List of metropolitan areas in India

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.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref><ref>Template:Cite report</ref>

List

{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B=Template:AmboxTemplate:Main other }} The list is updated for cities wherever metropolitan area data is available with the corresponding sources. All population data correspond to the 2011 census. For regions that were expanded post-2011 and no updated population data is available, data corresponding to the old urban area limits as per the 2011 census has been considered.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref>

Metropolitan area	State/UT	Image	Population	Area (km2)	Source
National Capital Region	Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh	File:Skyline of Cannaught Place, New Delhi.jpg	58,150,000	55,083	<ref>Template:Cite report</ref>
Mumbai	Maharashtra	File:ওরলির গগনরৈখিক দৃশ্য.jpg	23,598,000	6,328	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kolkata	West Bengal	File:Kolkata maidan.jpg	15,870,000	1,876	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	File:Chennai skyline.JPG	12,288,000Template:Efn	5,904	<ref name="Pop"/>
Bangalore	Karnataka	File:UB City.jpg	11,490,000	8,005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite report</ref>
Hyderabad	Telangana	File:MindSpace campus in Hyderabad, India.jpg	9,600,000	7,257	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pune	Maharashtra	File:Baner hill Pune wonderful evening view.jpg	7,276,000	7,256	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region	Andhra Pradesh	File:IAS Officers Quarters under construction in Amaravati.jpg	5,873,588Template:Efn	8,603	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	File:Ahemdabad Skyline.jpg	6,357,693Template:Efn	1,866	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Surat	Gujarat	File:Bharthana Althan area.jpg	4,591,246Template:Efn	722	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	File:Vizag View from Kailasagiri.jpg	4,070,000Template:Efn	7,323	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Jaipur	Rajasthan	File:World Trade Park Jaipur in 2012.jpg	3,073,350	484.64	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	File:Lucknow Skyline From Gomti Nagar.jpg	2,902,920Template:Efn	1,150	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	File:Kanpur skyline.jpg	2,920,067	301.16	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	File:CHIL SEZ.jpg	2,467,000	1,531.57	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Salem	Tamil Nadu	File:Salem city from Hills.jpg	2,290,024	1,265.20	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Madurai	Tamil Nadu	File:Koodalazhagar (17).jpg	2,263,115	1,254.93	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kochi	Kerala	File:Edapally New Church.jpg	2,119,724	440	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ludhiana	Punjab	File:New Sunder Nagar, Ludhiana.jpg	2,029,000	1,182.58	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of cities in India by population
• List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
• List of states and union territories of India by population
• Demographics of India