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This article lists the top fifty metropolitan areas in India by population as of 2007. The combined population of these 50 metros accounts for approximately one-eighth of the national population. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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| Rank | City | State | Population [1] | | 1 | Mumbai (Bombay) | Maharashtra | 20,426,991 | | 2 | Delhi | Delhi | 18,031,488 | | 3 | Kolkata (Calcutta) | West Bengal | 14,911,823 | | 4 | Chennai (Madras) | Tamil Nadu | 7,066,778 | | 5 | Bangalore | Karnataka | 6,255,256 | | 6 | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh | 6,112,250 | | 7 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 5,160,238 | | 8 | Pune | Maharastra | 4,878,283 | | 9 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 3,329,339 | | 10 | Surat | Gujarat | 3,092,478 | | 11 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 2,926,915 | | 12 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2,845,253 | | 13 | Nagpur | Maharastra | 2,485,915 | | 14 | Patna | Bihar | 2,386,843 | | 15 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1,944,464 | | 16 | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | 1,723,065 | | 17 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1,677,896 | | 18 | Vadodara (Baroda) | Gujarat | 1,641,566 | | 19 | Ludhiana | Punjab | 1,624,767 | | 20 | Bhubaneshwar | Orissa | 1,608,507 | | 21 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 1,590,568 | | 22 | Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 1,585,555 | | 23 | Nashik | Maharashtra | 1,576,651 | | 24 | Kochi (Cochin) | Kerala | 1,490,882 | | 25 | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1,462,355 | | 26 | Varanasi (Benares) | Uttar Pradesh | 1,460,731 | | 27 | Rajkot | Gujarat | 1,364,432 | | 28 | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 1,314,074 | | 29 | Asansol | West Bengal | 1,260,695 | | 30 | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 1,228,866 | | 31 | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | 1,216,837 | | 32 | Jamshedpur | Jharkand | 1,211,932 | | 33 | Dhanbad | Jharkand | 1,170,742 | | 34 | Amritsar | Punjab | 1,158,601 | | 35 | Aurangabad | Maharastra | 1,114,918 | | 36 | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 1,112,219 | | 37 | Mysore | Karnataka | 1,103,552 | | 38 | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1,068,446 | | 39 | Solapur | Maharashtra | 1,064,935 | | 40 | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 1,061,535 | | 41 | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 1,014,718 | | 42 | Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) | Kerala | 1,008,862 | | 43 | Guwahati | Assam | 989,240 | | 44 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 971,947 | | 45 | Kozhikode (Calicut) | Kerala | 968,143 | | 46 | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 958,764 | | 47 | Salem | Tamil Nadu | 956,329 | | 48 | Tiruchirapalli | Tamil Nadu | 931,803 | | 49 | Jalandhar | Punjab | 911,781 | | 50 | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | 875,165 | , âBombayâ redirects here. ...
, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
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, West Bengal (Bengali: পশà§à¦à¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦à§à¦ PoshchimbôÅgo) is a state in eastern India. ...
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Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
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, KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
, For other uses, see Hyderabad. ...
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, Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: à¤
हमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ...
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, Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पà¥à¤£à¥) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ...
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, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
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, Jaipur (Hindi: à¤à¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤°), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ...
, RÄjasthÄn (DevanÄgarÄ«: राà¤à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ...
, Lucknow ( , Hindi: लà¤à¤¨à¤, Urdu: ÙÚ©Ú¾ÙØ¤, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
, NÄgpur (Marathi: नाà¤à¤ªà¥à¤°) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ...
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ...
Patna is the capital of the state of Bihar, in north-eastern India. ...
, Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: Ø¨ÛØ§Ø±, IPA: , ) is a state of the Indian union situated in north India. ...
, Indore (Hindi:à¤à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤° / is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. ...
, Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
, Meerut (Hindi: मà¥à¤°à¤ , Urdu: Ù
ÛØ±Ù¹Ú¾) IPA: is a city and a municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
For other uses, see Bhopal (disambiguation). ...
, Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
, Vadodara (Gujarati: વડà«àª¦àª°àª¾,Marathi:बडà¥à¤¦à¤¾) ), also known as Baroda, is the third most-populated town in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat. ...
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For the district of the same name, see Ludhiana District. ...
, This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
Bhubaneswarଭୂବନେଶ୍୊଒଍୅ଵର is the capital of the state of Orissa (ancient Kalinga). ...
, Orissa (Oriya: à¬à¬¡à¬¼à¬¿à¬¶à¬¾), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...
, Coimbatore (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
, stop erasing thisAgra (Hindi: , Urdu: ), (IPA: ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, India. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
, Nashik (Marathi: ) ( ) or Nasik (Marathi: ) is a city in Indias Maharashtra state. ...
, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ...
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: à´àµà´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
, Visakhapatnam (telugu - విశాà°à°ªà°à±à°¨à°) (also ViÅÄkhapattanamu, shortened and anglicized: Vizag or Vizagapatnam) is a port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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, VÄrÄasÄ« ( , Hindi: , IPA: ), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras ( , Hindi: , , IPA: ), or Kashi or Kasi ( , Hindi: , ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
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This article is for the Indian state. ...
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Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
, Asansol (Bengali: ), a coal-mining-industrial centre, is the second largest city [1] in West Bengal, after Kolkata. ...
, West Bengal (Bengali: পশà§à¦à¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦à§à¦ PoshchimbôÅgo) is a state in eastern India. ...
, Jabalpur (Hindi: à¤à¤¬à¤²à¤ªà¥à¤°, Urdu:Ø¬ÙØ¨ÙÙ Ù¾ÙÙØ± ) is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. ...
, Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
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, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
, Jamsehdpur (à¤à¤®à¤¶à¥à¤¦à¤ªà¥à¤° in Devanagari) is a city located in the state of Jharkand in India, founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata as Sakchi. ...
Jharkhand (झारखंड) is a state of India. ...
Dhanbad (Hindi: धनबाद) is the capital of Dhanbad District, Jharkhand, India. ...
Jharkhand (झारखंड) is a state of India. ...
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, This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
, For other uses, see Aurangabad. ...
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ...
, Vijayawada ( ) (విà°à°¯à°µà°¾à°¡) literally translates to The Place of Victory. It is also known as Bezawada. ...
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, For other uses, see Mysore (disambiguation). ...
, KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
For Srinagar in Uttarakhand, see Srinagar, Uttarakhand. ...
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, Solapur (Marathi: ))(Kannada: )), is a city and a municipal corporation in south eastern Maharashtra, India near the Karnataka border and is the administrative headquarters of Solapur District. ...
, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
Bhilai is the second-largest city in Chhattisgarh, India with a population of 553,837 (2001 census}. The city is located 22 km west of the capital Raipur on the Howrah-Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6. ...
, Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤à¤¢à¤¼, IPA: ) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ...
, For the ship, see SS Ranchi. ...
, Jharkhand (Hindi: à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤à¤à¤¡, Bengali: à¦à¦¾à¦¡à¦¼à¦à¦£à§à¦¡,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ...
, Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരàµà´µà´¨à´¨àµà´¤à´ªàµà´°à´ TiruvanÅntapuraá¹), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. ...
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: à´àµà´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
, Guwahati (Assamese: à¦à§à§±à¦¾à¦¹à¦¾à¦à§) is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ...
Assam (Assamese: à¦
সম Ãxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...
, Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ...
, Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ...
, For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ...
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: à´àµà´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
, Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. ...
, Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
, Salem (Tamil: à®à¯à®²à®®à¯) is a city and a municipal corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
, Jalandhar (Punjabi: , Hindi: ), previously known as Jullundur, is an ancient city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. ...
, This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
Bareilly (Hindi: बरà¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: بارÛÙÛ) is a metro city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
Notes - ^ "World Gazetteer: India - Metropolitan areas 2007 calculation."
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