| City | Population (2011) | Population (2001) | State or union territory | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 12,442,373 | 11,978,450 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Delhi | 11,034,555 | 9,879,172 | Delhi | [3] |
| Bangalore | 8,443,675 | 5,682,293 | Karnataka | [3] |
| Hyderabad | 6,993,262 | 5,496,960 | Telangana | [3] |
| Ahmedabad | 5,577,940 | 4,470,006 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Chennai | 4,646,732 | 4,343,645 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Kolkata | 4,496,694 | 4,580,546 | West Bengal | [3] |
| Surat | 4,467,797 | 2,788,126 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Pune | 3,124,458 | 2,538,473 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Jaipur | 3,046,163 | 2,322,575 | Rajasthan | [3] |
| Lucknow | 2,817,105 | 2,185,927 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Kanpur | 2,765,348 | 2,551,337 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Nagpur | 2,405,665 | 2,052,066 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Indore | 1,964,086 | 1,503,237 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Thane | 1,841,488 | 1,262,551 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Bhopal | 1,798,218 | 1,458,416 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Visakhapatnam | 1,728,128 | 1,345,938 | Andhra Pradesh | [3][b] |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1,727,692 | 1,020,448 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Patna | 1,684,222 | 1,431,477 | Bihar | [3] |
| Vadodara | 1,670,806 | 1,338,244 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Ghaziabad | 1,648,643 | 968,256 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Ludhiana | 1,618,879 | 1,398,467 | Punjab | [3] |
| Agra | 1,585,704 | 1,275,134 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Nashik | 1,486,053 | 1,077,236 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Faridabad | 1,414,050 | 1,055,938 | Haryana | [3] |
| Meerut | 1,305,429 | 1,068,772 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Rajkot | 1,286,678 | 967,476 | Gujarat | [3] |
| Kalyan-Dombivali | 1,247,327 | 1,193,512 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Vasai-Virar | 1,222,390 | 518,601 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Varanasi | 1,198,491 | 1,103,952 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Srinagar | 1,180,570 | 935,764 | Jammu and Kashmir | [3] |
| Aurangabad | 1,175,116 | 873,311 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Dhanbad | 1,162,472 | 1,031,523 | Jharkhand | [3] |
| Amritsar | 1,132,383 | 979,801 | Punjab | [3] |
| Navi Mumbai | 1,120,547 | 704,002 | Maharashtra | [3] |
| Allahabad | 1,112,544 | 975,393 | Uttar Pradesh | [3] |
| Howrah | 1,077,075 | 1,007,532 | West Bengal | [3] |
| Ranchi | 1,073,427 | 847,093 | Jharkhand | [3] |
| Jabalpur | 1,055,525 | 951,472 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Gwalior | 1,054,420 | 827,026 | Madhya Pradesh | [3] |
| Coimbatore | 1,050,721 | 930,882 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Vijayawada | 1,034,358 | 941,760 | Andhra Pradesh | [3] |
| Jodhpur | 1,033,756 | 856,525 | Rajasthan | [3] |
| Madurai | 1,017,865 | 928,869 | Tamil Nadu | [3] |
| Raipur | 1,010,433 | 707,469 | Chhattisgarh | [3] |
| Kota | 1,001,694 | 703,150 | Rajasthan | [3] |
| City | Population (2011) | Population (2001) | State or union territory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Guwahati | 963,429 | 809,895 | Assam |
| 48 | Chandigarh | 960,787 | 808,515 | Chandigarh |
| 49 | Thiruvananthapuram | 957,730 | 744,983 | Kerala |
| 50 | Solapur | 951,118 | 872,478 | Maharashtra |
| 51 | Hubballi-Dharwad | 943,857 | 786,195 | Karnataka |
| 52 | Tiruchirappalli | 916,674 | 752,066 | Tamil Nadu |
