List of Largest Cities in India
The largest cities in India are ranked by the total population of the urban area, there are hundreds of cities and towns in India. India is developing the nation and about 40% peoples living in urban areas including towns and cities. Mumbai is the largest city in India and one of the populous in the World and has a population about 18.39 million (2011). Delhi is the second most populous city with 16.34 million inhabitants increased higher compared to 2001 census. The population of the cities in India increased, it could rank 1st in the populous country in the world surpassing China. Bangalore was a small village a few decades ago, but today it is the third largest city in India.
Source: reuters.com
| Rank | Name | Population | Area (km²) | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai [Bombay] | 18,394,912 | 1,135 | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Delhi | 16,349,831 | 782 | Delhi |
| 3 | Kolkata | 14,057,991 | 1,027 | West Bengal |
| 4 | Chennai | 8,653,521 | 788 | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | Bengaluru [Bangalore] | 8,520,435 | 539 | Karnataka |
| 6 | Hyderabad | 7,677,018 | 650 | Telangana |
| 7 | Ahmadabad | 6,357,693 | 471 | Gujarat |
| 8 | Pune | 5,057,709 | 669 | Maharashtra |
| 9 | Surat | 4,591,246 | 278 | Gujarat |
| 10 | Jaipur | 3,046,163 | 484 | Rajastha |
| 11 | Kanpur | 2,920,496 | 300 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | Lucknow | 2,902,920 | 337 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 13 | Nagpur | 2,497,870 | 229 | Maharashtra |
| 14 | Ghaziabad | 2,375,820 | 1,933 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Indore | 2,170,295 | 165 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 16 | Coimbatore | 2,136,916 | 642 | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 | Kochi | 2,119,724 | 94 | Kerala |
| 18 | Patna | 2,049,156 | 135 | Bihar |
| 19 | Kozhikode | 2,028,399 | 128 | Kerala |
| 20 | Bhopal | 1,886,100 | 298 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 | Thrissur | 1,861,269 | 101 | Kerala |
| 22 | Vadodara (Baroda) | 1,822,221 | 153 | Gujarat |
| 23 | Agra | 1,760,285 | 149 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 24 | Visakhapatnam | 1,728,128 | 318 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 25 | Thiruvananthapuram [Trivandrum] | 1,679,754 | 214 | Kerala |
Data: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (Web)
