Intersting fact about indian cities
Intersting fact about indian cities
City
Population (Census 2011)
Area (sq kms)
Interesting Facts about Indian Cities
Mumbai
18414288
603
Financial capital of the country.
Delhi
11007835
1484
Political capital through antiquity, medieval and modern India.
Kolkata
14617882
1886
Port city on the east coast of India is one of the most densely populated areas.
Chennai
4681087
1189
Hub of the Indian automobile industry.
8,474, 970
742
Also known as India's Silicon Valley for its IT industry.
Hyderabad
6809970
650
Known for its old world nawabi culture and biotechnology industry.
Jaipur
3073350
11117
Known as the Pink City for its palaces and royal culture. One of India's top tourist destinations.
Jabalpur
1054336
5211
Army Headquarters for five central Indian states located here.
Agra
1727275
188
India's top tourist destination and home to the Taj Mahal.
Varanasi
1201815
1550
The oldest Indian city and Hindu pilgrim spot.
Lucknow
2815601
850
Former cultural capital of north India. Known for its silk fabric and nawabi cuisine.
Kanpur
2767031
1640
Important center for heavy industry, technology and food processing in north India.
Allahabad
1117094
5424
Former name was "Prayag", one of the oldest Indian cities. Today also known as city of prime ministers as half of Indian Prime minister either belonged to the city or got elected from here.
Ahmedabad
5570585
464
Textile city in Gujarat, also known as the "Manchester of the East."
Chandigarh
960787
114
City with the highest per capita income in the country.
Amritsar
1132761
Home to the Golden Temple and a top Sikh pilgrimage.
Aizawl
291822
457
Largest city in Mizoram with a literacy rate of 88%.
Bhopal
1795648
698
One of India's greenest industrial cities.
Bhubaneshwar
837737
419
City of temples in east India is situated at the site of the ancient Kalinga.
Bhilai
625697
119
India's steel city. Has a literacy rate of 87%.
Coimbatore
1061447
246
Known as 'Manchester of India" Hub of cotton textile industry.
Darjeeling
132016
11
Himalayan city in north West Bengal. Famous for its tea plantations.
Dehradun
578420
------
Capital of Uttarakhand and has an average literacy rate of 89%.
Faridabad
1404653
2151
Largest city in Haryana. Known for its industries.
Ghaziabad
1636068
2590 (area of Ghaziabad district)
With a literacy rate of 93%, it is UP's most industrialized city.
Noida
642381
203
One of the planned industrial cities in UP.
Guwahati
963429
556
Largest city in Assam and the largest metro area in north-east India.
Gwalior
1053505
362
Historic city in central India, known for its strategic location and now a hub of education in the region.
Gurgaon
876824
1253 (area of Gurgaon district)
Haryana's Millennial city ranks very high on per capita income.
Haridwar
225235
13
Pilgrim city in Uttarakhand. Famous as the venue of the Kumbh Mela.
Imphal
264986
29.57
Capital of Manipur. Has a literacy rate of 91% which is higher than the national average.
Jalandhar
862196
3401
Hub of sports goods manufacture in the country
Jammu
503690
Winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir and home to the popular Vaishno Devi pilgrimage.
Jamshedpur
629659
149
India's first planned industrial city. Famous for its iron and steel industry.
Jhansi
507293
167
Gateway to the Bundelkhand region in central India.
Kochi
601574
95
Port city on the west coast of India and the most densely populated city of Kerala.
Kozhikode
432097
128
Ancient city of Spices and now one of the best residential cities in India
Ludhiana
1613878
310
Largest city in Punjab and a major industrial city in north India.
Madurai
1016885
148
One of the oldest cities in the world. An important cultural and education hub in south Tamil Nadu.
Meerut
1309023
272
The city has the second largest army cantonment and is an educational hub in western Uttar Pradesh.
Mysore
887446
129
Cultural capital of Karnataka. Known for its silk and paintings.
Nagpur
2405421
217
One of the cleanest cities in the country. Known as a trade center for oranges.
Nashik
1486973
264
City on the Western Ghats , known for its pleasant climate and wine industry.
Nellore
505258
13076 (area of the Nellore district)
One of the fastest developing cities in Andhra Pradesh and is known for its agricultural products such as rice and jowar.
Patna
1683200
210
Ancient seat of learning and the modern capital of Bihar.
Pune
3115431
244
Largest city in the western Ghats. An educational hub of the area and a growing industrial city.
Raipur
1010087
226
Capital of Chhattisgarh. Has a literacy rate of 87%.
Rajahmundry
343903
212
On the banks of the river Godavari, it is one of the biggest cloth and bullion markets of the country.
Rajkot
1286995
170
With an average literacy of 80%, it is one of the fastest growing cities of Gujarat.
Ranchi
1073440
175
Capital of Jharkhand and with a literacy rate of 77%, one of the industrialized cities of the country.
Ratlam
264810
39
One of the best cities to buy gold in the country.
Solapur
951118
149
Top industrial city of Maharastra
Srinagar
1192792
294
Capital of J&K, on the banks of the river Jhelum, and famous for its natural Himalayan beauty.
Surat
4462002
326
Fastest growing city in the country known for its diamond business.
Siliguri
509709
42
Biggest city in north Bengal and an important transit hub for north east India.
Thiruvanthapuram
752490
214
Largest city in Kerala. Known educational hub and IT destination in the country.
Vishakhapatnam
1730320
544
Important port city on the southeast coast of the country.
Thane
1818872
147
Mumbai's most populated suburb.