| 53 | Tiruppur | 898,167 | 718,395 | Tamil Nadu |
| 54 | Moradabad | 889,810 | 641,583 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 55 | Mysore | 887,446 | 755,379 | Karnataka |
| 56 | Bareily | 877,778 | 344,543 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 57 | Gurgaon | 876,824 | 173,542 | Haryana |
| 58 | Aligarh | 872,575 | 669,087 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 59 | Jalandhar | 862,196 | 706,043 | Punjab |
| 60 | Bhubaneswar | 837,737 | 648,032 | Odisha |
| 61 | Salem | 831,038 | 696,760 | Tamil Nadu |
| 62 | Mira-Bhayandar | 814,655 | 520,388 | Maharashtra |
| 63 | Warangal[7] | 811,844 | 530,636 | Telangana |
| 64 | Guntur[8] | 743,354 | 514,461 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 65 | Bhiwandi | 711,329 | 598,741 | Maharashtra |
| 66 | Saharanpur | 703,345 | 455,754 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 67 | Gorakhpur | 671,048 | 622,701 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 68 | Bikaner | 647,804 | 529,690 | Rajasthan |
| 69 | Amravati | 646,801 | 549,510 | Maharashtra |
| 70 | Noida | 642,381 | 305,058 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 71 | Jamshedpur | 631,364 | 573,096 | Jharkhand |
| 72 | Bhilai | 625,697 | 556,366 | Chhattisgarh |
| 73 | Cuttack | 606,007 | 534,654 | Odisha |
| 74 | Firozabad | 603,797 | 279,102 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 75 | Kochi | 601,574 | 596,473 | Kerala |
| 76 | Nellore[9] | 600,869 | 378,428 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 77 | Bhavnagar | 593,768 | 511,085 | Gujarat |
| 78 | Dehradun | 578,420 | 426,674 | Uttarakhand |
| 79 | Durgapur | 566,937 | 493,405 | West Bengal |
| 80 | Asansol | 564,491 | 475,439 | West Bengal |
| 81 | Rourkela | 552,970 | 430,733 | Odisha |
| 82 | Nanded | 550,564 | 430,733 | Maharashtra |
| 83 | Kolhapur | 549,283 | 493,167 | Maharashtra |
| 84 | Ajmer | 542,580 | 485,575 | Rajasthan |
| 85 | Akola | 537,149 | 400,520 | Maharashtra |
| 86 | Gulbarga | 532,031 | 422,569 | Karnataka |
| 87 | Jamnagar | 529,308 | 443,518 | Gujarat |
| 88 | Ujjain | 515,215 | 430,427 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 89 | Loni | 512,296 | 120,945 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 90 | Siliguri | 509,709 | 472,374 | West Bengal |
| 91 | Jhansi | 507,293 | 383,644 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 92 | Ulhasnagar | 506,937 | 473,731 | Maharashtra |
| 93 | Jammu | 503,690 | 369,959 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 94 | Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad | 502,697 | 436,781 | Maharashtra |
| 95 | Mangalore | 499,486 | 399,565 | Karnataka |
| 96 | Erode[10] | 498,129 | 173,600 | Tamil Nadu |
| 97 | Belgaum | 488,292 | 399,653 | Karnataka |
| 98 | Ambattur | 478,134 | 310,967 | Tamil Nadu |
| 99 | Tirunelveli | 473,637 | 411,831 | Tamil Nadu |
| 100 | Malegaon | 471,006 | 409,403 | Maharashtra |
| 101 | Gaya | 463,454 | 385,432 | Bihar |
| 102 | Jalgaon | 460,468 | 368,618 | Maharashtra |
| 103 | Udaipur | 451,735 | 389,438 | Rajasthan |
| 104 | Maheshtala | 449,423 | 385,266 | West Bengal |
| 105 | Davanagere | 435,128 | 364,523 | Karnataka |
| 106 | Kozhikode | 432,097 | 436,556 | Kerala |
| 107 | Kurnool | 430,214 | 269,122 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 108 | Rajpur Sonarpur | 423,806 | 336,707 | West Bengal |
| 109 | Rajahmundry[11][12] | 419,818 | 315,251 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 110 | Bokaro | 413,934 | 393,805 | Jharkhand |
| 111 | South Dumdum | 410,524 | 392,444 | West Bengal |
| 112 | Bellary | 409,644 | 316,766 | Karnataka |
| 113 | Patiala | 405,164 | 303,151 | Punjab |
| 114 | Gopalpur | 404,991 | 271,811 | West Bengal |
| 115 | Agartala | 399,688 | 271,811 | Tripura |
