Million plus cities in India

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As per the 2001 census there are 36 cities or urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1 million or more. The population data of the cities is tabulated below.

Sr No State City Population
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad UA (Distts 04, 05 & 06) 5,742,036
2 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada UA (Distts 16 & 17) 1,039,518
3 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam UA 1,345,938
4 Bihar Patna UA 1,697,976
5 Delhi Delhi UA 12,877,470
6 Gujarat Ahmedabad UA (Distts 06 & 07) 4,525,013
7 Gujarat Rajkot UA 1,003,015
8 Gujarat Surat UA 2,811,614
9 Gujarat Vadodara UA 1,491,045
10 Haryana Faridabad (M Corp) 1,055,938
11 Jharkhand Dhanbad UA 1,065,327
12 Jharkhand Jamshedpur UA (Distts 17 & 18) 1,104,713
13 Karnataka Bangalore UA 5,701,446
14 Kerala Kochi UA 1,355,972
15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal UA 1,458,416
16 Madhya Pradesh Indore UA 1,516,918
17 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur UA 1,098,000
18 Maharashtra Greater Mumbai UA (Distts 21, 22 & 23) 16,434,386
19 Maharashtra Nagpur UA 2,129,500
20 Maharashtra Nashik UA 1,152,326
21 Maharashtra Pune UA 3,760,636
22 Punjab Amritsar UA 1,003,917
23 Punjab Ludhiana (M Corp) 1,398,467
24 Rajasthan Jaipur (M Corp) 2,322,575
25 Tamil Nadu Chennai UA (Distts 01, 02 & 03) 6,560,242
26 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore UA 1,461,139
27 Tamil Nadu Madurai UA 1,203,095
28 Uttar Pradesh Agra UA 1,331,339
29 Uttar Pradesh Allahabad UA 1,042,229
30 Uttar Pradesh Kanpur UA 2,715,555
31 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow UA 2,245,509
32 Uttar Pradesh Meerut UA 1,161,716
33 Uttar Pradesh Varanasi UA 1,203,961
34 West Bengal Asansol UA 1,067,369
35 West Bengal Kolkata UA (Distts 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 & 18) 13,205,697
36 Chandigarh (Union Territory), Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh Tricity (including Panchkula and Mohali) 1,165,111

Here is a table of the same cities, sorted by population.

Sr No State City Population
18 Maharashtra Greater Mumbai UA (Distts 21, 22 & 23) 16,434,386
35 West Bengal Kolkata UA (Distts 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 & 18) 13,205,697
5 Delhi Delhi UA 12,877,470
25 Tamil Nadu Chennai UA (Distts 01, 02 & 03) 6,560,242
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad UA (Distts 04, 05 & 06) 5,742,036
13 Karnataka Bangalore UA 5,701,446
6 Gujarat Ahmedabad UA (Distts 06 & 07) 4,525,013
21 Maharashtra Pune UA 3,760,636
8 Gujarat Surat UA 2,811,614
30 Uttar Pradesh Kanpur UA 2,715,555
24 Rajasthan Jaipur (M Corp) 2,322,575
31 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow UA 2,245,509
19 Maharashtra Nagpur UA 2,129,500
4 Bihar Patna UA 1,697,976
16 Madhya Pradesh Indore UA 1,516,918
9 Gujarat Vadodara UA 1,491,045
26 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore UA 1,461,139
15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal UA 1,458,416
23 Punjab Ludhiana (M Corp) 1,398,467
14 Kerala Kochi UA 1,355,972
3 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam UA 1,345,938
28 Uttar Pradesh Agra UA 1,331,339
33 Uttar Pradesh Varanasi UA 1,203,961
27 Tamil Nadu Madurai UA 1,203,095
36 Chandigarh (Union Territory), Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh Tricity (including Panchkula and Mohali) 1,165,111
32 Uttar Pradesh Meerut UA 1,161,716
20 Maharashtra Nashik UA 1,152,326
12 Jharkhand Jamshedpur UA (Distts 17 & 18) 1,104,713
17 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur UA 1,098,000
34 West Bengal Asansol UA 1,067,369
11 Jharkhand Dhanbad UA 1,065,327
10 Haryana Faridabad (M Corp) 1,055,938
29 Uttar Pradesh Allahabad UA 1,042,229
2 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada UA (Distts 16 & 17) 1,039,518
22 Punjab Amritsar UA 1,003,917
7 Gujarat Rajkot UA 1,003,015


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[edit] See also

Million plus cities in India
AgraAhmedabadAllahabadAmritsarAsansolBangaloreBhopalChennaiCoimbatoreDelhiDhanbadFaridabadHyderabadIndoreJabalpurJaipurJamshedpurKanpurKochiKolkataLucknowLudhianaMaduraiMeerutMumbaiNagpurNashikPatnaPuneRajkotSuratVadodaraVaranasiVijayawadaVisakhapatnam
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