🏙️ Population of Metro Cities in India

Showing 46 Metropolitan Areas (1 Million+ Population).
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Million+ Cities

15.0 Cr

Metro Population

77.8%

Avg. Literacy Rate

921

Avg. Sex Ratio

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Showing 46 Metropolitan Urban Agglomerations

#	Urban Agglomeration	State	Population	Literacy	Sex Ratio
1	Greater Mumbai	Maharashtra	1,83,94,912	80.75 %	863
2	Delhi	NCT of Delhi	1,63,49,831	76.01 %	868
3	Kolkata	West Bengal	1,40,57,991	80.32 %	935
4	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	86,53,521	80.90 %	985
5	Bruhat Bangalore	Karnataka	85,20,435	79.05 %	922
6	Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh	76,77,018	73.03 %	954
7	Ahmadabad	Gujarat	63,57,693	78.29 %	898
8	Pune	Maharashtra	50,57,709	79.30 %	904
9	Surat	Gujarat	45,91,246	77.03 %	753
10	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	29,20,496	74.29 %	857
11	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	29,02,920	73.91 %	923
12	Nagpur	Maharashtra	24,97,870	82.44 %	960
13	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	23,75,820	70.91 %	881
14	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	21,70,295	74.86 %	924
15	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	21,36,916	80.21 %	994
16	Kochi	Kerala	21,19,724	87.25 %	1030
17	Patna	Bihar	20,49,156	72.46 %	885
18	Kozhikode	Kerala	20,28,399	85.22 %	1102
19	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	18,86,100	73.47 %	921
20	Thrissur	Kerala	18,61,269	86.70 %	1116
21	Vadodara	Gujarat	18,22,221	81.27 %	918
22	Agra	Uttar Pradesh	17,60,285	63.87 %	873
23	Malappuram	Kerala	16,99,060	80.90 %	1102
24	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	16,79,754	85.80 %	1066
25	Kannur	Kerala	16,40,986	85.40 %	1171
26	Nashik	Maharashtra	15,61,809	79.35 %	900
27	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	14,76,931	72.64 %	987
28	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	14,65,625	81.55 %	997
29	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	14,32,280	70.15 %	887
30	Meerut	Uttar Pradesh	14,20,902	66.37 %	887
31	Rajkot	Gujarat	13,90,640	77.76 %	906
32	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	13,39,438	74.95 %	919
33	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	12,68,848	78.43 %	918
34	Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir	12,64,202	60.83 %	895
35	Asansol	West Bengal	12,43,414	69.74 %	925
36	Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	12,12,395	75.60 %	852
37	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	11,96,214	69.20 %	891
38	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	11,93,167	75.71 %	928
39	Amritsar	Punjab	11,83,549	74.91 %	883
40	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	11,38,300	69.87 %	901
41	Ranchi	Jharkhand	11,26,720	76.98 %	921
42	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	11,23,558	74.25 %	944
43	Kollam	Kerala	11,10,668	84.70 %	1095
44	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	11,02,884	74.69 %	873
45	Durg-Bhilainagar	Chhattisgarh	10,64,222	76.64 %	949
46	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	10,22,518	82.63 %	1014
47	Mysore	Karnataka	9,90,900	79.20 %	993
48	Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	9,85,752	60.81 %	888
