Table 1.1: Number and Population (in Million) of Urban Agglomerations (UAs) |
|
|
and Towns (1901-2001) |
|
Census Year |
Number of |
Total Population |
Urban Population |
Urban Population as |
|
UAs/Towns |
|
|
% of Total Population |
1901 |
1,830 |
238,396,327 |
25,851,873 |
10.8 |
1911 |
1,815 |
252,093,390 |
25,941,633 |
10.3 |
1921 |
1,944 |
251,321,213 |
28,086,167 |
11.2 |
1931 |
2,066 |
278,977,238 |
33,455,989 |
12.0 |
1941 |
2,253 |
318,660,580 |
44,153,297 |
13.9 |
1951 |
2,822 |
361,088,090 |
62,443,934 |
17.3 |
1961 |
2,334 |
439,234,771 |
78,936,603 |
18.0 |
1971 |
2,567 |
548,159,652 |
109,113,977 |
19.9 |
1981 |
3,347 |
683,329,097 |
159,462,547 |
23.3 |
1991 |
3,769 |
846,387,888 |
217,551,812 |
25.7 |
2001 |
4,378 |
1,028,610,328 |
286,119,689 |
27.8 |
1. Urban Agglomerations, which constitute a number of towns and their outgrowths, have been treated as one unit.
2. The total population and urban population of India for the year 2001 includes estimated population of those areas of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where census could not be conducted due to natural
calamities.
3. The total population and urban population of India for the year 1991 includes interpolated population of Jammu & Kashmir where census could not be conducted.
4. The total population and urban population of India for the year 1981 includes interpolated population of Assam where census could not be conducted.
Source: Census of India 2001 |
Appendix 1 (Contd.) |
The Trends in Urbanisation and Metropolitan Growth in India |
Table 1.2: Growth of various Classes of Towns and Percentage of Urban |
|
Population to Total Population (1961-2001) |
Class of Town |
No. of Towns |
Percentage of Urban Population |
|
|
|
|
|
|
to Total Population (%) |
|
1961 |
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
1961 |
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
> 100,000 |
113 |
148 |
216 |
300 |
393 |
9.22 |
11.38 |
14.04 |
16.5 |
15.50 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
138 |
183 |
270 |
345 |
401 |
1.97 |
2.20 |
3.00 |
2.80 |
3.34 |
20,000 to 49,999 |
484 |
582 |
739 |
947 |
1151 |
2.99 |
3.23 |
3.11 |
3.62 |
4.43 |
10,000 to 19,999 |
748 |
874 |
1048 |
1167 |
1344 |
2.26 |
2.10 |
2.24 |
2.02 |
3.37 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
761 |
678 |
742 |
740 |
888 |
1.20 |
0.90 |
0.80 |
0.69 |
1.12 |
Below 5,000 |
218 |
178 |
230 |
197 |
191 |
0.14 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
Unclassified |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
All classes |
2462 |
2643 |
3245 |
3696 |
4378* |
17.78 |
19.67 |
23.30 |
25.70 |
27.80 |
* includes 10 unclassified towns
Source: Office of the Registrar General, India. |
Table 1.3: Number and Percentage of Urban Population in Million-plus Cities |
in India (1901-2001) |
Census Year |
Number |
Population |
Population
