List of cities in india by population this is a list of the most populous cities in india In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. India's 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations [7][8] the number of indians living in urban areas has grown by 31.2% between 1991 and 2001 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.
[13][14][15][16] between 1975 and 2010, the population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. Category:lists of cities in india by populationpages in category lists of cities in india by population the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total This list may not reflect recent changes. As of 2011, with an estimated population of 199,581,477 Uttar pradesh is the most populous state in india [2] uttar pradesh occupies 6.88 per cent of the india's land surface area but is home to 16.49 per cent of the india's population
