Top six metro areas of various states in India
Balasore- Chandipur, Baripada- Bangiriposi- Similipal foothills, Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Jharsugurha- Brajarajnagar- Belpahar, Odisha govt. action, Rourkela- Kansbahal, Sambaplur- Burla- Bargarh- Chipilima October 4th. 2009, 2:52pmThe following is constructed using today’s data in the world gazetteer.
Notes:
- Delhi metropolitan area (not listed above) has a population of 18,639,762 encompasses the state of Delhi and parts of UP and Haryana.
- In the above Chandigarh is listed under Punjab mainly because there is more growth in the Punjab suburbs of Chandigarh. It is actually a centrally administered unit and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
Considering the close relation between urbanization and other developmental indicators, Orissa must aim to have at least 5 metropolitan areas other than Bhubaneswar with population of 10 lakhs within the next 25 years. Those are:
- Rourkela-Kansbahal-Rajgangpur (within 5 years)
- Berhampur-Chhatrapur-Hinjilicut (within 10 years)
- Sambalpur-Jharsuguda-Belpahar-Brajarajnagar (within 10 years)
- Baripada-Balasore (within 20 years)
- Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabeda (within 25 years)