List of cities in India by population

The following tables are the list of cities in India by population. Often cities are bifurcated into multiple regions (municipalities) which results in creation of cities within cities which may figure in the list. The entire work of this article is based on Census of India, 2011, conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Map
Location of Indian Cities. Hover over the dot to see the city name with rank in parentheses.

List

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 / union territory.

Rank City Population
(2011)[3]		 Population
(2001)		 State or union territory
1Mumbai12,442,37311,978,450Maharashtra
2Delhi11,007,8359,879,172Delhi
3Bangalore 8,425,9704,301,326Karnataka
4Hyderabad6,809,9703,637,483Telangana
5Ahmedabad5,570,5853,520,085Gujarat
6Chennai4,681,0874,343,645Tamil Nadu
7Kolkata4,486,6794,572,876West Bengal
8Surat4,467,7972,433,835Gujarat
9Pune3,115,4312,538,473Maharashtra
10Jaipur3,046,1632,322,575Rajasthan
11Lucknow2,815,6012,185,927Uttar Pradesh
12Kanpur2,767,0312,551,337Uttar Pradesh
13Nagpur2,405,6652,052,066Maharashtra
14Indore1,960,6311,474,968Madhya Pradesh
15Thane1,818,8721,262,551Maharashtra
16Bhopal1,795,6481,437,354Madhya Pradesh
17Visakhapatnam[4]1,730,3201,345,938Andhra Pradesh
18Pimpri-Chinchwad1,727,6921,012,472Maharashtra
19Patna1,684,2221,366,444Bihar
20Vadodara1,670,8061,306,227Gujarat
21Ghaziabad1,648,643968,256Uttar Pradesh
22Ludhiana1,618,8791,398,467Punjab
23Agra1,585,7041,275,134Uttar Pradesh
24Nashik1,486,0531,077,236Maharashtra
25Faridabad1,414,0501,055,938Haryana
26Meerut1,305,4291,039,405Uttar Pradesh
27Rajkot1,286,678967,476Gujarat
28Kalyan-Dombivli1,247,3271,193,512Maharashtra
29Vasai-Virar1,222,390693,350Maharashtra
30Varanasi1,201,8151,091,918Uttar Pradesh
31Srinagar1,180,570898,440Jammu and Kashmir
32Aurangabad1,175,116873,311Maharashtra
33Dhanbad1,162,4721,065,327Jharkhand
34Amritsar1,132,383966,862Punjab
35Navi Mumbai1,120,547704,002Maharashtra
36Allahabad1,112,544975,393Uttar Pradesh
37Howrah1,077,0751,007,532West Bengal
38Ranchi1,073,427847,093Jharkhand
39Gwalior1,069,276827,026Madhya Pradesh
40Jabalpur1,055,525932,484Madhya Pradesh
41Coimbatore1,050,721 [5]930,882Tamil Nadu
42Vijayawada1,034,358851,282Andhra Pradesh
43Jodhpur1,033,918851,051Rajasthan
44Madurai1,017,865928,869Tamil Nadu
45Raipur1,010,087605,747Chhattisgarh
46Kota[6]1,001,694694,316Rajasthan
47Chandigarh960,787808,515Chandigarh
48Guwahati957,352809,895Assam
49Solapur951,558872,478Maharashtra
50Hubli–Dharwad943,788786,195Karnataka
51Bareilly903,668718,395Uttar Pradesh
52Mysore[7][8][9]893,062762,408Karnataka
53Moradabad887,871669,087Uttar Pradesh
54Gurgaon876,969173,542Haryana
55Aligarh874,408672,315Uttar Pradesh
56Jalandhar862,886706,043Punjab
57Tiruchirappalli[10]847,387752,066Tamil Nadu
58Bhubaneswar843,402648,032Odisha
59Salem829,267696,760Tamil Nadu
60Mira-Bhayandar809,378520,388Maharashtra
61Thiruvananthapuram743,691368,618Kerala
62Bhiwandi709,665598,741Maharashtra
63Saharanpur705,478455,754Uttar Pradesh
64Gorakhpur673,446622,701Uttar Pradesh
65Guntur[11]647,508514,461Andhra Pradesh
66Amravati647,057549,510Maharashtra
67 Bikaner644,406529,690Rajasthan
68Noida637,272305,058Uttar Pradesh
69Jamshedpur631,364573,096Jharkhand
