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 City skyline from Hoogly bridge.jpg 15,870,0001,876 [6]
Bangalore Karnataka UB City.jpg 11,490,0008,005 [7] [8]
Chennai Tamil Nadu Chennai skyline.JPG 8,696,010 [lower-alpha 1] 5,904 [9]
Hyderabad Telangana MindSpace campus in Hyderabad, India.jpg 7,677,018 [lower-alpha 1] 7,257 [10]
Pune Maharashtra Baner hill Pune wonderful evening view.jpg 7,276,0007,256 [11]
Ahmedabad Gujarat Ahemdabad Skyline.jpg 6,357,693 [lower-alpha 1] 1,866 [12]
Surat Gujarat Bharthana Althan area.jpg 4,591,246 [lower-alpha 1] 722 [13]
Jaipur Rajasthan World Trade Park Jaipur in 2012.jpg 3,073,350484.64 [14]
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Skyline From Gomti Nagar.jpg 2,902,920 [lower-alpha 1] 1,150 [15]
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Kanpur skyline.jpg 2,920,067301.16 [16]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Population corresponds to pre-expansion limits

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