The number of towns cities have increased from 5161 in 2001 to 7935 in 2011, as detailed below, provisionally:
Urban Agglomerations UA/Towns: Census of India 2011
Class | Population Size | No.of UAs/Towns 2001 | No.of UAs/Towns 2011 |
---|---|---|---|
Class I | 1,00,000 above | 393 | 465 |
Out of above, more than 10,00,000 | 35 | 53 | |
All classes | 5161 | 7935 | |
i Statutory Towns | 3799 | 4041 | |
iiCensus Towns
|
1362 | 3894 |
Note : Note: Urban Unit or Town:
Cities with million + Population in 2011 as compared to 2001
Rank | Urban Agglomeration/City | Population 2001 No in Million | Population 2011 No in Million |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Greater Mumbai | 16.37 | 18.41 |
23 | Delhi | 12.79 | 16.31 |
32 | Kolkata | 13.22 | 14.11 |
44 | Chennai | 6.42 | 8.70 |
55 | Bangalore | 5.69 | 8.50 |
66 | Hyderabad | 5.53 | 7.75 |
77 | Ahmedabad | 4.52 | 6.35 |
88 | Pune | 3.75 | 5.05 |
99 | Surat | 2.81 | 4.59 |
1011 | Jaipur | 2.32 | 3.07 |
11new | Kanpur | 2.69 | 2.92 |
1212 | Lucknow | 2.27 | 2.90 |
1313 | Nagpur | 2.12 | 2.50 |
14new | Ghaziabad | 2.36 | |
1515 | Indore | 1.64 | 2.17 |
1618 | Coimbatore | 1.45 | 2.15 |
1720 | Kochi | 1.35 | 2.12 |
1814 | Patna | 1.71 | 2.05 |
19new | Kozhikode | 2.03 | |
2017 | Bhopal | 1.45 | 1.88 |
21new | Thrissur | 1.85 | |
2216 | Vadodara | 1.49 | 1.82 |
2322 | Agra | 1.32 | 1.75 |
2421 | Visakhapatnam | 1.33 | 1.73 |
25new | Malappuram | 1.70 | |
26new | Thiruvananthapuram | 1.69 | |
27new | Kannur | 1.64 | |
28new | Ludhiana | 1.40 | 1.61 |
2926 | Nashik | 1.15 | 1.56 |
3023 | Varanasi | 1.21 | 1.44 |
3124 | Madurai | 1.19 | 1.46 |
3225 | Meerut | 1.17 | 1.42 |
3334 | Vijaywada | 1.01 | 1.49 |
3431 | Faridabad | 1.05 | 1.40 |
3535 | Rajkot | 1.00 | 1.39 |
3628 | Jamshedpur | 1.10 | 1.34 |
3727 | Jabalpur | 1.12 | 1.27 |
38new | Srinagar | 1.27 | |
3929 | Asansol | 1.09 | 1.24 |
40new | Vasai-Virar | 1.22 | |
4130 | Dhanbad | 1.06 | 1.20 |
4232 | Allahabad | 1.05 | 1.22 |
43new | Aurangabad | 1.19 | |
4433 | Amritsar | 1.01 | 1.18 |
45new | Jodhpur | 1.14 | |
46new | Ranchi | 1.13 | |
47new | Raipur | 1.12 | |
48new | Kollam | 1.11 | |
49new | Gwalior | 1.10 | |
50new | Durg-Bhilainagar | 1.06 | |
51new | Chigarh | 1.02 | |
52new | Tiruchirapalli | 1.02 | |
53new | Kota | 1.00 | |
Total population in million plus cities | 107.88 | 160.70 |
Note: The figure in parenthesis indicates the rank as per 2001 Census