List of metropolitan cities in West Bengal
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2023) |
The Indian state of West Bengal has six metropolitan cities with a population of over 500,000.
List
[edit]| No. | Metropolis | Photo | Population (2011)[1] | Area (Km2) | Density | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata | 
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1,41,12,536 | 1,888 | 24000 | Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia , Howrah, Hooghly |
| 2 | Asansol | 
|
12,43,008 | 1,615 | 3,812.90 | Paschim Bardhaman |
| 3 | Siliguri | 
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10,57,438 | 2,222 | 1,510.62 | Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri |
| 4 | Durgapur | 
|
5,22,517 | 1,550 | 3,392.96 | Paschim Bardhaman |
| 5 | Bardhaman | 
|
5,22,445 | 157 | 3,327.68 | Purba Bardhaman |
| 6 | Malda | 
|
4,00,295 | 206 | 1,933.79 | Malda |
References
[edit]- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.