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This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India.
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Location of Indian cities. Hover over the dot to see the city name with rank in parentheses.
The list includes the cities and not urban agglomerations.
Definitions:[1]
- The list is based on population within the boundaries of the respective Municipal Corporations and not the actual urban area.[1][2]
- Towns/Cities with populations of 1 lakh (100,000) are categorized as Class-I towns or Cities
- The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UAs or Cities
- The 3 UAs 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 or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.
List of cities with population above 1,000,000
List of cities with population from 100,000 to 1,000,000
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- The merger of Anakapalle and Bheemunipatnam municipalities and 10 villages into Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation was approved in 2013. These population numbers do not reflect that change.[4]
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