70Bhilai625,700556,366Chhattisgarh
71Warangal[12][13]615,998530,636Telangana
72Cuttack610,189534,654Odisha
73Firozabad604,214279,102Uttar Pradesh
74Kochi602,046596,473Kerala
75Bhavnagar593,368511,085Gujarat
76Dehradun569,578426,674Uttarakhand
77Durgapur566,517493,405West Bengal
78Asansol563,917475,439West Bengal
79Nanded550,439430,733Maharashtra
80Kolhapur549,236493,167Maharashtra
81Ajmer542,321485,575Rajasthan
82Gulbarga533,587422,569Karnataka
83Loni516,082120,945Uttar Pradesh
84Ujjain515,215430,427Madhya Pradesh
85Siliguri513,264472,374West Bengal
86Ulhasnagar506,098473,731Maharashtra
87Jhansi505,693383,644Uttar Pradesh
88Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad502,793436,781Maharashtra
89Jammu[14]502,197369,959Jammu and Kashmir
90Nellore[15][16]499,575378,428Andhra Pradesh
91Mangalore488,968399,565Karnataka
92Belgaum488,157399,653Karnataka
93Jamnagar479,920443,518Gujarat
94Tirunelveli473,637411,831Tamil Nadu
95Malegaon471,312409,403Maharashtra
96Gaya468,614385,432Bihar
97Ambattur466,205310,967Tamil Nadu
98Jalgaon460,228462,280Maharashtra
99Udaipur451,100389,438Rajasthan
100Maheshtala448,317385,266West Bengal
101Tiruppur444,352344,543Tamil Nadu
102Davanagere434,971364,523Karnataka
103Kozhikode431,560436,556Kerala
104Kurnool[17]430,214345,987Andhra Pradesh
105Akola425,817400,520Maharashtra
106Rajpur Sonarpur424,368336,707West Bengal
107Bokaro414,820393,805Jharkhand
108Bellary410,445316,766Karnataka
109Patiala406,192303,151Punjab
110South Dum Dum403,316392,444West Bengal
111Rajarhat402,844-West Bengal
112Bhagalpur400,146340,767Bihar
113Agartala400,004271,811Tripura
114Muzaffarnagar392,768316,729Uttar Pradesh
115Bhatpara383,762442,385West Bengal
116Latur382,940299,985Maharashtra
117Panihati377,347348,438West Bengal
118Dhule375,559341,755Maharashtra
119Rohtak374,292286,807Haryana
120Korba363,390315,690Chhattisgarh
121Bhilwara359,483280,128Rajasthan
122Berhampur356,598307,792Odisha
123Muzaffarpur354,462305,525Bihar
124Ahmednagar350,859307,615Maharashtra
125Mathura349,909302,770Uttar Pradesh
126Kollam348,657361,560Kerala
127Avadi345,996229,403Tamil Nadu
128Kadapa[18]344,893125,725Andhra Pradesh
129Rajahmundry[19][20]341,831315,251Andhra Pradesh
130Bilaspur331,030296,662Chhattisgarh
131Kamarhati330,211314,507West Bengal
132Shahjahanpur329,736296,662Uttar Pradesh
133Bijapur327,427228,175Karnataka
134Rampur325,313281,494Uttar Pradesh
135Shimoga322,650274,352Karnataka
136Chandrapur320,379289,450Maharashtra
137Junagadh319,462168,686Gujarat
138Thrissur315,957317,526Kerala
139Alwar315,379260,593Rajasthan
140Bardhaman314,265285,602West Bengal
141Kulti313,809289,903West Bengal
142Kakinada312,538325,985Andhra Pradesh
143Nizamabad311,152288,722Telangana
144Parbhani307,170259,329Maharashtra
145Tumkur302,143248,929Karnataka
146Hisar301,383286,807Haryana
147Uzhavarkarai300,104217,707Puducherry
148Bihar Sharif297,268232,071Bihar
149Darbhanga296,039267,348Bihar
150Panipat294,292261,740Haryana
151Aizawl293,416228,280Mizoram
152Bally293,373260,906West Bengal
153Dewas289,550231,672Madhya Pradesh
154Ichalkaranji287,353257,610Maharashtra
155Karnal286,827-Haryana
156Bathinda285,788217,256Punjab
157Jalna285,577235,795Maharashtra
158Kirari Suleman Nagar283,211153,874Delhi
159Purnia[21]282,248171,687Bihar
160Satna280,222225,464Madhya Pradesh
