EASE OF LIVING INDEX 2018 - FULL RANK LIST

CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

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Governance

Education

Economic

Physical
Health
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City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 1
Pune 3,124,458 million < 4 1 8 14 8 4 25 7 23 4 49 10 12 2 4 5 2 8 5 7 2
million
Population ≥ 1
Navi Mumbai 1,120,547 million < 4 2 1 15 2 3 13 16 35 13 25 74 4 7 8 10 48 1 3 16 7
million
Population ≥ 4
Greater Mumbai 12,442,373 3 23 2 36 23 35 63 6 1 1 16 8 3 7 17 54 23 6 63 1
million

Less than 0.5

Tirupati 295,323 4 2 4 4 11 2 38 83 13 87 64 11 9 3 1 51 2 1 38 6
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Chandigarh 970,602 million < 1 5 40 1 18 10 7 1 16 6 33 96 2 44 2 43 23 40 4 1 4
million
Population ≥ 1
Thane 1,841,488 million < 4 6 24 7 27 15 82 9 4 40 32 1 1 4 6 11 53 24 12 9 3
million
Population ≥ 1
Raipur 1,027,264 million < 4 7 12 56 35 21 6 29 7 52 26 5 18 5 17 6 33 12 21 29 5
million

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As per Census 2011.
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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

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Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

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Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

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City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 1
Indore 1,994,397 million < 4 8 13 5 20 8 94 4 69 33 77 7 29 18 27 3 28 13 9 4 18
million
Population ≥ 1
Vijayawada 1,143,232 million < 4 9 9 11 21 2 100 10 42 78 51 33 41 6 1 25 70 9 8 10 24
million
Population ≥ 1
Bhopal 1,798,218 million < 4 10 16 29 13 36 38 39 62 1 56 38 23 13 20 34 32 16 17 39 8
million
Less than 0.5
Karim Nagar 289,821 11 3 41 17 45 4 31 41 10 81 39 62 8 60 12 4 3 15 31 28
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Tiruchirappalli 847,387 million < 1 12 51 3 19 1 9 19 29 12 16 2 44 63 44 16 3 51 2 19 17
million
Less than 0.5
Bilaspur 365,579 13 5 39 45 22 69 47 17 14 50 54 20 32 18 2 30 5 34 47 9
million

Population ≥ 4
Chennai 4,646,732 14 20 24 24 25 23 70 70 4 7 103 3 11 12 52 26 20 14 70 12
million
Population ≥ 1
Jabalpur 1,081,677 million < 4 15 14 23 15 6 91 54 48 8 60 42 48 19 57 8 52 14 11 54 26
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Amravati 647,057 million < 1 16 35 17 14 26 22 30 54 5 12 3 31 49 66 36 25 35 7 30 16
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

Institutional
Governance

Education

Economic

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Health
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Social
City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 1
Visakhapatnam 1,728,128 million < 4 17 10 74 75 17 31 74 91 9 82 22 7 17 10 18 41 10 46 74 10
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Bhubaneswar 885,363 million < 1 18 25 19 11 59 17 18 86 1 48 40 10 29 63 33 43 25 13 18 19
million
Population ≥ 4
Surat 4,501,610 19 11 18 74 85 73 69 2 24 5 52 39 35 34 21 34 11 57 69 11
million
Population ≥ 1
Vasai-Virar City 1,222,390 million < 4 20 32 13 3 16 89 21 52 16 70 61 14 31 21 48 5 32 10 21 29
million
Population ≥ 1
Nashik 1,486,053 million < 4 21 18 52 30 24 41 40 34 21 6 25 75 34 5 44 42 18 25 40 21
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Solapur 951,558 million < 1 22 26 54 41 5 10 68 93 4 2 18 15 72 62 40 73 26 18 68 20
million
Population ≥ 4
Ahmedabad 5,633,927 23 7 50 60 73 29 45 19 30 10 62 5 40 48 41 49 7 53 45 22
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Ujjain 515,215 million < 1 24 15 21 40 58 30 33 30 30 52 19 6 39 29 31 40 15 30 33 32
million
Population ≥ 1
Coimbatore 1,050,721 million < 4 25 41 28 22 19 47 17 38 19 30 13 53 16 22 14 47 41 19 17 27
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

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Governance

Education

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Physical
Health
Population

Social
City Name Population1
Category

Less than 0.5

Erode 157,101 26 63 47 5 33 55 37 22 4 38 79 72 1 23 24 10 63 20 37 15
million

Population ≥ 4
Hyderabad 6,993,262 27 4 53 49 44 21 59 24 14 24 6 21 67 36 76 60 4 43 59 44
million
Population ≥ 1
Madurai 1,017,865 million < 4 28 28 9 65 20 79 28 8 24 64 14 61 21 19 19 27 28 27 28 25
million
Less than 0.5
Tiruppur 444,352 29 37 85 7 14 18 5 39 17 42 23 80 10 15 20 88 37 16 5 39
million
Population ≥ 1
Jaipur 3,046,163 million < 4 30 64 6 61 49 45 12 5 20 83 80 16 26 28 26 38 64 29 12 30
million
Population ≥ 1
Nagpur 2,405,665 million < 4 31 44 70 83 61 72 43 94 6 29 49 36 23 13 23 8 44 78 43 14
million
Population ≥ 1
Gwalior 1,054,420 million < 4 32 42 55 10 54 98 22 81 6 73 86 58 24 41 37 36 42 40 22 36
million
Population ≥ 1
Varanasi 1,198,491 million < 4 33 46 34 100 50 103 48 50 1 39 24 13 56 70 4 24 46 81 48 13
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Jhansi 505,693 million < 1 34 52 36 25 42 12 11 37 2 61 30 92 41 33 32 37 52 22 11 47
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

