List of metropolitan cities in West Bengal

The Indian state of West Bengal has six metropolitan cities with a population of over 500,000. More four cities are considered as secondary metropolitan or greater urban agglomerations based on their development, population and characteristics.

List No.MetropolisPhotoPopulation (2011)Area (Km2)DensityDistrict1Kolkata1,41,12,5361,88824000Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly2Asansol12,43,0081,6153,812.90Paschim Bardhaman3Siliguri11,91,0002,2221,510.62Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri4Durgapur5,80,0001,5503,392.96Paschim Bardhaman5Bardhaman5,22,445 1573,327.68Purba Bardhaman6Malda4,00,2952061,933.79Malda7 Berhampore 305,609 194 6,365.37 Murshidabad 8 Kharagpur 293,719 127 1,884.80 West Medinipur 9 Basirhat 206,000 56 8,400.45 North 24 Parganas 10 Haldia 200,762 198 1,841.85 East Medinipur

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