161Mau278,745212,657Uttar Pradesh
162Barasat278,435231,515West Bengal
163Sonipat278,149-Haryana
164Farrukhabad276,581228,333Uttar Pradesh
165Sagar273,296232,133Madhya Pradesh
166Rourkela272,721-Odisha
167Durg268,679232,517Chhattisgarh
168Imphal264,986221,492Manipur
169Ratlam264,810222,202Madhya Pradesh
170Hapur262,801211,983Uttar Pradesh
171Arrah261,099203,380Bihar
172Anantapur261,004218,808Andhra Pradesh
173Karimnagar260,899205,653Telangana
174Etawah256,838210,453Uttar Pradesh
175Ambarnath254,003203,795Maharashtra
176North Dum Dum253,625220,042West Bengal
177Bharatpur252,109204,587Rajasthan
178Begusarai251,13693,378Bihar
179New Delhi249,998302,147Delhi
180Gandhidham248,705166,388Gujarat
181Baranagar248,466250,768West Bengal
182Tiruvottiyur248,059212,281Tamil Nadu
183Pondicherry241,773220,749Puducherry
184Sikar237,579184,904Rajasthan
185Thoothukudi237,374216,058Tamil Nadu
186Rewa235,422183,274Madhya Pradesh
187Karur234,191158,955Tamil Nadu
188Mirzapur233,691205,053Uttar Pradesh
189Raichur232,456207,421Karnataka
190Pali229,956187,641Rajasthan
191Ramagundam[22]229,644236,600Telangana
192Silchar229,136184,105Assam
193Haridwar228,832175,010Uttarakhand
194Vijayanagaram228,025174,324Andhra Pradesh
195Tenali225,982184,937Andhra Pradesh
196Nagercoil224,849208,179Tamil Nadu
197Sri Ganganagar224,773210,713Rajasthan
198Karawal Nagar224,666148,549Delhi
199Mango223,805166,125Jharkhand
200Thanjavur222,943215,314Tamil Nadu
201Bulandshahr222,519176,425Uttar Pradesh
202Uluberia222,240202,135West Bengal
203Katni221,883187,029Madhya Pradesh
204Sambhal220,813182,478Uttar Pradesh
205Singrauli220,257185,190Madhya Pradesh
206Nadiad218,095192,913Gujarat
207Secunderabad217,910206,102Telangana
208Naihati217,900215,303West Bengal
209Yamunanagar216,677-Haryana
210Bidhannagar215,514164,221West Bengal
211Pallavaram215,417144,623Tamil Nadu
212Bidar214,373172,877Karnataka
213Munger213,303188,050Bihar
214Panchkula210,175140,925Haryana
215Burhanpur210,886193,725Madhya Pradesh
216Kharagpur207,604188,761West Bengal
217Dindigul207,327196,955Tamil Nadu
218Gandhinagar206,167195,985Gujarat
219Hospet206,167164,240Karnataka
220Nangloi Jat205,596150,948Delhi
221Malda205,521161,456West Bengal
222Ongole204,746150,471Andhra Pradesh
223Eluru[23]203,780-Andhra Pradesh
224Deoghar203,123112,525Jharkhand
225Chhapra202,35279,190Bihar
226Puri201,026152,682Odisha
227Haldia200,827170,673West Bengal
228Khandwa200,738172,242Madhya Pradesh
229Nandyal200,516152,676Andhra Pradesh
230Morena200,482150,959Madhya Pradesh
231Amroha198,471165,129Uttar Pradesh
232Anand198,282130,685Gujarat
233Bhiwani197,662-Haryana
234Bhind197,585153,752Madhya Pradesh
235Bhalswa Jahangir Pur197,148152,339Delhi
236Madhyamgram196,127155,451West Bengal
237Berhampore195,223160,143West Bengal
238Morbi194,947145,719Gujarat
239Fatehpur193,193151,757Uttar Pradesh
240Raebareli191,316169,333Uttar Pradesh
241Khora, Ghaziabad190,400―Uttar Pradesh
242Chittoor[24]189,332152,654Andhra Pradesh
243Bhusawal187,421172,372Maharashtra
244Orai187,137139,318Uttar Pradesh
245Bahraich186,223168,323Uttar Pradesh
246Phusro186,13983,463Jharkhand
247Vellore185,803177,230Tamil Nadu
248Mehsana184,991141,453Gujarat
249Khammam184,210-Telangana
250Sambalpur184,000-Odisha
251Raiganj183,612165,212West Bengal
252Sirsa183,282160,735Haryana
