List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India


India is a country in South Asia and is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the most-populous country with more than 1.4 billion people, home to nearly 17.5 percent of the world's population. India consists of twenty-eight states and eight union territories.

Census

The first official population census of India was conducted in 1872 and every ten years since 1951 by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The last official census was conducted in 2011. The next census due in 2021 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is scheduled for 2024.
As per Government of India, an urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, 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 should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations that have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity.
Following is the list of urban agglomerations in India with a population of more than one million as per the 2011 census. As per the 2011 census, there were 52 urban agglomerations or cities with population of one million and above.
Town/UALevel
State/UTArea

Pop.
Area

Pop.
Area

Pop.
MumbaiU.A.Maharashtra
DelhiU.A.Delhi
KolkataU.A.West Bengal
ChennaiU.A.Tamil Nadu
BengaluruU.A.Karnataka
HyderabadU.A.Telangana
AhmedabadU.A.Gujarat
PuneU.A.Maharashtra
SuratU.A.Gujarat
JaipurU.A.Rajasthan
KanpurU.A.Uttar Pradesh
LucknowU.A.Uttar Pradesh
NagpurU.A.Maharashtra
GhaziabadU.A.Uttar Pradesh
IndoreU.A.Madhya Pradesh
CoimbatoreU.A.Tamil Nadu
KochiU.A.Kerala
PatnaU.A.Bihar
KozhikodeU.A.Kerala
BhopalU.A.Madhya Pradesh
ThrissurU.A.Kerala
VadodaraU.A.Gujarat
AgraU.A.Uttar Pradesh
VisakhapatnamTownAndhra Pradesh
MalappuramU.A.Kerala
ThiruvananthapuramU.A.Kerala
KannurU.A.Kerala
LudhianaTownPunjab
NashikU.A.Maharashtra
VijayawadaU.A.Andhra Pradesh
MaduraiU.A.Tamil Nadu
VaranasiU.A.Uttar Pradesh
MeerutU.A.Uttar Pradesh
FaridabadTownHaryana
RajkotU.A.Gujarat
JamshedpurU.A.Jharkhand
JabalpurU.A.Madhya Pradesh
SrinagarU.A.Jammu and KashmirNANA
AsansolTownWest Bengal
Vasai-VirarTownMaharashtra
AllahabadU.A.Uttar Pradesh
DhanbadU.A.Jharkhand
AurangabadU.A.Maharashtra
AmritsarU.A.Punjab
JodhpurU.A.Rajasthan
RanchiU.A.Jharkhand
RaipurU.A.Chhattisgarh
KollamU.A.Kerala
GwaliorU.A.Madhya Pradesh
Durg-BhilainagarU.A.Chhattisgarh
TiruchirappalliU.A.Tamil Nadu
KotaTownRajasthan

Notes:
  • Chandigarh U.A. was included in the list of million plus populous Towns/U.A.s as per provisional census having 51st rank but in the final population totals, its population fell short of one million ranking 55th after two less than million populous Towns/U.A.s - Mysore U.A., Bareilly U.A. and as a result of it, the number of million plus populous Towns/U.A.s in India is 52 though as per the provisional census it was 53. As a result, the rank of Tiruchirappalli changed from 52 to 51 and that of Kota 53 to 52.
  • Town is written in the "Level" column for an independent town which is not a part of any urban agglomeration.
  • Bold represents the capital of the respective state or union territory or the capital is part of the respective urban agglomeration - example - Gandhinagar, a state capital is a part of the Ahmedadbad U.A.
  • The mentioned final figures are slightly different from provisional figures.

    Demographia

As per Demographia, an urban built-up area consists of all continuous and non-continuous urban areas within a metropolitan area. As per the 2023 report, there were 65 urban areas with more than one million inhabitants in India.
Town/UAState/UTPop.
DelhiDelhi, Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh
MumbaiMaharashtra
KolkataWest Bengal
BengaluruKarnataka
ChennaiTamil Nadu
HyderabadTelangana
AhmedabadGujarat
PuneMaharashtra
SuratGujarat
LucknowUttar Pradesh
JaipurRajasthan
KanpurUttar Pradesh
IndoreMadhya Pradesh
NagpurMaharashtra
PatnaBihar
VaranasiUttar Pradesh
KozhikodeKerala
ThiruvananthapuramKerala
AgraUttar Pradesh
BhopalMadhya Pradesh
CoimbatoreTamil Nadu
PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
KochiKerala
RanchiJharkhand
LudhianaPunjab
VadodaraGujarat
ChandigarhChandigarh, Punjab, Haryana
MaduraiTamil Nadu
MeerutUttar Pradesh
VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh
JamshedpurJharkhand
ThrissurKerala
NashikMaharashtra
AsansolWest Bengal
MalappuramKerala
AligarhUttar Pradesh
KannurKerala
JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
DhanbadJharkhand
JodhpurRajasthan
AurangabadMaharashtra
RajkotGujarat
GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
RaipurChhattisgarh
GorakhpurUttar Pradesh
KollamKerala
BareillyUttar Pradesh
GuwahatiAssam
MoradabadUttar Pradesh
AmritsarPunjab
MysoreKarnataka
Durg-BhilainagarChhattisgarh
VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
SalemTamil Nadu
KotaRajasthan
JalandharPunjab
SaharanpurUttar Pradesh
DehradunUttarakhand
TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu
BhubaneswarOdisha
JammuJammu and Kashmir
SolapurMaharashtra
Hubli-DharwadKarnataka
PuducherryPuducherry