List of metropolitan areas in India

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This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India. As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area. [1] [2]

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The list is updated for cities wherever metropolitan area data is available with the corresponding sources. All population data correspond to the 2011 census. For regions that were expanded post-2011 and no updated population data is available, data corresponding to the old urban area limits as per the 2011 census has been considered. [3]

Metropolitan area State/UT ImagePopulationArea (km2)Source
National Capital Region Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Skyline of Cannaught Place, New Delhi.jpg 58,150,00055,083 [4]
Mumbai Maharashtra orlir ggnraikhik dRshy.jpg 23,598,0006,328 [5]
Kolkata West Bengal Kolkata maidan.jpg 15,870,0001,876 [6]
Chennai Tamil Nadu Chennai skyline.JPG 12,288,000 [a] 5,904 [8]
Bangalore Karnataka UB City.jpg 11,490,0008,005 [9] [10]
Hyderabad Telangana MindSpace campus in Hyderabad, India.jpg 9,600,0007,257 [11] [12]
Pune Maharashtra Baner hill Pune wonderful evening view.jpg 7,276,0007,256 [13]
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Andhra Pradesh IAS Officers Quarters under construction in Amaravati.jpg 5,873,588 [b] 8,603 [14]
Ahmedabad Gujarat Ahemdabad Skyline.jpg 6,357,693 [b] 1,866 [15]
Surat Gujarat Bharthana Althan area.jpg 4,591,246 [b] 722 [16]
Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Vizag View from Kailasagiri.jpg 4,070,000 [b] 7,323 [17]
Jaipur Rajasthan World Trade Park Jaipur in 2012.jpg 3,073,350484.64 [18]
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Skyline From Gomti Nagar.jpg 2,902,920 [b] 1,150 [19]
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Kanpur skyline.jpg 2,920,067301.16 [20]
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu CHIL SEZ.jpg 2,467,0001,531.57 [21]
Salem Tamil Nadu Salem city from Hills.jpg 2,290,0241,265.20 [22]
Madurai Tamil Nadu Koodalazhagar (17).jpg 2,263,1151,254.93 [23]
Kochi Kerala INS Vikrant under construction at Cochin Shipyard.png 2,119,724440 [24] [25] [26]
Ludhiana Punjab Ghanta Ghar Ludhiana.jpg 2,029,0001,182.58 [27]

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Notes

  1. ↑ As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million. [7] The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 12.288 million (based on the 2011 census) by CMDA. [8]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Population corresponds to pre-expansion limits

References

  1. ↑ Local Bodies (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ↑ The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (PDF) (Report). Government of India . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011 (Report). Government of India (NIC). Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Annual Report & Annual Accounts 2019-20 (PDF) (Report). National Capital Region Planning Board. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "About Mumbai Metropolitan Region". Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Introducing KMDA". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "About CMA". Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority [@CMDA_Official] (26 February 2024). "Population of Chennai Metropolitan Area" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "BMRDA Planning area". Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Structural Plan, Bangalore Metro Region (PDF) (Report). Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority. p. 50. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)". Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Hyderabad metropolitan development authority" (PDF). Hyderabad metropolitan development authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Background" . Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "AP CRDA". crda.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "About Us, AUDA". Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "About us, SUDA". Surat Urban Development Authority. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "VISAKHAPATNAM Metropolitan Region DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - VMRDA". vmrda.gov.in. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Govt declares Jaipur a metropolitan area". Zee News. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lucknow Development Authority seeks expansion of jurisdiction". Times of India . 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Kanpur City". Kanpur Development Authority. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "மாவட்ட நகர் ஊரமைப்பு அலுவலகம்கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம், கோயம்புத்தூர் – Coimbatore" . Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Salem Draft Master Plan 2024" (PDF). Salem LPA Master Plan. 17 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Madurailpa". madurailpa.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "Despite being eligible, Kochi lacks MPC | Kochi News - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Kochi Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2025 Census". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "3 Kerala cities gets ranked in India's top 10 cities' list". madhyamamonline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  27. ↑ "Home | Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Punjab Govt. Undertaking, India". glada.gov.in. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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