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City facts referenced across state and union territory pages.

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Key Takeaways

51 cities on file across India's states and union territories — used as the canonical reference for capital, district, and demographic data on every state page.
Delhi (Delhi) is the largest city in the registry by Census 2011 population at 1,67,87,941.
29 cities are tagged with a capital role — covering state capitals, union territory capitals, and constitutionally split-capital arrangements.
Each row links to a city profile with PIN codes, vehicle registration codes, area, and elevation — the same fields linked from state pages.

Agartala

Tripura

State capital city, Largest city

Ahmedabad

Gujarat · Ahmedabad

Aizawl

Mizoram

State capital city, Largest city

Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh

Andrott

Lakshadweep · Lakshadweep

Bengaluru

Karnataka

State capital city, Largest city

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh · Bhopal

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

State capital city, Largest city

Chandigarh

Chandigarh · Chandigarh

Union territory capital, Largest city, Shared capital of Punjab and Haryana

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

State capital city, Largest city

Daman

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Daman

Union territory capital

Dehradun

Uttarakhand · Dehradun

State capital city, Largest city

Delhi

Delhi · Delhi

Dharamshala

Himachal Pradesh · Kangra

Dimapur

Nagaland

Dispur

Assam

Faridabad

Haryana · Faridabad

Gairsain

Uttarakhand · Chamoli

Gandhinagar

Gujarat · Gandhinagar

Gangtok

Sikkim

State capital city, Largest city

Guwahati

Assam

Hyderabad

Telangana

State capital city, Largest city

Imphal

Manipur

State capital city, Largest city

Indore

Madhya Pradesh · Indore

Itanagar

Arunachal Pradesh

State capital city, Largest city

Jaipur

Rajasthan · Jaipur

State capital city, Largest city

Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir · Jammu

Jamshedpur

Jharkhand

Kargil

Ladakh · Kargil

Kavaratti

Lakshadweep · Lakshadweep

Kohima

Nagaland

Kolkata

West Bengal

State capital city, Largest city

Leh

Ladakh · Leh

Capital city, Largest city

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh · Lucknow

State capital city, Largest city

Ludhiana

Punjab · Ludhiana

Mumbai

Maharashtra · Mumbai City

State capital city, Largest city

Nagpur

Maharashtra · Nagpur

New Delhi

Delhi · New Delhi

National capital, Union territory capital

Panaji

Goa · North Goa

Patna

Bihar · Patna

Puducherry

Puducherry · Puducherry

Capital city, Largest city

Raipur

Chhattisgarh · Raipur

State capital city, Largest city

Ranchi

Jharkhand

Shillong

Meghalaya

State capital city, Largest city

Shimla

Himachal Pradesh · Shimla

State capital city, Largest city

Silvassa

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Sri Vijaya Puram

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · South Andaman

Union territory capital, Largest city

Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir · Srinagar

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

State capital city, Largest city

Vasco da Gama

Goa · South Goa

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

		District	Roles
Agartala City	Tripura	—	State capital city, Largest city	4,00,004 2011 · Wikipedia: Agartala	76.504 km²	12.8 m
Ahmedabad Metropolis	Gujarat	—	Largest city	56,33,927 2011 · Wikipedia: Ahmedabad	505 km²	69.65 m
Aizawl City	Mizoram	—	State capital city, Largest city	2,93,416 2011 · Wikipedia: Aizawl	129.91 km²	1,132 m
Amaravati City	Andhra Pradesh	—	Capital city	13,400 2011 · Wikipedia: Amaravati	217.23 km²	49 m
Andrott City	Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep	Largest city	11,191 2011 · Census 2011	4.9 km²	0 m
Bengaluru Metropolis	Karnataka	—	State capital city, Largest city	84,43,675 2011 · Wikipedia: Bengaluru	741 km²	920 m
Bhopal Metropolis	Madhya Pradesh	—	State capital city	17,98,218 2011 · Wikipedia: Bhopal	463 km²	518.73 m
Bhubaneswar Metropolis	Odisha	—	State capital city, Largest city	8,37,737 2011 · Wikipedia: Bhubaneswar	186 km²	45 m
Chandigarh City	Chandigarh	—	Union territory capital, Largest city, Shared capital of Punjab and Haryana	9,60,787 2011 · Wikipedia: Chandigarh	114 km²	321 m
