Urban Areas of India map & data
India has 278 urban areas in this layer, spread over 28 states. The most are in Uttar Pradesh (41), Mah?r?shtra (25) and Andhra Pradesh (23). The largest include Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Urban Areas by state
| State | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 41 | 15% |
| Mah?r?shtra | 25 | 9.0% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 | 8.3% |
| Gujar?t | 20 | 7.2% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 | 7.2% |
| Tamil N?du | 17 | 6.1% |
| West Bengal | 17 | 6.1% |
| Karn?taka | 17 | 6.1% |
| R?jasth?n | 16 | 5.8% |
| Hary?na | 16 | 5.8% |
| Bih?r | 15 | 5.4% |
| Punjab | 12 | 4.3% |
| Telang?na | 7 | 2.5% |
| Odisha | 6 | 2.2% |
| Jh?rkhand | 6 | 2.2% |
| Chhatt?sgarh | 5 | 1.8% |
| Assam | 2 | 0.7% |
| Kerala | 2 | 0.7% |
| Jammu and Kashm?r | 2 | 0.7% |
| Puducherry | 1 | 0.4% |
| N?g?land | 1 | 0.4% |
| Delhi | 1 | 0.4% |
| Tripura | 1 | 0.4% |
| Mizoram | 1 | 0.4% |
| Megh?laya | 1 | 0.4% |
| Uttar?khand | 1 | 0.4% |
| Chand?garh | 1 | 0.4% |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 0.4% |
Largest urban areas in India
- DelhiDelhi · 798.9 km²
- KolkataWest Bengal · 647 km²
- HyderabadTelang?na · 464.7 km²
- BombayMah?r?shtra · 443.4 km²
- BangaloreKarn?taka · 362.1 km²
- AhmadabadGujar?t · 344.5 km²
- MadrasTamil N?du · 316.6 km²
- HaoraWest Bengal · 202.9 km²
- JaipurR?jasth?n · 202.2 km²
- PuneMah?r?shtra · 185.4 km²
- Dehra DunUttar?khand · 165.4 km²
- ChandigarhChand?garh · 156.5 km²
- KanpurUttar Pradesh · 154.9 km²
- LucknowUttar Pradesh · 154.6 km²
- CoimbatoreTamil N?du · 137 km²
- AgraUttar Pradesh · 126.1 km²
- LudhianaPunjab · 124 km²
- NagpurMah?r?shtra · 119.2 km²
- DurgChhatt?sgarh · 110.4 km²
- VishakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh · 108.4 km²
- FaridabadHary?na · 103.2 km²
- JammuJammu and Kashm?r · 102.7 km²
- DurgapurWest Bengal · 100.9 km²
- JamshedpurJh?rkhand · 98.4 km²
- VaranasiUttar Pradesh · 97.2 km²
- JabalpurMadhya Pradesh · 93.5 km²
- JullundurPunjab · 93.2 km²
- GorakhpurUttar Pradesh · 90.6 km²
- RanchiJh?rkhand · 88.6 km²
- VadodaraGujar?t · 87.8 km²
- RaurkelaOdisha · 87.7 km²
- BhubaneswarOdisha · 87.4 km²
- NasikMah?r?shtra · 87.1 km²
- SrinagarJammu and Kashm?r · 85.3 km²
- JodhpurR?jasth?n · 84.7 km²
- SuratGujar?t · 84.4 km²
- RaipurChhatt?sgarh · 83 km²
- IndoreMadhya Pradesh · 79.9 km²
- BhopalMadhya Pradesh · 76.2 km²
- AllahabadUttar Pradesh · 75.6 km²
What's in this layer
Every urban area in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. The built-up extent of major cities and metropolitan areas.
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How many urban areas are there in India?
This layer holds 278 urban areas in India, the most of them in Uttar Pradesh. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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