<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>
<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>
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