List of cities in India by area

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..

Bengaluru (Bangalore) is not in this list because there are five different municipal corporations in Bengaluru city. Since 1 May 2025 the Greater Bengaluru Authority has power over the municipal corporations in Bengaluru; their chairman is the chief minister of the Greater Bengaluru Authority; the mayor of Bengaluru is appointed by the Greater Bengaluru Authority.

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 Hyderabad Telangana 2053 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation [1]
2 Delhi Delhi 1484 Municipal Corporation of Delhi [2]
3 Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh 872.81 Ayodhya Municipal Corporation [3][4]
4 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 681.96 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation [5]
5 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 631 Lucknow Municipal Corporation [6]
6 Indore Madhya Pradesh 530 Indore Municipal Corporation [7]
7 Pune Maharashtra 526 Pune Municipal Corporation [8]
8 Ahmedabad Gujarat 505 Amdavad Municipal Corporation [9]
9 Jaipur Rajasthan 484.64 Jaipur Municipal Corporation
10 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 463 Bhopal Municipal Corporation [10]
11 Surat Gujarat 461.60 Surat Municipal Corporation [11]
12 Meerut Uttar Pradesh 450 Meerut Municipal Corporation
13 Mumbai Maharashtra 440 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation [12]
14 Chennai Tamil Nadu 426 Greater Chennai Corporation
15 Warangal Telangana 407.77 Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation

See also

References

  1. ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – Corporation History". Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023. City grows to into Saleem from 175 sq km to 650 sq km
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "Ayodhya Set for 873 sq-km Expansion in Second Phase | Hindustan Times Haryana - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com". Magzter. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Ayodhya municipal limits to widen with 343 more villages". The Times of India. 21 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "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
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Ahmedabad to get 39 sq km bigger". Times of India. Ahmedabad. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024. The city is set to expand by 70-odd square kilometres, taking its total area under municipal limits to 530 sq km.
  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 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.
  12. ^ "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.
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