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List of cities in India by area

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This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India.

Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.

This list is only for areas within municipal corporations which have an area of more than 400 km2.

Rank City State / UT Area (km2) Area governed by Ref
1 Delhi Delhi 1484 km2 Municipal Corporation of Delhi [1]
2 Bengaluru Karnataka 741 km2 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
3 Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh 681.96 km2 Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation [2]
4 Hyderabad Telangana 650 km2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation [3]
5 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 631 km2 Lucknow Municipal Corporation [4]
12 Mumbai Maharashtra 603.4 km2[5] Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation [6]
6 Ahmedabad Gujarat 530 km2 Amdavad Municipal Corporation [7]
7 Indore Madhya Pradesh 530 km2 Indore Municipal Corporation [8]
8 Pune Maharashtra 484.61 km2 Pune Municipal Corporation [9]
9 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 463 km2 Bhopal Municipal Corporation [10]
10 Surat Gujarat 461.60 km2 Surat Municipal Corporation [11]
11 Meerut Uttar Pradesh 450 km2 Meerut Municipal Corporation
13 Chennai Tamil Nadu 426 km2 Greater Chennai Corporation
14 Warangal Telangana 407.77 km2 Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Municipal Corporation of Delhi". mcdonline.nic.in. Retrieved 22 May 2022. It occupies an area of 1397.3 Sq. Kms. which is sub- divided into 12 Zones
  2. ^ "About Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 2 December 2023. With a population of 20,91,811 and occupying 681.96 sq.km(proposed), it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India (after Chennai and Kolkata)
  3. ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Corporation History". Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023. City grows from 175 sq km to 650 sq km
  4. ^ "Lucknow to expand, 88 new villages under LMC wings". Times of India. Lucknow: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2023. total area under Lucknow Municipal Corporation to 631 sqkm
  5. ^ "The total area of Mumbai is 603.4 km2 (233 sq mi). Of this, the island city spans 67.79 km2 (26 sq mi), while the suburban district spans 370 km2 (143 sq mi), together accounting for 437.71 km2 (169 sq mi) under the administration of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). The remaining areas belong to various Defence establishments, the Mumbai Port Trust (Government of India), the Atomic Energy Commission (Government of India)and the Borivali Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Government of India), which are out of the jurisdiction of the MCGM". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "City Profile of Greater Mumbai" (PDF). Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Ahmedabad to get 70 sq km bigger". Times of India. Ahmedabad. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023. The city is set to expand by 70-odd square kilometres, taking its total area under municipal limits to 530 sq km.
  8. ^ "Indore City – Indore municipal corporation". Retrieved 13 December 2023. The city is distributed over a land area of just 530 square kilometres (200 sq mi), making Indore the most densely populated major city in the central province.
  9. ^ "Pune pips Mumbai as Maharashtra's largest city in terms of geographical area". CNBC TV18. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Bifurcation of Bhopal Municipal Corporation not a cakewalk, say experts". The Economic Times. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023. Urban development department officials are optimistic that two corporations in Bhopal, which spans across 463 square km and is among the 15 largest cities of India, will be beneficial for all.
  11. ^ "Area of Town : Surat Municipal Corporation". Surat Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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