| 116 | Bhagalpur | 398,138 | 340,767 | Bihar |
| 117 | Muzaffarnagar | 392,451 | 316,729 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 118 | Bhatpara | 390,467 | 442,385 | West Bengal |
| 119 | Panihati | 383,522 | 348,438 | West Bengal |
| 120 | Latur | 382,754 | 299,985 | Maharashtra |
| 121 | Dhule | 376,093 | 341,755 | Maharashtra |
| 122 | Tirupati[13] | 374,260 | 228,202 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 123 | Rohtak | 373,133 | 286,807 | Haryana |
| 124 | Korba | 363,210 | 315,690 | Chhattisgarh |
| 125 | Bhilwara | 360,009 | 280,128 | Rajasthan |
| 126 | Berhampur | 355,823 | 307,792 | Odisha |
| 127 | Muzaffarpur | 351,838 | 305,525 | Bihar |
| 128 | Ahmednagar | 350,905 | 307,615 | Maharashtra |
| 129 | Mathura | 349,336 | 302,770 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 130 | Kollam | 349,033 | 361,560 | Kerala |
| 131 | Avadi | 344,701 | 229,403 | Tamil Nadu |
| 132 | Kadapa | 343,054 | 125,725 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 133 | Kamarhati | 336,579 | 314,507 | West Bengal |
| 134 | Sambalpur | 335,761 | 296,662 | Odisha |
| 135 | Bilaspur | 330,106 | 274,917 | Chhattisgarh |
| 136 | Shahjahanpur | 327,975 | 296,662 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 137 | Satara | 326,789 | 228,175 | Maharashtra |
| 138 | Bijapur | 326,360 | 228,175 | Karnataka |
| 139 | Rampur | 325,248 | 281,494 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 140 | Shivamogga | 322,428 | 274,352 | Karnataka |
| 141 | Chandrapur | 321,036 | 289,450 | Maharashtra |
| 142 | Junagadh | 320,250 | 168,686 | Gujarat |
| 143 | Thrissur | 315,596 | 317,526 | Kerala |
| 144 | Alwar | 315,310 | 260,593 | Rajasthan |
| 145 | Bardhaman | 314,638 | 285,602 | West Bengal |
| 146 | Kulti | 313,977 | 289,903 | West Bengal |
| 147 | Kakinada | 325,985 | 296,329 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 148 | Nizamabad | 310,467 | 288,722 | Telangana |
| 149 | Parbhani | 307,191 | 259,329 | Maharashtra |
| 150 | Tumkur | 305,821 | 248,929 | Karnataka |
| 151 | Khammam | 305,000 | 218,689 | Telangana |
| 152 | Ozhukarai | 300,028 | 217,707 | Puducherry |
| 153 | Bihar Sharif | 296,889 | 232,071 | Bihar |
| 154 | Panipat | 294,150 | 261,740 | Haryana |
| 155 | Darbhanga | 294,116 | 267,348 | Bihar |
| 156 | Bally | 291,972 | 260,906 | West Bengal |
| 157 | Aizawl | 291,822 | 228,280 | Mizoram |
| 158 | Dewas | 289,438 | 231,672 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 159 | Ichalkaranji | 287,570 | 257,610 | Maharashtra |
| 160 | Karnal | 286,974 | 210,476 | Haryana |
| 161 | Bathinda | 285,813 | 217,256 | Punjab |
| 162 | Jalna | 285,349 | 235,795 | Maharashtra |
| 163 | Eluru | 283,648[14] | 190,347 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 164 | Kirari Suleman Nagar | 282,598 | 153,874 | Delhi |
| 165 | Barasat | 283,443 | 231,515 | West Bengal |
| 166 | Purnia | 280,547 | 171,687[15] | Bihar |
| 167 | Satna | 280,248 | 225,464 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 168 | Mau | 279,060 | 212,657 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 169 | Sonipat | 277,053 | 214,974 | Haryana |
| 170 | Farrukhabad | 275,750 | 228,333 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 171 | Sagar | 273,357 | 232,133 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 172 | Rourkela | 273,217 | 224,601 | Odisha |
| 173 | Durg | 268,679 | 232,517 | Chhattisgarh |
| 174 | Imphal | 264,986 | 221,492 | Manipur |
| 175 | Ratlam | 264,810 | 222,202 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 176 | Hapur | 262,801 | 211,983 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 177 | Arrah | 261,099 | 203,380 | Bihar |
| 178 | Karimnagar | 260,899 | 205,653 | Telangana |
