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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>{{cite report|title=Local Bodies|url=http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/SYB2013/CH-42-LOCAL%20BODIES/local%20bodies.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, [[Government of India]]|access-date=5 November 2023|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/74amend.pdf|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

==List==
{{incomplete list|date= April 2024}}
The list is updated for cities wherever metropolitan area data is available with the corresponding sources. All population data correspond to the [[2011 census of India|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>{{cite report|title=Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx|publisher=[[Government of India]] (NIC)|access-date=7 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019053153if_/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx|archive-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>

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{|class="wikitable mw-datatable sortable static-row-numbers"style="font-size: 85%"
!Metropolitan area
![[States and union territories of India|State/UT]]
!Image
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Source
|- class="static-row-header"
|-
|[[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]]
|[[ Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[File:Skyline of Cannaught Place, New Delhi.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:58150000}}
|{{Formatnum:55083}}
|<ref>{{Cite report|title=Annual Report & Annual Accounts 2019-20|publisher=National Capital Region Planning Board|url=http://ncrpb.nic.in/pdf_files/Annual%20Report_English_2019-20.pdf|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[File:ওরলির গগনরৈখিক দৃশ্য.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:23598000}}
|{{Formatnum:6328}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Mumbai Metropolitan Region|publisher=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/about-us/about-mmr|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kolkata Metropolitan Region|Kolkata]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[File:Kolkata maidan.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:15870000}}
|{{Formatnum:1876}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kmda.wb.gov.in/page/cms/introducing_kmda_011393|title=Introducing KMDA|publisher=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[File:Chennai skyline.JPG|125px]]
|12,288,000{{efn|As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmavision.in/about-cma/|title=About CMA|work=[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 12.288 million (based on the 2011 census) by [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]].<ref name="Pop">{{cite tweet|author=[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]|title=Population of Chennai Metropolitan Area|user=CMDA_Official|number=1762023999947558914|date=26 February 2024}}</ref>}}
|{{Formatnum:5904}}
|<ref name="Pop"/>
|-
|[[Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority#Jurisdiction|Bangalore]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[File:UB_City.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:11490000}}
|{{Formatnum:8005}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmrda.karnataka.gov.in/page/Local+Planning+Areas/en|title=BMRDA Planning area|publisher=Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report|url=https://bmrda.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/St%20report.pdf|title=Structural Plan, Bangalore Metro Region|page=50|publisher=Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hyderabad Metropolitan Region|Hyderabad]]
|[[Telangana]]
|[[File:MindSpace_campus_in_Hyderabad,_India.jpg|125px]]
|9,600,000
|{{Formatnum:7257}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)|url=https://www.hmda.gov.in/|access-date=3 December 2023|publisher=Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyderabad metropolitan development authority |url=https://dyvak8rtbn5om.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2.1.EDP_2050_RFP_-revised-04-09-2023.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165340/https://dyvak8rtbn5om.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2.1.EDP_2050_RFP_-revised-04-09-2023.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Hyderabad metropolitan development authority}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pune Metropolitan Region|Pune]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
| [[File:Baner hill Pune wonderful evening view.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:7276000}}
|{{Formatnum:7256}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Background |url=https://www.pmrda.gov.in/pmrda_background |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=}}</ref>
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[File:IAS Officers Quarters under construction in Amaravati.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:5873588}}{{efn|name=UA|Population corresponds to pre-expansion limits}}
|{{Formatnum:8603}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP CRDA |url=https://crda.ap.gov.in/apcrdav2/views/home.aspx |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=crda.ap.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[File:Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:6357693}}{{efn|name=UA}}
|{{Formatnum:1866}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us, AUDA|url=https://www.auda.org.in/Content/about-us-42|access-date=3 December 2023|publisher=Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority}}</ref>
