List of metropolitan areas in India

This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India. As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.[1][2]

  1. ^ Local Bodies (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 November 2023.