| 179 | Anantapur | 261,004 | 218,808 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 180 | Etawah | 256,838 | 210,453 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 181 | Ambernath | 254,003 | 203,795 | Maharashtra |
| 182 | North Dumdum | 253,625 | 220,042 | West Bengal |
| 183 | Bharatpur | 252,109 | 204,587 | Rajasthan |
| 184 | Begusarai | 251,136 | 93,378 | Bihar |
| 185 | New Delhi | 249,998 | 302,147 | Delhi |
| 186 | Gandhidham | 248,705 | 166,388 | Gujarat |
| 187 | Baranagar | 248,466 | 250,768 | West Bengal |
| 188 | Tiruvottiyur | 248,059 | 212,281 | Tamil Nadu |
| 189 | Puducherry | 241,773 | 220,749 | Puducherry |
| 190 | Sikar | 237,579 | 184,904 | Rajasthan |
| 191 | Thoothukudi | 237,374 | 216,058 | Tamil Nadu |
| 192 | Rewa | 235,422 | 183,274 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 193 | Mirzapur | 233,691 | 205,053 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 194 | Raichur | 232,456 | 207,421 | Karnataka |
| 195 | Pali | 229,956 | 187,641 | Rajasthan |
| 196 | Ramagundam[16] | 229,644 | 236,600 | Telangana |
| 197 | Haridwar | 228,832 | 175,010 | Uttarakhand |
| 198 | Vijayanagaram | 228,025 | 174,324 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 199 | Katihar | 225,982 | 175,169 | Bihar |
| 200 | Nagarcoil | 224,849 | 208,179 | Tamil Nadu |
| 201 | Sri Ganganagar | 224,773 | 210,713 | Rajasthan |
| 202 | Karawal Nagar | 224,666 | 148,549 | Delhi |
| 203 | Mango | 223,805 | 166,125 | Jharkhand |
| 204 | Thanjavur | 222,943 | 215,314 | Tamil Nadu |
| 205 | Bulandshahr | 222,519 | 176,425 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 206 | Uluberia | 222,240 | 202,135 | West Bengal |
| 207 | Murwara | 221,883 | 187,029 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 208 | Sambhal | 220,813 | 182,478 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 209 | Singrauli | 220,257 | 185,190 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 210 | Nadiad | 218,095 | 192,913 | Gujarat |
| 211 | Secunderabad | 217,910 | 206,102 | Telangana |
| 212 | Naihati | 217,900 | 215,303 | West Bengal |
| 213 | Yamunanagar | 216,677 | 189,696 | Haryana |
| 214 | Bidhan Nagar | 215,514 | 164,221 | West Bengal |
| 215 | Pallavaram | 215,417 | 144,623 | Tamil Nadu |
| 216 | Bidar | 214,373 | 172,877 | Karnataka |
| 217 | Munger | 213,303 | 188,050 | Bihar |
| 218 | Panchkula | 211,355 | 140,925 | Haryana |
| 219 | Burhanpur | 210,886 | 193,725 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 220 | Raurkela Industrial Township | 210,317 | 206,693 | Odisha |
| 221 | Kharagpur | 207,604 | 188,761 | West Bengal |
| 222 | Dindigul | 207,327 | 196,955 | Tamil Nadu |
| 223 | Gandhinagar | 206,167 | 195,985 | Gujarat |
| 224 | Hospet | 206,167 | 164,240 | Karnataka |
| 225 | Nangloi Jat | 205,596 | 150,948 | Delhi |
| 226 | Malda | 205,521 | 161,456 | West Bengal |
| 227 | Ongole | 204,746 | 150,471 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 228 | Deoghar | 203,123 | 112,525 | Jharkhand |
| 229 | Chapra | 202,352 | 79,190 | Bihar |
| 230 | Haldia | 200,827 | 170,673 | West Bengal |
| 231 | Khandwa | 200,738 | 172,242 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 232 | Nandyal | 200,516 | 152,676 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 233 | Chittoor[17] | 189,332 | 152,654 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 234 | Morena | 200,482 | 150,959 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 235 | Amroha | 198,471 | 165,129 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 236 | Anand | 198,282 | 130,685 | Gujarat |
| 237 | Bhind | 197,585 | 153,752 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 238 | Bhalswa Jahangir Pur | 197,148 | 152,339 | Delhi |
| 239 | Madhyamgram | 196,127 | 155,451 | West Bengal |
| 240 | Bhiwani | 196,057 | 169,531 | Haryana |
| 241 | Navi Mumbai Panvel Raigad | 195,373 | Maharashtra | |
