| Rank | City | Population (2011) [1] | Population (2001)[2] | State / Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 12478447 | 11978450 | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Delhi | 11007835 | 9879172 | Delhi |
| 3 | Bangalore | 8425970 | 5438065 | Karnataka |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 6809970 | 3637483 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | Ahmedabad | 5570585 | 3520085 | Gujarat |
| 6 | Chennai | 4681087 | 4343645 | Tamil Nadu |
| 7 | Kolkata | 4486679 | 4572876 | West Bengal |
| 8 | Surat | 4462002 | 2433835 | Gujarat |
| 9 | Alwar | 3674179 | 2992592 | Rajasthan |
| 10 | Pune | 3115431 | 2538473 | Maharashtra |
| 11 | Jaipur | 3073350 | 2322575 | Rajasthan |
| 12 | Udaipur | 3068420 | 2480657 | Rajasthan |
| 13 | Lucknow | 2815601 | 2185927 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | Kanpur | 2767031 | 2551337 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Sikar | 2677333 | 2287788 | Rajasthan |
| 16 | Ajmer | 2583052 | 2181670 | Rajasthan |
| 17 | Nagpur | 2405421 | 2052066 | Maharashtra |
| 18 | Dahod | 2127086 | 1636433 | Gujarat |
| 19 | Indore | 1960631 | 1474968 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 20 | Kota | 1951014 | 1568525 | Rajasthan |
| 21 | Thane | 1818872 | 1262551 | Maharashtra |
| 22 | Bhopal | 1795648 | 1437354 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 23 | Visakhapatnam | 1730320 | 982904 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 24 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1729359 | 1012472 | Maharashtra |
| 25 | Patna | 1683200 | 1366444 | Bihar |
| 26 | Bikaner | 1674271 | 2363937 | Rajasthan |
| 27 | Vadodara | 1666703 | 1306227 | Gujarat |
| 28 | Ghaziabad | 1636068 | 968256 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 29 | Ludhiana | 1613878 | 1398467 | Punjab |
| 30 | Agra | 1574542 | 1275134 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 31 | Amreli | 1514000 | 1393918 | Gujarat |
| 32 | Nashik | 1486973 | 1077236 | Maharashtra |
| 33 | Faridabad | 1404653 | 1055938 | Haryana |
| 34 | Rajkot | 1390640 | 1003015 | Gujarat |
| 35 | Meerut | 1309023 | 1068772 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36 | Jodhpur | 1138300 | 860818 | Rajasthan |
| 37 | Bhavnagar | 593768 | 2469630 | Gujarat |
| 38 | Porbandar | 585449 | 536835 | Gujarat |
| 39 | Jamnagar | 479920 | 1904278 | Gujarat |
| 40 | Junagadh | 319462 | 2448173 | Gujarat |
| 41 | Anand | 288092 | 1856871 | Gujarat |
| 42 | Navsari | 282791 | 1229463 | Gujarat |
| 43 | Surendranagar Dudhrej | 253606 | 1515148 | Gujarat |
| 44 | Nadiad | 225071 | 2024216 | Gujarat |
| 45 | Bharuch | 223647 | 1370656 | Gujarat |
| 46 | Bhuj | 219514 | 136430 | Gujarat |
| 47 | Gandhinagar | 206167 | 195891 | Gujarat |
| 48 | Mehsana | 190753 | 98987 | Gujarat |
| 49 | Gondal | 173353 | 270000 | Gujarat |
| 50 | Valsad | 170060 | 1410553 | Gujarat |
| 51 | Vapi | 163630 | 1410553 | Gujarat |
| 52 | Veraval | 156696 | 158031 | Gujarat |
| 53 | Palanpur | 141532 | 122300 | Gujarat |
| 54 | Patan | 133744 | 112038 | Gujarat |
| 55 | Kalol | 133737 | 152542 | Gujarat |
| 56 | Botad | 130302 | 1297 | Gujarat |
| 57 | Jetpur | 118302 | 104312 | Gujarat |
| 58 | Deesa | 111149 | 83001 | Gujarat |