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Governance

Education

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Physical
Health
Population

Social
City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 1
Ludhiana 1,618,879 million < 4 35 68 46 26 77 34 8 40 9 44 50 54 59 42 53 1 68 35 8 37
million
Population ≥ 1
Vadodara 1,752,371 million < 4 36 31 81 9 63 104 42 15 15 9 20 52 76 65 69 61 31 54 42 35
million
Less than 0.5
Tirunelveli 473,637 37 53 8 76 94 65 35 9 21 67 35 28 28 11 13 81 53 52 35 31
million
Population ≥ 1
Rajkot 1,323,363 million < 4 38 55 45 23 51 61 15 85 76 17 47 30 27 31 60 58 55 33 15 42
million
Less than 0.5
Gandhinagar 292,797 39 49 95 94 27 8 107 99 1 100 44 43 71 30 39 65 49 55 107 23
million

Less than 0.5

Dindigul 207,327 40 87 57 29 29 11 23 25 24 47 8 50 25 24 22 57 87 23 23 34
million

Less than 0.5

Mangaluru 499,487 41 39 38 32 55 33 57 84 56 68 31 40 36 52 15 77 39 31 57 52
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Salem 829,267 million < 1 42 34 27 68 32 39 82 18 26 8 26 101 66 69 80 71 34 32 82 60
million
Less than 0.5
Thanjavur 222,943 43 54 59 12 104 42 36 71 19 18 17 26 50 16 42 93 54 47 36 43
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

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Governance

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Health
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Social
City Name Population1
Category

Less than 0.5

Thoothukkudi 237,830 44 29 80 54 30 63 56 28 11 95 51 66 46 71 38 35 29 59 56 57
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Kochi 633,553 million < 1 45 6 88 89 74 105 67 47 35 35 28 33 88 104 46 6 6 99 67 56
million
Population ≥ 1
Ghaziabad 1,648,643 million < 4 46 30 89 106 75 84 20 1 7 36 84 59 45 43 66 20 30 107 20 33
million
Less than 0.5
Diu 23,991 47 81 43 39 28 16 61 99 4 31 37 51 51 90 67 104 81 24 61 51
million

Less than 0.5

Vellore 185,803 48 47 48 93 39 80 60 3 14 14 29 24 64 51 71 92 47 70 60 40
million

Less than 0.5

Rae Bareli 191,316 49 17 60 108 78 60 77 98 3 20 75 93 14 39 7 96 17 105 77 41
million
Population ≥ 1
Kalyan-Dombivali 1,247,327 million < 4 50 36 101 31 13 36 81 67 55 69 9 22 68 72 45 83 36 38 81 71
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Ajmer 542,321 million < 1 51 94 20 38 107 74 2 79 24 62 15 37 20 9 28 67 94 61 2 38
million
Less than 0.5
Belagavi 490,045 52 70 10 37 35 83 88 46 41 45 83 42 55 59 62 39 70 26 88 63
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
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Governance

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Health
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Social
City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 1
Jodhpur 1,056,191 million < 4 53 38 44 97 86 70 27 97 37 34 71 94 12 14 96 21 38 84 27 53
million
Less than 0.5
Udaipur 451,100 54 85 22 67 69 28 14 33 5 93 56 67 38 55 63 62 85 41 14 50
million
Population ≥ 1
Agra 1,585,704 million < 4 55 45 30 46 79 43 75 27 8 65 87 74 70 45 61 64 45 48 75 73
million
Less than 0.5
Dharamshala 22,579 56 60 103 34 38 62 84 21 6 74 78 82 53 67 109 13 60 63 84 48
million
Population ≥ 1
Hubbali-Dharwad 1,047,838 million < 4 57 33 63 66 48 67 66 77 65 21 63 60 78 49 75 72 33 68 66 72
million
Population ≥ 4
Bengaluru 8,495,492 58 21 75 55 103 107 71 87 16 19 95 49 48 58 58 91 21 97 71 54
million
Population ≥ 1
Kota 1,001,694 million < 4 59 75 25 64 96 81 3 89 6 85 34 45 22 105 64 45 75 67 3 59
million
Less than 0.5
Puducherry 244,377 60 86 37 50 67 3 55 68 20 59 88 27 54 37 27 76 86 28 55 61
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Warangal 704,570 million < 1 61 59 49 62 64 49 87 99 2 23 53 106 62 93 49 44 59 58 87 55
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