| 242 | Baharampur | 195,223 | 160,143 | West Bengal |
| 243 | Ambala | 195,153 | 139,279 | Haryana |
| 244 | Morvi | 194,947 | 145,719 | Gujarat |
| 245 | Fatehpur | 193,193 | 151,757 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 246 | Rae Bareli | 191,316 | 169,333 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 247 | Khora | 190,005 | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 248 | Bhusawal | 187,421 | 172,372 | Maharashtra |
| 249 | Orai | 187,137 | 139,318 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 250 | Bahraich | 186,223 | 168,323 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 251 | Vellore | 185,803 | 177,230 | Tamil Nadu |
| 252 | Mahesana | 184,991 | 141,453 | Gujarat |
| 253 | Sambalpur | 184,000 | 153,643 | Orissa |
| 254 | Raiganj | 183,612 | 165,212 | West Bengal |
| 255 | Sirsa | 182,534 | 160,735 | Haryana |
| 256 | Danapur | 182,429 | 131,176 | Bihar |
| 257 | Serampore | 181,842 | 197,857 | West Bengal |
| 258 | Sultan Pur Majra | 181,554 | 164,426 | Delhi |
| 259 | Guna | 180,935 | 137,175 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 260 | Jaunpur | 180,362 | 160,055 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 261 | Panvel | 180,020 | 104,058 | Maharashtra |
| 262 | Shivpuri | 179,977 | 146,892 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 263 | Surendranagar Dudhrej | 177,851 | 156,161 | Gujarat |
| 264 | Unnao | 177,658 | 144,662 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 265 | Hugli and Chinsurah | 177,259 | 170,201 | West Bengal |
| 266 | Alappuzha | 174,164 | 177,029 | Kerala |
| 267 | Kottayam | 172,878 | 129,894 | Kerala |
| 268 | Machilipatnam | 169,892 | 179,353 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 269 | Shimla | 169,578 | 142,555 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 270 | Adoni | 166,537 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 271 | Tenali | 164,937 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 272 | Proddatur | 162,717 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 273 | Saharsa | 155,175 | 125,167[18] | Bihar |
| 274 | Hindupur | 151,835 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 275 | Sasaram | 147,396 | 131,172[19] | Bihar |
| 276 | Hajipur | 147,126 | 119,412[20] | Bihar |
| 277 | Bhimavaram | 142,280 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 278 | Dehri | 137,068 | 119,057[19] | Bihar |
| 279 | Madanapalle | 135,669 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 280 | Siwan | 134,458 | 109,919[21] | Bihar |
| 281 | Bettiah | 132,896 | 116,670[22] | Bihar |
| 282 | Guntakal | 126,270 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 283 | Srikakulam | 125,939 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 284 | Motihari | 125,183 | 100,683[23] | Bihar |
| 285 | Dharmavaram | 121,874 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 286 | Gudivada | 118,167 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 287 | Narasaraopet | 116,250 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 288 | Bagaha | 113,012 | 91,467[22] | Bihar |
| 289 | Miryalaguda | 109,891 | 91,395 | Telangana |
| 290 | Tadipatri | 108,171 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 291 | Kishanganj | 107,076 | 85,590[24] | Bihar |
| 292 | Karaikudi | 106,714 | 86,596 | Tamil Nadu |
| 293 | Suryapet | 105,250 | 94,585 | Telangana |
| 294 | Jamalpur | 105,221 | 96,983[25] | Bihar |
| 295 | Kavali | 104,000 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 296 | Tadepalligudem | 103,906 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 297 | Amaravati | 103,000 | ― | Andhra Pradesh |
| 298 | Buxar | 102,591 | 83,168 | Bihar |
| 299 | Jehanabad | 102,456 | 81,503 | Bihar |
| 300 | Aurangabad | 101,520 | 79,393 | Bihar |