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Million-plus cities and urban agglomerations

Census 2011 provisional results (2011) listed 53 million-plus urban agglomerations and cities; the final tables (Table A-4, 2013) list 52. This list uses the final figures and counts each agglomeration once, under its main city.

Million-plus cities and urban agglomerations
#
1 MumbaiMaharashtra1,83,94,912Urban agglomeration
2 DelhiDelhi1,63,49,831Urban agglomeration
3 KolkataWest Bengal1,40,57,991Urban agglomeration
4 ChennaiTamil Nadu86,53,521Urban agglomeration
5 BengaluruKarnataka85,20,435Urban agglomeration
6 HyderabadTelangana76,77,018Urban agglomeration
7 AhmedabadGujarat63,57,693Urban agglomeration
8 PuneMaharashtra50,57,709Urban agglomeration
9 SuratGujarat45,91,246Urban agglomeration
10 JaipurRajasthan30,46,163City
11 KanpurUttar Pradesh29,20,496Urban agglomeration
12 LucknowUttar Pradesh29,02,920Urban agglomeration
13 NagpurMaharashtra24,97,870Urban agglomeration
14 GhaziabadUttar Pradesh23,75,820Urban agglomeration
15 IndoreMadhya Pradesh21,70,295Urban agglomeration
16 CoimbatoreTamil Nadu21,36,916Urban agglomeration
17 KochiKerala21,19,724Urban agglomeration
18 PatnaBihar20,49,156Urban agglomeration
19 KozhikodeKerala20,28,399Urban agglomeration
20 BhopalMadhya Pradesh18,86,100Urban agglomeration
21 ThrissurKerala18,61,269Urban agglomeration
22 VadodaraGujarat18,22,221Urban agglomeration
23 AgraUttar Pradesh17,60,285Urban agglomeration
24 VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh17,28,128City
25 MalappuramKerala16,99,060Urban agglomeration
26 ThiruvananthapuramKerala16,79,754Urban agglomeration
27 KannurKerala16,40,986Urban agglomeration
28 LudhianaPunjab16,18,879City
29 NashikMaharashtra15,61,809Urban agglomeration
30 VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh14,76,931Urban agglomeration
31 MaduraiTamil Nadu14,65,625Urban agglomeration
32 VaranasiUttar Pradesh14,32,280Urban agglomeration
33 MeerutUttar Pradesh14,20,902Urban agglomeration
34 FaridabadHaryana14,14,050City
35 RajkotGujarat13,90,640Urban agglomeration
36 JamshedpurJharkhand13,39,438Urban agglomeration
37 JabalpurMadhya Pradesh12,68,848Urban agglomeration
38 SrinagarJammu and Kashmir12,64,202Urban agglomeration
39 AsansolWest Bengal12,43,414Urban agglomeration
40 Vasai-VirarMaharashtra12,22,390City
41 PrayagrajUttar Pradesh12,12,395Urban agglomeration
42 DhanbadJharkhand11,96,214Urban agglomeration
43 Chhatrapati SambhajinagarMaharashtra11,93,167Urban agglomeration
44 AmritsarPunjab11,83,549Urban agglomeration
45 JodhpurRajasthan11,38,300Urban agglomeration
46 RanchiJharkhand11,26,720Urban agglomeration
47 RaipurChhattisgarh11,23,558Urban agglomeration
48 KollamKerala11,10,668Urban agglomeration
49 GwaliorMadhya Pradesh11,02,884Urban agglomeration
50 DurgChhattisgarh10,64,222Urban agglomeration
51 TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu10,22,518Urban agglomeration
52 KotaRajasthan10,01,694City

A UA is counted once, under its main city. Municipal corporations inside a larger UA (Thane, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Howrah, etc.) are not counted separately.

Million-plus UAs and cities, 2011

Million-plus UAs and cities, 2011
  1. Mumbai 1.84 crore
  2. Delhi 1.63 crore
  3. Kolkata 1.41 crore
  4. Chennai 86.54 lakh
  5. Bengaluru 85.2 lakh
  6. Hyderabad 76.77 lakh
  7. Ahmedabad 63.58 lakh
  8. Pune 50.58 lakh
  9. Surat 45.91 lakh
  10. Jaipur 30.46 lakh
  11. Kanpur 29.2 lakh
  12. Lucknow 29.03 lakh
  13. Nagpur 24.98 lakh
  14. Ghaziabad 23.76 lakh
  15. Indore 21.7 lakh
  16. Coimbatore 21.37 lakh
  17. Kochi 21.2 lakh
  18. Patna 20.49 lakh
  19. Kozhikode 20.28 lakh
  20. Bhopal 18.86 lakh
  21. Thrissur 18.61 lakh
  22. Vadodara 18.22 lakh
  23. Agra 17.6 lakh
  24. Visakhapatnam 17.28 lakh
  25. Malappuram 16.99 lakh
  26. Thiruvananthapuram 16.8 lakh
  27. Kannur 16.41 lakh
  28. Ludhiana 16.19 lakh
  29. Nashik 15.62 lakh
  30. Vijayawada 14.77 lakh
  31. Madurai 14.66 lakh
  32. Varanasi 14.32 lakh
  33. Meerut 14.21 lakh
  34. Faridabad 14.14 lakh
  35. Rajkot 13.91 lakh
  36. Jamshedpur 13.39 lakh
  37. Jabalpur 12.69 lakh
  38. Srinagar 12.64 lakh
  39. Asansol 12.43 lakh
  40. Vasai-Virar 12.22 lakh
  41. Prayagraj 12.12 lakh
  42. Dhanbad 11.96 lakh
  43. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 11.93 lakh
  44. Amritsar 11.84 lakh
  45. Jodhpur 11.38 lakh
  46. Ranchi 11.27 lakh
  47. Raipur 11.24 lakh
  48. Kollam 11.11 lakh
  49. Gwalior 11.03 lakh
  50. Durg 10.64 lakh
  51. Tiruchirappalli 10.23 lakh
  52. Kota 10.02 lakh

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