49	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	9,70,602	76.94 %	828
50	Tiruppur	Tamil Nadu	9,63,173	76.35 %	969
51	Guwahati	Assam	9,62,334	82.88 %	931
52	Salem	Tamil Nadu	9,17,414	75.33 %	985
53	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	9,11,223	59.27 %	894
54	Gurgaon	Haryana	9,02,112	76.20 %	848
55	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	8,85,363	82.78 %	892
56	Jalandhar	Punjab	8,74,412	77.23 %	886
57	Warangal	Andhra Pradesh	7,53,438	73.89 %	994
58	Bhiwandi	Maharashtra	7,35,681	69.16 %	704
59	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	7,06,124	79.58 %	896
60	Siliguri	West Bengal	7,05,579	73.14 %	946
61	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	6,94,889	74.81 %	902
62	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	6,70,073	72.12 %	1022
63	Cuttack	Odisha	6,63,188	82.15 %	928
64	Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir	6,57,314	80.57 %	867
65	Puducherry	Puducherry	6,57,209	79.56 %	1032
66	Mangalore	Karnataka	6,23,841	84.77 %	1016
67	Belgaum	Karnataka	6,10,350	79.50 %	976
68	Bhavnagar	Gujarat	6,05,882	75.47 %	921
69	Jamnagar	Gujarat	6,00,943	73.44 %	919
70	Durgapur	West Bengal	5,80,990	77.42 %	926
71	Malegaon	Maharashtra	5,76,642	73.02 %	965
72	Bokaro Steel City	Jharkhand	5,64,319	73.01 %	891
73	Kolhapur	Maharashtra	5,61,837	82.00 %	958
74	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	5,58,548	75.24 %	966
75	Raurkela	Odisha	5,52,239	76.63 %	905
76	Ajmer	Rajasthan	5,51,101	76.62 %	947
77	Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	5,47,638	74.43 %	890
78	Gulbarga	Karnataka	5,43,147	71.65 %	964
79	Erode	Tamil Nadu	5,21,891	76.74 %	995
80	Sangli	Maharashtra	5,13,961	76.72 %	982
81	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	4,97,826	81.36 %	1026
82	Muzaffarnagar	Uttar Pradesh	4,95,543	67.05 %	898
83	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	4,84,690	78.37 %	1009
84	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	4,84,327	67.66 %	1005
85	Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh	4,76,873	74.28 %	1027
86	Gaya	Bihar	4,75,987	70.61 %	896
87	Udaipur	Rajasthan	4,74,531	79.96 %	928
88	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	4,61,900	76.35 %	988
89	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	4,56,706	65.65 %	869
90	Cherthala	Kerala	4,55,722	87.04 %	1047
91	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh	4,53,946	76.26 %	942
92	Patiala	Punjab	4,46,246	77.53 %	889
93	Panipat	Haryana	4,44,524	69.64 %	870
94	Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	4,43,028	73.15 %	1037
95	Kayamkulam	Kerala	4,27,967	87.19 %	1157
96	Imphal	Manipur	4,18,739	79.43 %	1050
97	Bhagalpur	Bihar	4,12,209	67.97 %	881
98	Thoothukkudi	Tamil Nadu	4,11,628	81.43 %	999
99	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	3,96,590	72.41 %	888
100	Yamunanagar	Haryana	3,83,353	75.74 %	867
101	Ahmadnagar	Maharashtra	3,79,845	80.11 %	943
102	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	3,70,208	78.33 %	901
103	Korba	Chhattisgarh	3,65,253	72.81 %	925
104	Kottayam	Kerala	3,57,302	89.51 %	1051
105	Shillong	Meghalaya	3,54,759	80.59 %	1007
106	Rampur	Uttar Pradesh	3,49,258	50.98 %	917
107	Shahjahanpur	Uttar Pradesh	3,47,852	60.07 %	901
108	Barddhaman	West Bengal	3,46,639	80.82 %	965
