This list is about the area of largest cities in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as
municipal corporation
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally o ...
s. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see
List of metropolitan areas in India.
Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
This list is only for areas within municipal corporations which have an area of more than 400 km
2.
See also
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List of cities in India by population
This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of Local government in India, sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated ...
References
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Area
Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...