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In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration was defined as follows: [2] "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns.
Ranchi Jharkhand: Ranchi: 652.02 2: Dhanbad: Dhanbad: 577.00 3: Jamshedpur: ... List of cities in India by area; List of cities in Jharkhand by population; References
Jharkhand is located in the eastern part of India and is enclosed by West Bengal to the eastern side, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh to the western side, Bihar to the northern part and Odisha to the southern part. Jharkhand envelops a geographical area of 79,716 square kilometres (30,779 sq mi).
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Ranchi (/ ˈ r ɑː n tʃ i / ⓘ, Hindi: [ˈrãːtʃiː]) is the capital and second largest city of the Indian state of Jharkhand. [6] Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, [7] which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh.
The city is located on the banks of Garga River and on the fringes of Bokaro river and is surrounded by hill ranges at Giridih and Ramgarh districts. [5] It is one of the most peaceful cities in India. [6] As per 2011 census, the city's population was 563,417 and 1,100,000 of its metropolitan area. [7] The city span across 183 km in geographic ...
Jamshedpur ( / ˈdʒæmʃɛdpʊər /, [ 8 ]Hindi: [dʒəmˈʃeːdpʊr] ⓘ ), also known as Tatanagar, is the largest and the most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city of India. [ 9 ] It is a Notified Area Council [ 10 ] and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district.
The following tables are the list of cities in India by population. Often cities are bifurcated into multiple regions (municipalities) which results in creation of cities within cities which may figure in the list. The entire work of this article is based on the census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India, conducted by the Office of the Registrar ...