Metropolitan City
5	Population above 2 Million.	02	02	Metro City
6	Population above 3 Million.	02	01	Metro City
7	Population above 5 Million.	01	00	Mega City

S.No.	City	Population (2031) Projected	Population (2021)	Population (2011)	Population (2001)	Population (1991)	Area (2024) (km2)
01.	Jaipur	5,335,568	4,067,826	3,046,163	2,322,575	1,518,235	484.64
02.	Jodhpur[2][3][4]	3,100,000	2,330,000	1,138,300	860,818	666,279	404
03.	Kota[5]	1,983,781	1,420,000	1,001,694	712,000	542,000	321
04.	Bikaner	1,121,675	1,000,994	644,406	529,690	416,289	270
05.	Bhiwadi[6]	902,221	632,429	293,563	151,844	88,881
06.	Udaipur	720,810	591,315	474,531	389,438	308,571	132
07.	Ajmer	710,353	632,349	551,101	490,520	402,700	155
08.	Bhilwara	598,022	465,809	359,483	280,128	183,965	73
09.	Alwar	567,146	442,190	341,422	266,203	210,146	202
10.	Sikar	428,066	325,405	244,497	185,925	148,272	47
11.	Bharatpur	387,475	314,457	252,838	205,235	156,880	48
12.	Pali	368,237	300,311	230,075	187,641	136,842	77
13.	Sri Ganganagar	316,465	282,271	249,914	222,858	161,482	43.35
14.	Beawar	317,896	206,342	154,886	116,222	81,948	55
15.	Baran	265,585	177,022	117,992	78,665	57,719	31