The entire work of this article is based on the
2011 Census of India, conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under
Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
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Government of India
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Categorization
Census of India (2011) states the following criteria in defining towns. They are:
* Statutory Town (ST): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee, etc.
* Census Town (CT): Those which have a population greater than 5000. Other definitions include percentage of non-agriculture working population and population density.
Abbreviations
Sources:
* Abbreviation reference
List
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 ...
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Place names in India
Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic.
Since Independence Day (India), Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted British Raj, pre-English names, most no ...
References
External links
Indian Census
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