109	Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	3,44,893	69.67 %	990
110	Alwar	Rajasthan	3,41,422	75.42 %	892
111	Anantapur	Andhra Pradesh	3,40,613	71.12 %	985
112	Ichalkaranji	Maharashtra	3,25,499	75.95 %	925
113	English Bazar	West Bengal	3,13,681	70.27 %	881
114	Purnia	Bihar	3,12,669	61.46 %	906
115	Hardwar	Uttarakhand	3,10,796	74.42 %	876
116	Darbhanga	Bihar	3,08,011	67.93 %	901
117	Hisar	Haryana	3,07,024	75.12 %	844
118	Baharampur	West Bengal	3,04,487	80.76 %	955
119	Karnal	Haryana	3,02,140	74.66 %	892
120	Habra	West Bengal	2,99,782	83.11 %	978
121	Kharagpur	West Bengal	2,99,683	76.84 %	957
122	Karimnagar	Andhra Pradesh	2,97,447	75.54 %	984
123	Palakkad	Kerala	2,93,533	83.23 %	1043
124	Sonipat	Haryana	2,93,025	75.13 %	873
125	Dindigul	Tamil Nadu	2,92,512	79.91 %	1008
126	Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh	Uttar Pradesh	2,91,374	64.96 %	883
127	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	2,91,067	83.13 %	1040
128	Santipur	West Bengal	2,90,345	75.01 %	960
129	Anand	Gujarat	2,88,095	80.24 %	934
130	Satna	Madhya Pradesh	2,82,977	74.91 %	894
131	Navsari	Gujarat	2,82,791	78.86 %	903
132	Ratlam	Madhya Pradesh	2,73,998	77.08 %	962
133	Sambalpur	Odisha	2,66,271	76.09 %	946
134	Ranipet	Tamil Nadu	2,64,330	76.98 %	1022
135	Khammam	Andhra Pradesh	2,62,255	75.41 %	1021
136	Faizabad	Uttar Pradesh	2,56,624	74.18 %	871
137	Wadhwan	Gujarat	2,53,606	75.53 %	920
138	Bharatpur	Rajasthan	2,52,838	70.60 %	886
139	Ramagundam	Andhra Pradesh	2,52,308	68.34 %	967
140	Morvi	Gujarat	2,51,859	72.50 %	920
141	Eluru	Andhra Pradesh	2,50,834	76.40 %	1026
142	Ganganagar	Rajasthan	2,49,914	72.80 %	860
143	Dankuni	West Bengal	2,49,015	76.55 %	959
144	Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal	Uttar Pradesh	2,46,920	65.98 %	870
145	Sikar	Rajasthan	2,44,497	65.20 %	928
146	Alappuzha	Kerala	2,40,991	86.81 %	1070
147	Katihar	Bihar	2,40,838	67.47 %	893
148	Vizianagaram	Andhra Pradesh	2,39,909	73.02 %	1037
149	Dhulian	West Bengal	2,39,019	47.46 %	1007
150	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	2,38,422	74.33 %	837
151	Ottappalam	Kerala	2,37,970	83.69 %	1086
152	Bulandshahar	Uttar Pradesh	2,34,945	66.48 %	913
153	Sivakasi	Tamil Nadu	2,34,704	74.26 %	1008
154	Ranaghat	West Bengal	2,34,499	78.67 %	971
155	Karur	Tamil Nadu	2,34,191	79.22 %	1006
156	Udhagamandalam	Tamil Nadu	2,33,426	81.99 %	1026
157	Haldwani cum Kathgodam	Uttarakhand	2,32,095	73.89 %	912
158	Hosur	Tamil Nadu	2,29,528	76.36 %	945
159	Kanhangad	Kerala	2,29,168	81.77 %	1150
160	Silchar	Assam	2,29,136	81.21 %	984
161	Nadiad	Gujarat	2,25,071	78.17 %	942
162	Bharuch	Gujarat	2,23,647	79.81 %	941
163	Kancheepuram	Tamil Nadu	2,21,715	78.10 %	1002
164	Proddatur	Andhra Pradesh	2,17,786	66.59 %	1000
165	Porbandar	Gujarat	2,17,203	76.05 %	940
166	Bidar	Karnataka	2,16,020	75.05 %	938
167	Chapra	Bihar	2,13,714	67.04 %	899
168	Nandyal	Andhra Pradesh	2,11,424	67.93 %	998
169	Mahbubnagar	Andhra Pradesh	2,10,258	72.52 %	982
170	Ongole	Andhra Pradesh	2,08,344	74.82 %	991
171	Ambala	Haryana	2,05,418	79.66 %	843
172	Bhusawal	Maharashtra	2,03,774	79.06 %	946
173	Raiganj	West Bengal	1,99,690	72.21 %	907
174	Hardoi	Uttar Pradesh	1,97,029	71.98 %	901
175	Kumarapalayam	Tamil Nadu	1,95,071	68.21 %	978
176	Kasaragod	Kerala	1,92,856	80.05 %	1076
177	Mahesana	Gujarat	1,90,753	80.42 %	897
