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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 ...
Map showing the population density in India, per 2011 Census. [99] India occupies 2.41% of the world's land area but supports over 18% of the world's population. At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population [100] lived in about 638,000 villages [101] and the remaining 27.8% [100] lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations. [102]
Many parts of the city lie just above sea level, with elevations ranging from 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 ft); [158] the city has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 ft). [159] Northern Mumbai (Salsette) is hilly, [ 160 ] and the highest point in the city is 450 metres (1,480 ft) at Salsette in the Powai – Kanheri ranges. [ 161 ]
The Hindu population around the world as of 2020 is about 1.2 billion, making it the world's third-largest religion after Christianity and Islam, of which nearly 1.1 billion Hindus live in India. [7] [8] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population. [9] [10] According to a statistical study, an estimated 100 million Hindus live outside of ...
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 COVID-19 pandemic changed the way India watches movies. Bollywood is losing ground to the Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam film industries. How India Learned to Read Subtitles
City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. The screenplay, written by Bráulio Mantovani , is adapted from the 1997 novel by Paulo Lins , though the plot is also loosely based on real events.
The women sort the fish and hang the most pungent species, Bombay duck, on bamboo trellises to dry. Much of the product gets shipped across India and to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. “Those people say there are no fisherfolk here,” says Jam, who is in his mid-50s and dresses in the loose-fitting clothing and knit skullcap of many Wagher men.