List of cities in India by area explained

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.

RankCityState / Area (km2)Area governed by
1DelhiDelhi1484 km2Municipal Corporation of Delhi[1]
2BengaluruKarnataka741 km2Greater Bangalore
3VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh681.96 km2Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation[2]
4HyderabadTelangana650 km2Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation[3]
5LucknowUttar Pradesh631 km2Lucknow Municipal Corporation[4]
6AhmedabadGujarat530 km2Amdavad Municipal Corporation[5]
7IndoreMadhya Pradesh530 km2Indore Municipal Corporation[6]
8PuneMaharashtra484.61 km2Pune Municipal Corporation[7]
9BhopalMadhya Pradesh463 km2Bhopal Municipal Corporation[8]
10SuratGujarat461.60 km2Surat Municipal Corporation[9]
11MeerutUttar Pradesh450 km2Meerut Municipal Corporation
12MumbaiMaharashtra440 km2[10] Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation[11]
13ChennaiTamil Nadu426 km2Greater Chennai Corporation
14WarangalTelangana407.77 km2Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Corporation of Delhi . 2022-05-22 . mcdonline.nic.in . "It occupies an area of 1397.3 Sq. Kms. which is sub- divided into 12 Zones".
  2. Web site: About Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. December 2, 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. Web site: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Corporation History . 21 August 2023 . City grows from 175 sq km to 650 sq km . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610171256/https://www.ghmc.gov.in/CorporationHistory.aspx . 10 June 2023 . live.
  4. Web site: Lucknow to expand, 88 new villages under LMC wings. Times of India. Lucknow. December 4, 2019. December 2, 2023. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. total area under Lucknow Municipal Corporation to 631 sqkm.
  5. Web site: Ahmedabad to get 70 sq km bigger . . . The city is set to expand by 70-odd square kilometres, taking its total area under municipal limits to 530 sq km. . 26 December 2023 . 28 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226193832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-to-get-70-sq-km-bigger/articleshow/72267353.cms . 26 December 2023 . live.
  6. News: Indore City – Indore municipal corporation . 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. . 13 December 2023.
  7. News: 1 July 2021 . Pune pips Mumbai as Maharashtra's largest city in terms of geographical area . en . . 25 August 2022 . 6 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306174542/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/pune-pips-mumbai-as-maharashtras-largest-city-in-terms-of-area-9847661.htm . live .
  8. Web site: Madhya Pradesh: Bifurcation of Bhopal Municipal Corporation not a cakewalk, say experts . 15 October 2019 . . 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..
  9. Web site: Area of Town : Surat Municipal Corporation. Surat Municipal Corporation. December 4, 2023.
  10. 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 .
  11. Web site: City Profile of Greater Mumbai . 24 April 2018 . Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.

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