List of North Indian cities by population

North India, according to the Geological Survey of India, refers to the northern region of India comprising the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh.[1]

List

The following is the list of cities in North India, sorted by their population. The population statistics indicated in this article are for the year 2011, in accordance with the 15th Indian Census.[2]

Delhi
Lucknow
Kanpur
Ghaziabad
Ludhiana
Agra
Faridabad
Meerut
Varanasi
Srinagar
Amritsar
Allahabad
Location of 12 million-plus cities in North India. Red dots represent capital cities of their respective states
RankCityStatePopulation
1DelhiDelhi11,007,835
2LucknowUttar Pradesh2,815,601
3KanpurUttar Pradesh2,767,031
4GhaziabadUttar Pradesh1,636,068
5LudhianaPunjab

1,613,878

6AgraUttar Pradesh1,574,542
7FaridabadHaryana1,404,653
8MeerutUttar Pradesh1,309,023
9VaranasiUttar Pradesh1,201,815
10SrinagarJammu and Kashmir1,192,792
11AmritsarPunjab

1,132,761

12AllahabadUttar Pradesh1,117,094
13ChandigarhChandigarh

960,787

14BareillyUttar Pradesh898,167
15MoradabadUttar Pradesh889,810
16GurgaonHaryana876,824
17AligarhUttar Pradesh872,575
18JalandharPunjab862,196

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Region - Geological Survey of India". Geological Survey of India, MOI, Government of India. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "censusindia 2011: Major Agglomerations" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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