List of most populous cities in India
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This article lists the top twenty cities in India by population as of 2001.
| City | Persons | Males | Females |
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| Greater Mumbai | 16,368,084 | 8,979,172 | 7,388,912 |
| Kolkata | 13,216,546 | 7,072,114 | 6,144,932 |
| Delhi | 12,791,458 | 7,021,896 | 5,769,562 |
| Chennai | 6,424,624 | 3,294,328 | 3,130,296 |
| Bangalore | 5,686,844 | 2,983,926 | 2,702,918 |
| Hyderabad | 5,533,640 | 2,854,938 | 2,678,702 |
| Ahmedabad | 4,519,278 | 2,397,728 | 2,121,550 |
| Pune | 3,755,525 | 1,980,941 | 1,774,584 |
| Surat | 2,811,466 | 1,597,093 | 1,214,373 |
| Kanpur | 2,690,486 | 1,440,140 | 1,250,345 |
| Jaipur | 2,324,319 | 1,239,711 | 1,084,608 |
| Lucknow | 2,266,933 | 1,199,273 | 1,067,660 |
| Nagpur | 2,122,965 | 1,097,723 | 1,025,242 |
| Patna | 1,707,429 | 925,857 | 781,572 |
| Indore | 1,639,044 | 861,758 | 777,286 |
| Vadodara | 1,492,398 | 783,237 | 709,161 |
| Bhopal | 1,454,830 | 766,602 | 688,228 |
| Coimbatore | 1,446,034 | 743,161 | 702,873 |
| Ludhiana | 1,395,053 | 789,868 | 605,185 |
| Kochi | 1,355,406 | 670,462 | 684,944 |
See also: India
Information from: Population report based on Census 2001 India (http://www.nri-worldwide.com/cgi-local/ts.pl?action=fetch&area=statisticsofindia)