Rank
|
Letter
|
Population
|
State/Territory
|
City
|
1
|
M
|
18,394,912
|
Maharashtra
|
Mumbai
|
2
|
D
|
16,349,831
|
Delhi
|
Delhi
|
3
|
K
|
14,035,959
|
West Bengal
|
Kolkata
|
4
|
C
|
8,917,749
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Chennai
|
5
|
B
|
8,520,435
|
Karnataka
|
Bengaluru
|
6
|
H
|
7,677,018
|
Telengana
|
Hyderabad
|
7
|
A
|
6,361,084
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
8
|
P
|
5,057,709
|
Maharashtra
|
Pune
|
9
|
S
|
4,591,246
|
Gujarat
|
Surat
|
10
|
J
|
3,046,163
|
Rajasthan
|
Jaipur
|
11
|
K
|
2,920,496
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Kanpur
|
12
|
L
|
2,902,920
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Lucknow
|
13
|
N
|
2,497,870
|
Maharashtra
|
Nagpur
|
14
|
G
|
2,375,820
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Ghaziabad
|
15
|
I
|
2,170,295
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Indore
|
16
|
C
|
2,136,916
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Coimbatore
|
17
|
K
|
2,119,724
|
Kerala
|
Kochi
|
18
|
P
|
2,049,156
|
Bihar
|
Patna
|
19
|
V
|
2,035,922
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Visakhapatnam
|
20
|
K
|
2,028,399
|
Kerala
|
Kozhikode
|
21
|
B
|
1,886,100
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Bhopal
|
22
|
T
|
1,861,269
|
Kerala
|
Thrissur
|
23
|
V
|
1,822,221
|
Gujarat
|
Vadodara
|
24
|
A
|
1,760,285
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Agra
|
25
|
M
|
1,699,060
|
Kerala
|
Malappuram
|
26
|
T
|
1,679,754
|
Kerala
|
Thiruvanathapuram
|
27
|
K
|
1,640,986
|
Kerala
|
Kannur
|
28
|
L
|
1,618,879
|
Punjab
|
Ludhiana
|
29
|
N
|
1,561,809
|
Maharashtra
|
Nashik
|
30
|
V
|
1,476,931
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Vijayawada
|
31
|
M
|
1,465,625
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Madurai
|
32
|
V
|
1,432,280
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Varanasi
|
33
|
M
|
1,420,902
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Meerut
|
34
|
F
|
1,414,050
|
Haryana
|
Faridabad
|
35
|
R
|
1,390,640
|
Gujarat
|
Rajkot
|
36
|
J
|
1,339,438
|
Jharkhand
|
Jamshedpur
|
37
|
J
|
1,268,848
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Jabalpur
|
38
|
S
|
1,264,202
|
Jammu And Kashmir
|
Srinagar
|
39
|
A
|
1,243,414
|
West Bengal
|
Asansol
|
40
|
A
|
1,212,395
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Allahabad
|
41
|
D
|
1,196,214
|
Jharkhand
|
Dhanbad
|
42
|
A
|
1,193,167
|
Maharashtra
|
Aurangabad
|
43
|
A
|
1,183,549
|
Punjab
|
Amritsar
|
44
|
J
|
1,138,300
|
Rajasthan
|
Jodhpur
|
45
|
R
|
1,123,558
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Raipur
|
46
|
R
|
1,120,374
|
Jharkhand
|
Ranchi
|
47
|
G
|
1,117,740
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Gwailor
|
48
|
K
|
1,110,668
|
Kerala
|
Kollam
|
49
|
B
|
1,064,222
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Bhilai
|
50
|
C
|
1,055,450
|
Chandigarh
|
Chandigarh
|
|