178	Orai	Uttar Pradesh	1,90,575	72.49 %	881
179	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh	1,90,041	79.21 %	958
180	Bhuj	Gujarat	1,88,236	75.95 %	907
181	Sitapur	Uttar Pradesh	1,88,115	71.45 %	912
182	Veraval	Gujarat	1,85,797	67.31 %	965
183	Phusro	Jharkhand	1,85,555	69.35 %	914
184	Adoni	Andhra Pradesh	1,84,625	58.03 %	1013
185	Modinagar	Uttar Pradesh	1,83,075	74.87 %	879
186	Krishnanagar	West Bengal	1,82,010	80.59 %	979
187	Karaikkudi	Tamil Nadu	1,81,851	80.62 %	1003
188	Madanapalle	Andhra Pradesh	1,80,180	70.45 %	987
189	Neyveli	Tamil Nadu	1,79,150	79.98 %	982
190	Baleshwar	Odisha	1,77,751	76.71 %	958
191	S.A.S. Nagar	Punjab	1,76,170	83.09 %	909
192	Chittoor	Andhra Pradesh	1,75,647	76.85 %	1007
193	Nabadwip	West Bengal	1,75,479	77.58 %	930
194	Hassan	Karnataka	1,73,008	80.88 %	1009
195	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh	1,71,640	86.11 %	815
196	Valsad	Gujarat	1,70,060	83.62 %	957
197	Jalpaiguri	West Bengal	1,69,002	78.83 %	983
198	Kumbakonam	Tamil Nadu	1,67,155	82.50 %	1018
199	Udupi	Karnataka	1,65,401	85.39 %	1020
200	Lakhimpur	Uttar Pradesh	1,65,085	72.72 %	887
201	Balurghat	West Bengal	1,64,816	84.49 %	996
202	Mancherial	Andhra Pradesh	1,63,552	67.93 %	952
203	Moga	Punjab	1,63,397	71.56 %	887
204	Chirala	Andhra Pradesh	1,62,471	69.67 %	1030
205	Godhra	Gujarat	1,62,436	76.26 %	936
206	Robertson Pet	Karnataka	1,62,230	82.09 %	1018
207	Hathras	Uttar Pradesh	1,60,909	65.95 %	880
208	Pathankot	Punjab	1,60,509	79.55 %	901
209	Banda	Uttar Pradesh	1,60,473	72.49 %	880
210	Anantnag	Jammu & Kashmir	1,59,838	61.48 %	930
211	Batala	Punjab	1,58,621	76.24 %	896
212	Pilibhit	Uttar Pradesh	1,56,263	62.46 %	896
213	Bettiah	Bihar	1,55,518	67.29 %	901
214	Rudrapur	Uttarakhand	1,54,554	62.76 %	900
215	Nalgonda	Andhra Pradesh	1,54,326	76.08 %	996
216	Dibrugarh	Assam	1,54,296	80.92 %	935
217	Jorhat	Assam	1,53,889	81.32 %	934
218	Hazaribag	Jharkhand	1,53,595	79.12 %	921
219	Mughalsarai	Uttar Pradesh	1,52,091	66.73 %	897
220	Beawar	Rajasthan	1,51,152	73.82 %	947
221	Raigarh	Chhattisgarh	1,50,019	75.89 %	952
222	Satara	Maharashtra	1,49,335	82.94 %	962
223	Nagaon	Assam	1,48,496	78.34 %	969
224	Damoh	Madhya Pradesh	1,47,661	75.44 %	914
225	Barabanki	Uttar Pradesh	1,47,550	70.22 %	884
226	Chhatarpur	Madhya Pradesh	1,47,505	72.39 %	892
227	Srikakulam	Andhra Pradesh	1,47,015	77.34 %	1013
228	Bhimavaram	Andhra Pradesh	1,46,961	75.77 %	1029
229	Chitradurga	Karnataka	1,45,853	78.68 %	997
230	Giridih	Jharkhand	1,43,630	69.22 %	918
231	Basirhat	West Bengal	1,43,007	78.09 %	978
232	Khurja	Uttar Pradesh	1,42,590	57.05 %	897
233	Palanpur	Gujarat	1,41,592	75.27 %	911
234	Anklesvar	Gujarat	1,39,578	79.76 %	871
235	Adilabad	Andhra Pradesh	1,39,383	70.27 %	970
236	Gonda	Uttar Pradesh	1,38,632	69.60 %	899
237	Yavatmal	Maharashtra	1,38,303	83.54 %	985
238	Mainpuri	Uttar Pradesh	1,36,557	73.14 %	916
239	Kamptee	Maharashtra	1,35,936	78.65 %	935
240	Pollachi	Tamil Nadu	1,35,333	80.44 %	1011
241	Chakdaha	West Bengal	1,33,856	83.43 %	981
242	Patan	Gujarat	1,33,737	77.44 %	913
243	Khargone	Madhya Pradesh	1,33,368	71.47 %	942
244	Dhaulpur	Rajasthan	1,33,075	65.09 %	866
245	Ramgarh	Jharkhand	1,32,425	71.51 %	868
246	Palwal	Haryana	1,31,926	70.68 %	885
247	Etah	Uttar Pradesh	1,30,931	73.20 %	895
248	Dohad	Gujarat	1,30,503	72.00 %	962