Chennai Metropolis	Tamil Nadu	—	State capital city, Largest city	46,46,732 2011 · Wikipedia: Chennai	426 km²	7 m
Daman City	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	—	Union territory capital	44,282 2011 · Wikipedia: Daman, India	6.5 km²	5 m
Dehradun City	Uttarakhand	—	State capital city, Largest city	5,78,420 2011 · Wikipedia: Dehradun	196.48 km²	640 m
Delhi Metropolis	Delhi	—	Largest city	1,67,87,941 2011 · Census 2011	1,484 km²	216 m
Dharamshala City	Himachal Pradesh	Kangra	Winter capital	30,764 2011 · Wikipedia: Dharamshala	27.6 km²	1,457 m
Dimapur City	Nagaland	—	Largest city	1,22,834 2011 · Wikipedia: Dimapur	18.13 km²	145 m
Dispur City	Assam	—	State capital city	9,57,352 2011 · Wikipedia: Dispur	104.7 km²	55 m
Faridabad Metropolis	Haryana	—	Largest city	14,14,050 2011 · Wikipedia: Faridabad	189.9 km²	198 m
Gairsain City	Uttarakhand	Chamoli	Summer capital	7,138 2011 · Wikipedia: Gairsain	7.53 km²	1,650 m
Gandhinagar City	Gujarat	—	State capital city	2,06,167 2011 · Wikipedia: Gandhinagar	326 km²	81 m
Gangtok City	Sikkim	—	State capital city, Largest city	1,00,286 2011 · Wikipedia: Gangtok	19.3 km²	1,650 m
Guwahati Metropolis	Assam	—	Largest city	9,57,352 2011 · Wikipedia: Guwahati	216 km²	50 m
Hyderabad Metropolis	Telangana	—	State capital city, Largest city	68,09,970 2011 · Wikipedia: Hyderabad	650 km²	536 m
Imphal City	Manipur	—	State capital city, Largest city	2,64,986 2011 · Wikipedia: Imphal	94 km²	786 m
Indore Metropolis	Madhya Pradesh	—	Largest city	19,94,397 2011 · Wikipedia: Indore	530 km²	550 m
Itanagar City	Arunachal Pradesh	—	State capital city, Largest city	59,490 2011 · Wikipedia: Itanagar	51.69 km²	320 m
Jaipur Metropolis	Rajasthan	—	State capital city, Largest city	30,46,163 2011 · Wikipedia: Jaipur	467 km²	431 m
Jammu City	Jammu and Kashmir	—	Winter capital	5,02,197 2011 · Wikipedia: Jammu	240 km²	300 m
Jamshedpur Metropolis	Jharkhand	—	Largest city	6,29,659 2011 · Wikipedia: Jamshedpur	224 km²	159 m
Kargil City	Ladakh	—	Capital city	16,338 2011 · Census 2011	2.14 km²	2,676 m
Kavaratti City	Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep	Capital city	11,210 2011 · Census 2011	4.22 km²	5 m
Kohima City	Nagaland	—	State capital city	99,039 2011 · Wikipedia: Kohima	20 km²	1,444 m
Kolkata Metropolis	West Bengal	—	State capital city, Largest city	44,96,694 2011 · Wikipedia: Kolkata	206.08 km²	9 m
Leh City	Ladakh	—	Capital city, Largest city	30,870 2011 · Census 2011	9.15 km²	3,500 m
Lucknow Metropolis	Uttar Pradesh	—	State capital city, Largest city	28,17,105 2011 · Wikipedia: Lucknow	631 km²	123 m
Ludhiana Metropolis	Punjab	—	Largest city	16,18,879 2011 · Wikipedia: Ludhiana	159.37 km²	262 m
Mumbai Metropolis	Maharashtra	Mumbai City	State capital city, Largest city	1,24,42,373 2011 · Wikipedia: Mumbai	603.4 km²	14 m
Nagpur Metropolis	Maharashtra	—	Winter capital	24,05,665 2011 · Wikipedia: Nagpur	227.4 km²	310 m
New Delhi City	Delhi	—	National capital, Union territory capital	2,49,998 2011 · Wikipedia: New Delhi	42.7 km²	216 m
Panaji City	Goa	North Goa	State capital city	40,017 2011 · Wikipedia: Panaji	8.27 km²	7 m
Patna Metropolis	Bihar	—	State capital city	16,84,222 2011 · Wikipedia: Patna	250 km²	53 m
Puducherry City	Puducherry	—	Capital city, Largest city	2,44,377 2011 · Census 2011	19.54 km²	3 m
Raipur Metropolis	Chhattisgarh	—	State capital city, Largest city	10,10,087 2011 · Wikipedia: Raipur	226 km²	298.15 m
Ranchi Metropolis	Jharkhand	—	State capital city	10,73,427 2011 · Wikipedia: Ranchi	175.12 km²	651 m
Shillong City	Meghalaya	—	State capital city, Largest city	1,43,229 2011 · Wikipedia: Shillong	64.36 km²	1,495 m
Shimla City	Himachal Pradesh	—	State capital city, Largest city	1,69,578 2011 · Wikipedia: Shimla	35.34 km²	2,206 m
Silvassa City	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Largest city	98,265 2011 · Wikipedia: Silvassa	16 km²	32 m
Sri Vijaya Puram City	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	South Andaman	Union territory capital, Largest city	1,00,608 2011 · Wikipedia: Port Blair	41 km²	16 m
Srinagar City	Jammu and Kashmir	—	Summer capital	11,80,570 2011 · Wikipedia: Srinagar	294 km²	1,585 m
Thiruvananthapuram Metropolis	Kerala	—	State capital city, Largest city	9,57,730 2011 · Wikipedia: Thiruvananthapuram	214 km²	38.93 m
Vasco da Gama City	Goa	South Goa	Largest city	1,00,000 2011 · Wikipedia: Vasco da Gama, Goa	27.36 km²	43 m
Visakhapatnam Metropolis	Andhra Pradesh	—	Largest city	17,28,128 2011 · Wikipedia: Visakhapatnam	640 km²	45 m