List of most populous metropolitan areas in India

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This article lists the Metropolitan areas in India, by population according to the 2011 provisional population results.

In India, a Metropolitan area has a population of ten lakhs or greater,[1] and comprises one or more districts comprising two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous area, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area.[2][3]

List

Rank Metropolitan area Governing authority State/Territory 2011 (Provisional figures)[4] Extent
1 National Capital Region Delhi Development Authority Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan 21,753,486 Also includes Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad districts of UP, Faridabad, Palwal, Gurgaon and Sonipat districts of Haryana
2 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 20,748,395 Also includes Thane, Kalyan, Ambernath, Ulhasnagar, Vasai, Bhiwandi, Murbad, Shahapur, Palghar, Wada and Dahanu taluks of Thane district and Alibag, Pen, Murud, Panvel, Roha, Uran and Karjat taluks of Raigad district
3 Kolkata Metropolitan Area Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority West Bengal 14,617,882 Includes Howrah, Hooghly, Salt Lake, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, New Town, Kalyani, Uluberia, Alipore, Joka
4 Chennai Metropolitan Area Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Tamil Nadu 8,917,749 Includes Chennai district, Ambattur, Gummidipoondi, Madhavaram, Ponneri, Poonamallee and Tiruvallur taluks of Tiruvallur district and Alandur, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Sholinganallur, Sriperumbudur and Tambaram taluks of Kanchipuram district
5 Bangalore Metropolitan Area Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority Karnataka, Tamil Nadu 8,728,906 Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore Rural district, Kanakapura and Magadi; Taluks of Ramanagara district of Karnataka and Hosur taluk of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu
6 Hyderabad Metropolitan Area Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Andhra Pradesh 7,749,334 Includes Secunderabad, Rangareddy district, Parts of Mahabubnagar district, Nalgonda district and Medak district
7 Ahmedabad Metropolitan Region Gujarat 6,352,254 Includes Gandhinagar district and Ahmedabad, Barwala, Bavla, Daskroi, Detroj-Rampura, Dholka and Sanand taluks of Ahmedabad district
8 Pune Metropolitan Area Maharashtra 5,049,968 Includes Ambegaon, Haveli, Junnar, Khed, Maval, Mulshi, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwada and Velhe taluks of Pune district
9 Surat Metropolitan Region Gujarat 4,585,367

See also

References

  1. ^ J. C. Johari (2007). The Constitution of India a Politico-legal Study. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-81-207-2654-3. Retrieved 10 May 2013. 
  2. ^ "THE CONSTITUTION (SEVENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1992". 
  3. ^ Viswambhar Nath; Surinder K. Aggarwal (1 January 2007). Urbanization, Urban Development, and Metropolitan Cities in India. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-81-8069-412-7. Retrieved 3 August 2012. 
  4. ^ "INDIA STATS : Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011". Press Information Bureau. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012. 
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