Area, Population and Density of Cities and Towns of India 2001

Area and Density Metropolitan Cities

CHAPTER IV
Area and Density Metropolitan Cities
The area and density of Metropolitan cities of the country, as per the Census of India - 2001, can be seen in Table 2. The important findings from the data given in this table are given below :

Part I Area
I. II. Range of area of Metropolitan cities Metropolitan city having the largest area : 51.74 603 sq. km. : Greater Mumbai(603 sq.km.) (Maharashtra) : Haora (51.74 sq.km.) ( West Bengal )

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Metropolitan city having the smallest area

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List of Metropolitan cities having area of 200 sq. km. or above : S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 City Greater Mumbai Jaipur Delhi M. Corp. (Urban) ( Area as in 1991) Pune Lucknow Bhopal Ahmadabad Kanpur Nashik Bangalore Nagpur Surat State / UT Maharashtra Rajasthan Delhi Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Karnataka Maharashtra Gujarat Area ( Sq.Km.) 603.00 484.64 431.09 430.00 310.10 298.48 281.08 266.74 259.13 226.24 217.56 212.52

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List of Metropolitan cities having area below 100 sq. km. : S.No.
1 2 3

City
Varanasi Allahabad Haora

State / UT
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Area ( Sq.Km.)
91.90 63.38 51.74

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Distribution of Metropolitan cities by range of area : Percentage to total number of Metropolitan cities 9.68 51.61 22.58 3.23 12.90 100.00

S.No.

Range of Area ( in sq.km.)

No. of Metropolitan cities

1 2 3 4 5

Below 100 100 - 200 200 - 300 300 - 400 400 & above Total

3 16 7 1 4 31

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Total urban area of Metropolitan cities Average area of Metropolitan cities Proportion of total urban area of Metropolitan cities to the total area of the country Proportion of total urban area of Metropolitan cities to the total urban area of the country ( based on the total area of 5134 towns)

: 6,648.91 sq. km. : 215 sq. km.

: 0.2 %

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: 8.6 %

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List of Metropolitan cities having more area than the average area : S.No. 1 2 3 4 City Greater Mumbai Jaipur Delhi M. Corp. (Urban) ( Area as in 1991) Pune State / UT Maharashtra Rajasthan Delhi Maharashtra 34 Area ( Sq.Km.) 603.00 484.64 431.09 430.00
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Lucknow Bhopal Ahmadabad Kanpur Nashik Bangalore Nagpur

Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Karnataka Maharashtra

310.10 298.48 281.08 266.74 259.13 226.24 217.56

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List of Metropolitan cities having lesser area than the average area : S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Surat Faridabad Kolkata Visakhapatnam Chennai M.Corp. Hyderabad ( Area figure covers area falling in Hyderabad Pimpri Chinchwad Rajkot Indore Ludhiana Meerut Amritsar Thane Agra M Corp. Vadodara Patna Kalyan-Dombivli Varanasi Allahabad Haora City State / UT Gujarat Haryana West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Tamilnadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Punjab Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Bihar Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Area ( Sq.Km.) 212.52 198.75 186.23 182.70 174.00 172.70 170.50 163.14 160.45 159.37 141.89 136.00 128.23 120.57 113.87 108.34 104.57 91.90 63.38 51.74

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Part II Density
I. II. Range of density of Metropolitan cities : 4157 24963 persons

Metropolitan city having the highest density : Chennai ( Tamilnadu ) (24,963 persons ) Metropolitan city having the lowest density : Nashik (Maharashtra) (4,157 persons) List of Metropolitan cities having density of 20000 persons or above : S.No. 1 2 3 4 City Chennai M.Corp. Kolkata Delhi M. Corp. (Urban) ( Based on area as in 1991) Hyderabad ( Area figure covers area falling in Hyderabad Dist.) State / UT Tamilnadu West Bengal Delhi Andhra Pradesh Density per sq. km. 24,963 24,596 22,917 21,184

