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.[1][2]
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.[3]
^As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million.[7] The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 12.288 million (based on the 2011 census) by CMDA.[8]
^ abcdePopulation corresponds to pre-expansion limits
References
^Local Bodies(PDF) (Report). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023.