List of metropolitan area in West Bengal explained

This is a list of metropolitan cities in the state of West Bengal, India according to their population.

List

Rank	City	Population (2011)^[1]	Area (km²)	Density	District
1		14,112,536	1,888	7,482.79	Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly
2		1,243,008	1615	3,547.20	West Bardhaman
3		701,489	2222	5968.09
4		581,409	1550	3,772.66	West Bardhaman
5		347,016	157	13,194.52	East Bardhaman
6		324,237	206	13,167.53	Malda
7	Berhampore	305,609	194	6,365.37	Murshidabad
8		293,719	127	1,884.80	West Medinipur
9		200,762	1982	1841.85	East Medinipur

Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above . Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 . 10 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152754/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf . 13 November 2011.