<Li> The 3 cities with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million)) </Li> <P> The cities listed in bold are the capitals of the respective state / union territory . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Population (2011) </Th> <Th> Population (2001) </Th> <Th> State or union territory </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> 12,442,373 </Td> <Td> 11,978,450 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 11,034,555 </Td> <Td> 9,879,172 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> 8,443,675 </Td> <Td> 4,301,326 </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> 6,993,262 </Td> <Td> 3,637,483 </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> 5,577,940 </Td> <Td> 3,520,085 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> 4,646,732 </Td> <Td> 4,343,645 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> 4,496,694 </Td> <Td> 4,572,876 </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Surat </Td> <Td> 4,467,797 </Td> <Td> 2,433,835 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> 3,124,458 </Td> <Td> 2,538,473 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Jaipur </Td> <Td> 3,046,163 </Td> <Td> 2,322,575 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> 2,817,105 </Td> <Td> 2,185,927 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Kanpur </Td> <Td> 2,765,348 </Td> <Td> 2,551,337 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> 2,405,665 </Td> <Td> 2,052,066 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> 2,035,922 </Td> <Td> 982,904 </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Indore </Td> <Td> 1,960,631 </Td> <Td> 1,474,968 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Thane </Td> <Td> 1,818,872 </Td> <Td> 1,262,551 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Bhopal </Td> <Td> 1,798,218 </Td> <Td> 1,437,354 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Pimpri - Chinchwad </Td> <Td> 1,729,359 </Td> <Td> 1,012,472 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> 1,683,200 </Td> <Td> 1,366,444 </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Vadodara </Td> <Td> 1,666,703 </Td> <Td> 1,306,227 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Ghaziabad </Td> <Td> 1,636,068 </Td> <Td> 968,256 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Ludhiana </Td> <Td> 1,613,878 </Td> <Td> 1,398,467 </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Coimbatore </Td> <Td> 1,601,438 </Td> <Td> 930,882 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Agra </Td> <Td> 1,585,704 </Td> <Td> 1,275,134 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Madurai </Td> <Td> 1,561,129 </Td> <Td> 928,869 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Population (2011) </Th> <Th> Population (2001) </Th> <Th> State or union territory </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

Most populous city in india as per 2011 census