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The 46 cities with populations of 1 million and above are known as Million Plus UAs or Cities; The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). [1]) The cities listed in bold are the capitals of ...
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 (according to provisional census results, 53 [8]) urban agglomerations or cities with population of one million and above. [9] [a] [8]
India is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 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.
This list is based on the data from the previous paragraph table. It excludes countries with only one city above one million inhabitants. Country Number of cities 1 China: 130 2 India: 50 3 Russia: 16 4 Brazil: 15 5 Indonesia: 14 6 Japan: 12 7 South Korea: 11 8 Philippines: 10 Mexico: 10 Pakistan: 10 Turkey: 10 12 United States: 9 13 Iran: 8
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.
(2011 census) [1] [2] Rank City name State/territory Population Rank City name State/territory Population 1: Mumbai: Maharashtra: 18,394,912: 28: Ludhiana: Punjab ...
Census of India (2011) states the following criteria in defining towns. They are: Statutory Town (ST): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee, etc.
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting. [6] [7]