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This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India. Map class ...
Largest urban agglomerations in India by population (2011 ... State/territory Population Rank City name State/territory Population 1: Mumbai: Maharashtra: 18,394,912: 28:
To make sure that what we call a city is comparable across countries in the world, we chose city boundaries that were originally determined by the Joint Research Center of the European Union. [3] These boundaries are based on satellite images and an estimated population grid. They follow the inhabited and built environment of a city.
UNICEF defines city proper as, "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city or controlled directly from the city by a single authority." A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognised urban status that is usually characterised by some form of local ...
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.
India is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. India consists of twenty-eight states and nine union territories. [1] It is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population. [2] The first population census in British India was conducted in 1872.
It is also one of the world's top ten centres of commerce in terms of global financial flow, [35] generating 6.16% of India's GDP, [36] and accounting for 25% of the nation's industrial output, 70% of maritime trade in India (Mumbai Port Trust, Dharamtar Port and JNPT), [37] and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy.
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.