|-
|[[Surat]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[File:Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:4591246}}{{efn|name=UA}}
|{{Formatnum:722}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us, SUDA|url=https://www.sudaonline.org/about-us/|access-date=3 December 2023|publisher=Surat Urban Development Authority}}</ref>
|-
|[[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region|Visakhapatnam]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[File:Vizag View from Kailasagiri.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:4070000}}{{efn|name=UA}}
|{{Formatnum:7323}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=VISAKHAPATNAM Metropolitan Region DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - VMRDA |url=http://vmrda.gov.in/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=vmrda.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jaipur]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[File:World Trade Park Jaipur in 2012.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:3073350}}
|{{Formatnum:484.64}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/rajasthan/govt-declares-jaipur-as-a-metropolitan-area_654285.html|title=Govt declares Jaipur a metropolitan area|publisher=Zee News|access-date=1 December 2023|date=10 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lucknow]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[File:Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:2902920}}{{efn|name=UA}}
|{{Formatnum:1150}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lda-seeks-expansion-of-jurisdiction/articleshow/93978306.cms|title=Lucknow Development Authority seeks expansion of jurisdiction|date=4 September 2022|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kanpur]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[File:Kanpur skyline.jpg|125px]]
|{{Formatnum:2920067}}
|{{Formatnum:301.16}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kdaindia.co.in/kanpurcity.php|title=Kanpur City|publisher=Kanpur Development Authority|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nagpur metropolitan area|Nagpur]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[File:Nagpur Night.jpg|125px]]
|2,497,870
|3,567
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=NMRDA |url=http://www.nmrda.org/aboutNMR.aspx |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.nmrda.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagpur Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2025 Census |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/307-nagpur.html#:~:text=Population%20of%20Nagpur%20Urban%20Region%20is%202497870,per%20official%20report%20from%20Population%20Census%202011. |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>
|-
| [[Coimbatore metropolitan area|Coimbatore]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[File:CHIL SEZ.jpg|125px]]
| {{Formatnum:2467000}}
| {{Formatnum:1531.57}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=மாவட்ட நகர் ஊரமைப்பு அலுவலகம்கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம், கோயம்புத்தூர் – Coimbatore |url=https://coimbatorelpa.com/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Salem metropolitan area (India)|Salem]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[File:Salem city from Hills.jpg|125px]]
| {{Formatnum:2290024}}
| {{Formatnum:1265.20}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2024 |title=Salem Draft Master Plan 2024 |url=https://www.salemlpamasterplan.com/_files/ugd/664561_f48451a81fc7429d87ce56928ac78890.pdf |website=Salem LPA Master Plan}}</ref>
|-
| [[Madurai metropolitan area|Madurai]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[File:Koodalazhagar (17).jpg|125px]]
| {{Formatnum:2263115}}
| {{Formatnum:1254.93}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Madurailpa |url=http://madurailpa.com/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=madurailpa.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kochi metropolitan area|Kochi]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[File: Edapally New Church.jpg|125px]]
| {{Formatnum:2119724}}
| {{Formatnum:440}}
| <ref>{{Cite web | title=Despite being eligible, Kochi lacks MPC {{!}} Kochi News - The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/despite-being-eligible-kochi-lacks-mpc/articleshow/79792777.cms | access-date=2025-09-20 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Kochi Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2025 Census | url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/417-kochi.html#google_vignette | access-date=2025-09-20 | website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=3 Kerala cities gets ranked in India's top 10 cities' list | url=https://madhyamamonline.com/india/3-kerala-cities-gets-ranked-in-indias-top-10-cities-list-1291311 | access-date=2025-09-20 | website=madhyamamonline.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ludhiana]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[File:New Sunder Nagar, Ludhiana.jpg|125px]]
| {{Formatnum:2029000}}
| {{Formatnum:1182.58}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Punjab Govt. Undertaking, India |url=https://glada.gov.in/en |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=glada.gov.in}}</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]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Metropolitan areas of India]]

List of metropolitan areas in India - Revision history

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