249	Darjiling	West Bengal	1,30,399	86.88 %	1009
250	Gangapur City	Rajasthan	1,30,061	68.27 %	897
251	Bhadrak	Odisha	1,29,228	70.31 %	949
252	Neemuch	Madhya Pradesh	1,28,561	74.54 %	894
253	Changanassery	Kerala	1,27,987	88.76 %	1071
254	Alipurduar	West Bengal	1,26,891	81.32 %	967
255	Puruliya	West Bengal	1,26,815	72.72 %	940
256	Tinsukia	Assam	1,26,389	80.17 %	875
257	Gudiyatham	Tamil Nadu	1,24,249	75.59 %	1020
258	Jangipur	West Bengal	1,22,731	64.51 %	959
259	Ambikapur	Chhattisgarh	1,21,071	77.22 %	929
260	Ghazipur	Uttar Pradesh	1,21,020	73.26 %	905
261	Medninagar	Jharkhand	1,20,325	76.73 %	891
262	Churu	Rajasthan	1,20,157	63.90 %	945
263	Kothagudem	Andhra Pradesh	1,19,501	73.49 %	1038
264	Chirkunda	Jharkhand	1,18,777	67.02 %	906
265	Nawada	Bihar	1,18,768	67.68 %	902
266	Amreli	Gujarat	1,17,967	79.24 %	969
267	Phagwara	Punjab	1,17,966	77.23 %	901
268	Narasaraopet	Andhra Pradesh	1,17,489	71.93 %	977
269	Vaniyambadi	Tamil Nadu	1,17,019	73.76 %	1023
270	Baripada	Odisha	1,16,849	78.87 %	932
271	Makrana	Rajasthan	1,16,295	53.10 %	940
272	Azamgarh	Uttar Pradesh	1,16,172	74.70 %	919
273	Sultanpur	Uttar Pradesh	1,15,944	76.81 %	910
274	Bijnor	Uttar Pradesh	1,15,256	66.89 %	905
275	Chalakudy	Kerala	1,14,863	87.62 %	1081
276	Panaji	Goa	1,14,759	82.40 %	935
277	Gangawati	Karnataka	1,14,642	65.35 %	1003
278	Kothamangalam	Kerala	1,14,639	85.25 %	1018
279	Itarsi	Madhya Pradesh	1,14,495	79.51 %	926
280	Siddipet	Andhra Pradesh	1,14,091	70.35 %	1010
281	Ballia	Uttar Pradesh	1,11,487	74.17 %	886
282	Buxar	Bihar	1,10,881	71.45 %	899
283	Nagaur	Rajasthan	1,10,797	61.23 %	945
284	Mubarakpur	Uttar Pradesh	1,09,622	57.23 %	962
285	Sehore	Madhya Pradesh	1,09,118	74.17 %	937
286	Koch Bihar	West Bengal	1,06,843	83.50 %	993
287	Suryapet	Andhra Pradesh	1,06,805	74.92 %	1024
288	Margao	Goa	1,06,484	81.88 %	953
289	Sitamarhi	Bihar	1,06,093	65.52 %	871
290	Bundi	Rajasthan	1,04,919	71.39 %	926
291	Miryalaguda	Andhra Pradesh	1,04,918	72.92 %	996
292	Tadepalligudem	Andhra Pradesh	1,04,032	74.96 %	1022
293	Jagtial	Andhra Pradesh	1,03,930	69.43 %	1005
294	Tezpur	Assam	1,02,505	81.52 %	959
295	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	1,02,469	76.29 %	875
296	Dhamtari	Chhattisgarh	1,01,677	75.53 %	1001
297	Mormugao	Goa	1,01,326	80.88 %	892
298	Banswara	Rajasthan	1,01,017	75.21 %	958

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Metro Cities (1 Million+) are there in India? ▼

As per Census 2011, there are 46 Urban Agglomerations (Metro Cities) in India with a population exceeding 1 million. The total population of these metro areas is over 14,95,49,911.

What is the population of the top 3 Metro Cities? ▼

The three most populous Urban Agglomerations are Greater Mumbai (1,83,94,912), Delhi (1,63,49,831), and Kolkata (1,40,57,991).

Why does the list include 475 cities? ▼

Our database includes all 475 Class I Urban Agglomerations (100,000+ population) as defined by the Census. While only roughly 53 are 'Metropolitan' (1 Million+), we provide data for all major urban centers which serve as important economic hubs.

Which city has the highest sex ratio among metros? ▼

Among the million-plus cities, Kannur (Kerala) and other Kerala UAs typically report the highest sex ratios, significantly above the national average.

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