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This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India.
Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
This list is only for areas within municipal corporations which have an area of more than 400 km2.
Rank | City | State / UT | Area (km2) | Area governed by | Ref |
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1 | Delhi | Delhi | 1484 km2 | Municipal Corporation of Delhi | [1] |
2 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 741 km2 | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike | |
3 | Hyderabad | Telangana | 731.96 km2 | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation | [2] |
4 | Vishakapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 690 km2 | Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation | [3] |
5 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 631 km2 | Lucknow Municipal Corporation | [4] |
6 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 530 km2 | Amdavad Municipal Corporation | [5] |
7 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 530 km2 | Indore Municipal Corporation | [6] |
8 | Pune | Maharashtra | 484.61 km2 | Pune Municipal Corporation | [7] |
9 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 463 km2 | Bhopal Municipal Corporation | [8] |
10 | Surat | Gujarat | 461.60 km2 | Surat Municipal Corporation | [9] |
11 | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | 450 km2 | Meerut Municipal Corporation | |
12 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 440 km2 [10] | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | [11] |
13 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 426 km2 | Greater Chennai Corporation | |
14 | Warangal | Telangana | 407.77 km2 | Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation |
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