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of India">State/UT</a> </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Region_(India)" title="National Capital Region (India)">National Capital Region</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haryana" title="Haryana">Haryana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Skyline_of_Cannaught_Place,_New_Delhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Skyline_of_Cannaught_Place%2C_New_Delhi.jpg/125px-Skyline_of_Cannaught_Place%2C_New_Delhi.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Skyline_of_Cannaught_Place%2C_New_Delhi.jpg/188px-Skyline_of_Cannaught_Place%2C_New_Delhi.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UB_City.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/UB_City.jpg/125px-UB_City.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/UB_City.jpg/188px-UB_City.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/UB_City.jpg/250px-UB_City.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="546" /></a></span> </td> <td>11,490,000 </td> <td>8,005 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Metropolitan_Region" title="Hyderabad Metropolitan Region">Hyderabad</a> </td> <td><a 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href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pune_Metropolitan_Region" title="Pune Metropolitan Region">Pune</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg/125px-Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg/188px-Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg/250px-Baner_hill_Pune_wonderful_evening_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="1824" /></a></span> </td> <td>7,276,000 </td> <td>7,256 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Capital_Region" title="Andhra Pradesh Capital Region">Andhra Pradesh Capital Region</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg/125px-IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg/188px-IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg/250px-IAS_Officers_Quarters_under_construction_in_Amaravati.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span> </td> <td>5,873,588<sup id="cite_ref-UA_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8,603 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad" title="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg/125px-Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg/188px-Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg/250px-Ahemdabad_Skyline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="757" /></a></span> </td> <td>6,357,693<sup id="cite_ref-UA_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,866 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Surat" title="Surat">Surat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg/125px-Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg/188px-Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg/250px-Bharthana_Althan_area.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>4,591,246<sup id="cite_ref-UA_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>722 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_Metropolitan_Region" title="Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region">Visakhapatnam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg/125px-Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg/188px-Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg/250px-Vizag_View_from_Kailasagiri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4592" data-file-height="1658" /></a></span> </td> <td>4,070,000<sup id="cite_ref-UA_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>7,323 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaipur" title="Jaipur">Jaipur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg/125px-World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg/188px-World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg/250px-World_Trade_Park_Jaipur_in_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="612" /></a></span> </td> <td>3,073,350 </td> <td>484.64 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg/125px-Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg/188px-Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg/250px-Lucknow_Skyline_From_Gomti_Nagar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1680" data-file-height="1050" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,902,920<sup id="cite_ref-UA_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,150 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanpur_skyline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kanpur_skyline.jpg/125px-Kanpur_skyline.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kanpur_skyline.jpg/188px-Kanpur_skyline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kanpur_skyline.jpg/250px-Kanpur_skyline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="963" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,920,067 </td> <td>301.16 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_metropolitan_area" title="Coimbatore metropolitan area">Coimbatore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHIL_SEZ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CHIL_SEZ.jpg/125px-CHIL_SEZ.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CHIL_SEZ.jpg/188px-CHIL_SEZ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CHIL_SEZ.jpg/250px-CHIL_SEZ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="581" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,467,000 </td> <td>1,531.57 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_metropolitan_area_(India)" title="Salem metropolitan area (India)">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg/125px-Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg/188px-Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg/250px-Salem_city_from_Hills.jpg 2x" data-file-width="987" data-file-height="531" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,290,024 </td> <td>1,265.20 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_metropolitan_area" title="Madurai metropolitan area">Madurai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Koodalazhagar_(17).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg/125px-Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg/188px-Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg/250px-Koodalazhagar_%2817%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,263,115 </td> <td>1,254.93 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kochi_metropolitan_area" title="Kochi metropolitan area">Kochi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png/125px-INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png/188px-INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png/250px-INS_Vikrant_under_construction_at_Cochin_Shipyard.png 2x" data-file-width="3314" data-file-height="2094" /></a></span> </td> <td>2,119,724 </td> <td>440 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_India_by_population" title="List of cities in India by population">List of cities in India by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_million-plus_urban_agglomerations_in_India" title="List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India">List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_population" title="List of states and union territories of India by population">List of states and union territories of India by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_India" title="Demographics of India">Demographics of India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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