253Danapur182,429131,176Bihar
254Serampore181,842197,857West Bengal
255Sultan Pur Majra181,554164,426Delhi
256Guna180,935137,175Madhya Pradesh
257Jaunpur180,362160,055Uttar Pradesh
258Panvel180,020104,058Maharashtra
259Shivpuri179,977146,892Madhya Pradesh
260Surendranagar Dudhrej177,851156,161Gujarat
261Unnao177,658144,662Uttar Pradesh
262Chinsurah177,259170,201West Bengal
263Alappuzha174,164177,029Kerala
264Kottayam172,878129,894Kerala
265Bahadurgarh170,426-Haryana
266Machilipatnam169,892179,353Andhra Pradesh
267Shimla169,578142,555Himachal Pradesh
268Midnapore169,127149,768West Bengal
269Firozpur168,443-Punjab
270Mohali166,864-Punjab
271Adoni166,537―Andhra Pradesh
272Jind166,225-Haryana
273Udupi165,401―Karnataka
274Katihar164,937115,169Bihar
275Proddatur163,60086,896Andhra Pradesh
276Budaun159,221148,029Uttar Pradesh
277Batala158,404–Punjab
278Mahbubnagar157,733–Telangana
279Erode[25]157,101173,600Tamil Nadu
280Saharsa[26]155,175125,167Bihar
281Thanesar154,962-Haryana
282Dibrugarh154,296137,661Assam
283Jorhat153,889112,026Assam
284Hindupur151,835―Andhra Pradesh
285Nagaon148,496123,265Assam
286Pathankot147,875–Punjab
287Hajipur[27]147,688119,412Bihar
288Sasaram[28]147,396131,172Bihar
289Moga146,896–Punjab
290Abohar145,238–Punjab
291Kaithal144,633-Haryana
292Hazaribagh142,489127,243Jharkhand
293Bhimavaram142,280―Andhra Pradesh
294Rewari140,864-Haryana
295Port Blair140,572—Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
296Kumbakonam140,056144,021Tamil Nadu
297Malerkotla135,238–Punjab
298Bongaigaon139,650101,213Assam
299Raigarh137,126115,908Chhattisgarh
300Dehri[28]137,068119,057Bihar
301Madanapalle135,669―Andhra Pradesh
302Siwan[29]134,458109,919Bihar
303Bettiah[30]132,896116,670Bihar
304Ramgarh132,44173,455Jharkhand
305Palwal131,121-Haryana
306Khanna128,130–Punjab
307Tinsukia126,389101,957Assam
308Guntakal126,270―Andhra Pradesh
309Srikakulam125,939―Andhra Pradesh
310Motihari[31]125,183100,683Bihar
311Dimapur122,834―Nagaland
312Dharmavaram121,874―Andhra Pradesh
313Medininagar120,325―Jharkhand
314Satara120,195-Maharashtra
315Gudivada118,167―Andhra Pradesh
316Phagwara117,966―Punjab
317Pudukkottai117,745―Tamil Nadu
318Muktsar117,085-Punjab
319Barnala116,454-Punjab
320Hosur116,821102,000Tamil Nadu
321Narasaraopet116,250―Andhra Pradesh
322Suryapet115,25094,585Telangana
323Giridih114,533―Jharkhand
324Faridkot110,694-Punjab
325Hoshiarpur110,091-Punjab
326Miryalaguda109,89191,395Telangana
327Anantnag108,505―Jammu and Kashmir
328Tadipatri108,171―Andhra Pradesh
329Karaikudi106,71486,596Tamil Nadu
330Kishanganj[32]105,78285,590Bihar
331Gangavathi105,52985,459Karnataka
332Jamalpur[33]105,22196,983Bihar
333Ballia104,271―Uttar Pradesh
334Kavali104,000―Andhra Pradesh
335Tadepalligudem103,906―Andhra Pradesh
336Amaravati103,000―Andhra Pradesh
337Buxar[34]102,59183,168Bihar
338Tezpur102,50583,028Assam
339Jehanabad[35]102,45681,503Bihar
340Kapurthala101,654–Punjab
341Aurangabad[36]101,52079,393Bihar
342Gangtok100,28629,354Sikkim
343Vasco Da Gama100,000―Goa

See also
  • List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
  • List of metropolitan areas in India
  • List of states and union territories of India by population
  • List of towns in India by population

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