per Million |
% to Urban |
|
|
(million) |
Plus City
(million) |
Population |
1901 |
1 |
1.51 |
1.51 |
5.84 |
1911 |
2 |
2.76 |
1.38 |
10.65 |
1921 |
2 |
3.13 |
1.56 |
11.14 |
1931 |
2 |
3.41 |
1.70 |
10.18 |
1941 |
2 |
5.31 |
2.65 |
12.23 |
1951 |
5 |
11.75 |
2.35 |
18.81 |
1961 |
7 |
18.10 |
2.58 |
22.93 |
1971 |
9 |
27.83 |
3.09 |
25.51 |
1981 |
12 |
42.12 |
3.51 |
26.41 |
1991 |
23 |
70.66 |
3.07 |
32.54 |
2001 |
35 |
107.88 |
3.08 |
38.60 |
Source: Census of India 2001. |
Appendix 1 (Concld.) |
The Trends in Urbanisation and Metropolitan Growth in India |
Table 1.4: Population of Million-plus Urban Agglomerations/Cities (2001) |
Rank |
Urban |
Population |
Population Growth |
|
Agglomeration/City |
(Million) |
1981-1991 |
1991-2001 |
1981-1991 |
1991-2001 |
1. |
Greater Mumbai |
16.37 |
33.7 |
29.9 |
20.4 |
20.0 |
2. |
Kolkata |
13.22 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
6.6 |
4.1 |
3. |
Delhi |
12.79 |
46.9 |
51.9 |
43.2 |
36.2 |
4. |
Chennai |
6.42 |
26.4 |
18.5 |
28.9 |
9.7 |
5. |
Bangalore |
5.69 |
41.3 |
37.8 |
7.4 |
61.3 |
6. |
Hyderabad |
5.53 |
66.5 |
27.4 |
39.2 |
12.8 |
7. |
Ahmedabad |
4.52 |
29.5 |
36.4 |
22.9 |
18.9 |
8. |
Pune |
3.75 |
44.8 |
50.6 |
30.2 |
38.3 |
9. |
Surat |
2.81 |
64.4 |
85.1 |
62.2 |
62.3 |
10. |
Kanpur |
2.69 |
23.8 |
32.5 |
25.8 |
35.0 |
11. |
Jaipur |
2.32 |
49.6 |
53.1 |
49.2 |
59.4 |
12. |
Lucknow |
2.27 |
65.7 |
35.8 |
70.8 |
36.3 |
13. |
Nagpur |
2.12 |
36.4 |
27.6 |
33.2 |
26.2 |
14. |
Patna |
1.71 |
19.7 |
55.3 |
18.1 |
33.4 |
15. |
Indore |
1.64 |
33.7 |
47.8 |
31.6 |
46.3 |
16. |
Vadodara |
1.49 |
44.0 |
32.4 |
40.4 |
26.6 |
17. |
Bhopal |
1.45 |
58.4 |
36.9 |
58.3 |
34.9 |
18. |
Coimbatore |
1.45 |
19.6 |
31.4 |
15.9 |
13.1 |
19. |
Ludhiana |
1.40 |
71.8 |
33.7 |
71.7 |
33.7 |
20. |
Kochi |
1.35 |
38.3 |
18.8 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
21. |
Visakhapatnam |
1.33 |
75.1 |
25.7 |
33.0 |
28.9 |
22. |
Agra |
1.32 |
26.9 |
39.4 |
28.5 |
29.2 |
23. |
Varanasi |
1.21 |
29.3 |
17.5 |
29.6 |
18.4 |
24. |
Madurai |
1.19 |
19.7 |
10.0 |
14.6 |
1.9 |
25. |
Meerut |
1.17 |
56.5 |
37.4 |
67.9 |
42.5 |
26. |
Nashik |
1.15 |
63.7 |
58.8 |
80.6 |
63.9 |
27. |
Jabalpur |
1.12 |
17.4 |
25.7 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
28. |
Jamshedpur |
1.10 |
21.9 |
32.9 |
5.1 |
23.8 |
29. |
Asansol |
1.09 |
52.0 |
42.7 |
42.9 |
85.4 |
30. |
Dhanbad |
1.06 |
18.9 |
30.5 |
26.2 |
31.1 |
31. |
Faridabad |
1.05 |
86.7 |
70.8 |
86.7 |
70.8 |
32. |
Allahabad |
1.05 |
29.9 |
24.3 |
28.7 |
24.9 |
33. |
Amritsar |
1.01 |
19.2 |
42.6 |
19.2 |
27.3 |
34. |
Vijayawada |
1.01 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
32.9 |
17.6 |
35. |
Rajkot |
1.00 |
47.1 |
53.1 |
25.7 |
72.8 |
|
Total |
107.88 |
|
|
|
|
Source : Census of India 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001. |
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