This is a list of urban agglomerations and are cities, included in urban agglomerations, with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census and development ranking in the (India States and territories of India state of Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh. [1]
Punjab
Rank | Name | District | Image | Type* | Population 2022 | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana | UA | 1,917,000 [2] | 1,618,879 | 950,123 | 743,530 | 173,021 | 85.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Amritsar | Amritsar | UA | 1,425,000 [3] | 1,183,705 | 874,773 | 739,105 | 63,238 | 84.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Jalandhar | Jalandhar [4] | UA | 1,053,895 | 873,725 | 463,975 | 409,970 | 84,886 | 85.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Patiala | Patiala | UA | 736,305 | 446,246 | 236,198 | 210,048 | 42,458 | 89.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Bathinda | Bathinda | UA | 368,000 | 285,813 | 151,782 | 134,031 | 30,713 | 82.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Mohali | Mohali | UA | 334,205 [5] | 166,864 | 87,380 | 79,484 | 13,820 | 91.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Firozpur | Firozpur | UA | 206,973 | 168,443 | 88,290 | 80,153 | 16,836 | 89.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Batala | Gurdaspur | City | 198,481 | 158,404 | 83,536 | 74,868 | 14,943 | 89.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pathankot | Pathankot | City | 195,365 | 147,875 | 79,145 | 68,730 | 14,734 | 88.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Moga | Moga | — | City | 181,456 | 146,897 | 79,808 | 67,089 | 16,447 | 81.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Abohar | Fazilka | — | City | 175,988 | 145,238 | 76,840 | 68,398 | 15,870 | 79.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Malerkotla | Malerkotla | City | 169,578 | 135,238 | 71,401 | 63,929 | 16,315 | 70.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Khanna | Ludhiana | City | 168,876 | 128,130 | 67,811 | 60,319 | 13,218 | 84.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Phagwara | Kapurthala | City | 167,785 | 117,954 | 62,171 | 55,783 | 11,622 | 87.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Kapurthala | Kapurthala | City | 164,745 | 101,654 | 55,485 | 46,169 | 9,706 | 85.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Rajpura | Patiala | City | 162,644 | 112,193 | 57,803 | 54,390 | 12,841 | 82.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Muktsar | Muktsar | City | 147,679 | 117,085 | 62,005 | 55,080 | 13,639 | 77.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | City | 156,987 | 110,091 | 58,401 | 51,690 | 11,516 | 90.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Faridkot | Faridkot | City | 137,605 | 110,694 | 58,485 | 52,169 | 9,706 | 85.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Barnala | Barnala | — | City | 136,874 | 116,454 | 62,302 | 54,152 | 12,984 | 79.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Sunam | Sangrur | City | 128,876 | 88,043 | 46,931 | 41,112 | 9,027 | 83.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
* UA=Urban Agglomeration |
Chandigarh
Rank | Name | District | Image | Type* | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | UA | 1,025,682 | 563,127 | 462,555 | 113,698 | 86.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* UA=Urban Agglomeration |
In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows: [6]
"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."
The constituents of Urban Agglomerations in the Punjab and Chandigarh, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below: [7]
Urban Agglomerations constituents with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census are shown in the table below. [8]
Urban Agglomeration | Name of Constituent | District | Image | Type* | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy Rate |
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Amritsar | Amritsar | Amritsar | M Corp | 1,132,761 | 602,754 | 530,007 | 109,540 | 85.27 | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | M Corp. | 960,787 | 525,226 | 435,561 | 104,192 | 77.90 | |
Jalandhar | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | M Corp | 862,196 | 458,015 | 404,181 | 83,669 | 85.50 | |
Patiala | Patiala | Patiala | M Corp. | 445,196 | 236,238 | 208,958 | 42,458 | 89.95 | |
Mohali | Mohali | Mohali | M Corp. | 146,104 | 76,441 | 69,663 | 13,155 | 93.22 | |
Batala | Batala | Gurdaspur | M Corp. | 151,400 | 79,459 | 71,941 | 14,698 | 85.49 | |
Pathankot | Pathankot | Pathankot | M Corp. | 143,357 | 74,833 | 68,524 | 13,496 | 88.60 | |
Moga | Moga | Moga | — | M Corp. | 141,432 | 73,760 | 67,672 | 15,502 | 82.09 |
Firozpur | Firozpur | Firozpur | M Corp. | 110,091 | 58,401 | 51,690 | 11,516 | 79.75 | |
Mohali, officially known as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, is a planned city in the Mohali district in Punjab, India, which is an administrative and a commercial hub lying south-west of Chandigarh. It is the headquarters of the Mohali district. It is also one of the six Municipal Corporations of the State. It was officially named after Sahibzada Ajit Singh, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh.
Bagbera Colony is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Gadhra is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Ghorabandha is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Haludbani is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Jugsalai is a township and business center adjacent to Tatanagar Railway Station, Jamshedpur and a municipality in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is often referred as a wholesale market of Jamshedpur.
Sarjamda is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Purihasa is a census town in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Tata Nagar Railway Colony is an Out growth in the Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.