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Prominent cities of NCR include Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida. The NCR is a rural-urban region, with a population of over 46,069,000 and an urbanisation level of 62.6%. [ 3 ] As well as the cities and towns, the NCR contains ecologically sensitive areas like the Aravalli ridge , forests , wildlife and bird sanctuaries . [ 6 ]
Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA city located in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). [22]
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India.As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.
The urban agglomeration (UA) of Delhi has 113 constituent parts, as identified by the Directorate of Census Operations, for the 2011 census of India. [3] Of these, 100 are defined as towns for census purposes, which may be categorised as municipal corporations, municipal councils, cantonment boards, census towns, or out growths; and 13 are cities.
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
Similar conditions were reported across the National Capital Region (NCR), which includes ... An anti-smog cannon sprinkles water to curb air pollution as the city is covered in smog, in New Delhi ...
The National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) is a special union territory of India jointly administered by the Central government, the NCT elected government and three municipal corporations. The metropolis of Delhi and the National Capital Territory of Delhi are coextensive and for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same ...
The Government of India included it in the second list of Smart Cities Mission on 24 May 2016. [10] As per the 2021 Delhi Regional Plan, Faridabad is a part of the Central National Capital Region or Delhi metropolitan area. [11]