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List of Metropolitan cities having density below 5000 persons : S.No. 1 2 3 City Bhopal Jaipur Nashik State / UT Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Density per sq. km. 4,886 4,792 4,157

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Distribution of Metropolitan cities by range of density : Range of density ( Average no. of persons per sq. km. ) Below 5000 5000 - 9999 10000 - 14999 15000 - 19999 20000 & above Total

S.No. 1 2 3 4 5

No.of Metropolitan cities 3 13 7 4 4 31

Percentage 9.68 41.94 22.58 12.90 12.90 100.00

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Average density of Metropolitan cities

: 11752 persons

List of Metropolitan cities having more density than the average density : Density per sq. km. 24,963 24,596 22,917 21,184 19,865 19,473 19,065 16,063 13,220 13,146 12,716 12,393 12,013

S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

City Chennai M.Corp. Kolkata Delhi M. Corp. (Urban) ( Area as in 1991) Hyderabad ( Area figure covers area falling in Hyderabad Dist.) Greater Mumbai Haora Bangalore Allahabad Patna Ahmadabad Surat Vadodara Varanasi

State / UT Tamilnadu West Bengal Delhi Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra West Bengal Karnataka Uttar Pradesh Bihar Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Uttar Pradesh

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List of Metropolitan cities having lesser density than the average density : S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 City Kalyan-Dombivli Agra M Corp. Thane Kanpur Nagpur 37 State / UT Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Density per sq. km. 11,414 10,576 9,846 9,582 9,432
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Indore Ludhiana Meerut Amritsar Lucknow Rajkot Pimpri Chinchwad Pune Visakhapatnam Faridabad Bhopal Jaipur Nashik

Madhya Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Maharashtra Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra

9,386 8,775 7,532 7,382 7,049 6,148 5,938 5,903 5,705 5,313 4,886 4,792 4,157

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List of Metropolitan cities having an area of at least 200 sq. km., but having a density of lesser than 6000 persons per sq. km.

S.No. 1 2 3 4

City Pune Bhopal Jaipur Nashik

State Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra

Area in sq. km. 430.00 298.48 484.64 259.13

Density 5,903 4,886 4,792 4,157

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Table 2 Area, Population and Density Metropolitan Cities - India - 2001 ( Towns have been arranged in descending order of density ) S.No. 1 2 3 Name of Town Chennai M.Corp. Kolkata Delhi M. Corp. (Urban) ( Area as in 1991) Hyderabad ( Area figure covers area falling in Hyderabad Dist.) Greater Mumbai Haora Bangalore Allahabad Patna Ahmadabad Surat Vadodara Varanasi Kalyan-Dombivli Agra M Corp. Thane Kanpur Nagpur Indore Ludhiana Meerut Amritsar Lucknow Rajkot Pimpri Chinchwad Pune Visakhapatnam Faridabad Bhopal Jaipur Nashik State / UT Tamilnadu West Bengal Delhi Area in Sq. Km. 174.00 186.23 431.09 Popn. 2001 4343645 4580546 9879172 Density per sq. km. 24,963 24,596 22,917

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra West Bengal Karnataka Uttar Pradesh Bihar Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Maharashtra Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra

172.70 603.00 51.74 226.24 63.38 108.34 281.08 212.52 113.87 91.90 104.57 120.57 128.23 266.74 217.56 160.45 159.37 141.89 136.00 310.10 163.14 170.50 430.00 182.70 198.75 298.48 484.64 259.13

3658510 11978450 1007532 4313248 1018092 1432209 3694974 2702304 1411228 1103952 1193512 1275134 1262551 2555811 2052066 1506062 1398467 1068772 1003917 2185927 1003015 1012472 2538473 1042388 1055938 1458416 2322575 1077236

21,184 19,865 19,473 19,065 16,063 13,220 13,146 12,716 12,393 12,013 11,414 10,576 9,846 9,582 9,432 9,386 8,775 7,532 7,382 7,049 6,148 5,938 5,903 5,705 5,313 4,886 4,792 4,157

Source : Census of India, 2001

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