Reduced Pollution
Power Supply
Overall Rank

Institutional
Governance

Education

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Health
Population

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City Name Population1
Category

Less than 0.5

Satna 282,977 62 62 26 86 56 110 73 44 44 94 68 17 61 61 30 18 62 73 73 46
million

Less than 0.5

Muzaffarpur 354,462 63 22 62 56 71 87 99 60 7 78 102 102 81 64 92 69 22 74 99 76
million

Less than 0.5

Kakinada 384,182 64 65 79 51 18 56 91 63 45 57 4 99 58 92 56 19 65 51 91 64
million

Population ≥ 4
New Delhi 11,292,358 65 19 16 59 111 66 109 99 1 100 101 55 57 25 50 100 19 71 109 70
million

Less than 0.5

Sagar 274,556 66 77 51 90 72 1 52 31 45 75 76 110 30 38 87 31 77 42 52 74
million

Less than 0.5

Shivamogga 322,650 67 58 99 78 12 37 64 65 19 40 58 64 33 46 82 105 58 56 64 79
million
Population ≥ 1
Ranchi 1,073,427 million < 4 68 56 35 91 68 101 50 26 36 37 43 71 69 77 105 12 56 80 50 69
million
Population ≥ 1
Pimpri Chinchwad 1,727,692 million < 4 69 92 69 71 60 27 80 92 44 80 70 9 15 32 59 66 92 60 80 49
million
Less than 0.5
Tumakuru 302,143 70 69 98 63 52 64 86 51 28 97 36 76 60 53 29 59 69 77 86 62
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

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City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 0.5
Thiruvananthapura
788,271 million < 1 71 27 12 87 101 99 94 58 42 41 55 46 52 50 106 90 27 75 94 86
m
million
Population ≥ 1
Faridabad 1,414,050 million < 4 72 50 94 1 46 108 106 45 22 71 12 83 74 78 102 86 50 49 106 84
million
Population ≥ 1
Lucknow 2,817,105 million < 4 73 43 78 70 106 92 58 59 7 72 73 38 47 47 47 78 43 102 58 65
million
Less than 0.5
Gangtok 100,286 74 73 96 44 80 46 49 80 4 100 66 86 89 107 35 11 73 72 49 66
million
Population ≥ 1
Kanpur 2,768,057 million < 4 75 104 40 16 91 57 13 55 13 76 69 19 80 26 55 68 104 39 13 68
million
Population ≥ 1
Amritsar 1,159,227 million < 4 76 78 64 80 34 54 46 90 8 63 41 104 43 84 77 46 78 64 46 75
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Jalandhar 868,929 million < 1 77 98 76 33 31 48 24 74 10 100 99 63 75 79 79 14 98 45 24 78
million
Less than 0.5
Port Blair 108,058 78 102 67 47 57 75 102 32 44 22 82 56 37 89 73 9 102 66 102 45
million

Less than 0.5

Dahod 118,846 79 72 77 42 41 15 32 99 79 11 48 79 84 74 68 110 72 44 32 95
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

Mixed Land-Use and Compactness

Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

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City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 0.5
Dehradun 574,840 million < 1 80 61 32 58 108 14 53 43 3 3 105 78 101 87 91 95 61 62 53 94
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Bareilly 904,797 million < 1 81 74 106 101 47 78 62 11 6 55 65 84 42 76 78 15 74 98 62 58
million
Less than 0.5
Karnal 302,140 82 97 61 6 65 93 78 66 60 96 57 77 93 40 57 81 97 37 78 88
million

Less than 0.5

Davanagere 434,971 83 82 102 73 53 50 41 36 43 90 81 32 87 83 90 22 82 82 41 82
million

Less than 0.5

Aizawl 293,416 84 57 107 96 76 68 98 10 42 99 108 35 97 81 88 17 57 96 98 80
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Guwahati 962,334 million < 1 85 66 73 72 90 52 72 75 42 46 72 57 107 73 65 75 66 79 72 91
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Aligarh 874,408 million < 1 86 48 82 84 109 51 34 76 6 53 77 91 104 54 9 103 48 103 34 90
million
Less than 0.5
Rourkela 320,040 87 95 66 52 43 77 89 56 13 66 67 34 83 80 81 50 95 65 89 81
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Gurugram 886,519 million < 1 88 91 97 81 100 71 65 13 2 100 97 69 94 75 70 7 91 94 65 67
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

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Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

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Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

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City Name Population1
Category

Population ≥ 0.5
Moradabad 887,871 million < 1 89 79 84 79 99 59 25 78 5 43 32 73 82 97 51 80 79 89 25 89
million
Less than 0.5
Panaji 40,017 90 84 83 43 98 58 96 99 23 91 45 90 92 68 72 84 84 83 96 87
million

Less than 0.5

Imphal 277,196 91 67 90 69 66 5 92 13 14 98 59 109 105 103 108 101 67 50 92 104
million

Less than 0.5

Shimla 169,578 92 96 93 57 82 44 97 72 80 100 27 103 91 96 54 16 96 76 97 85
million

Less than 0.5

Agartala 400,004 93 76 58 82 81 86 101 12 13 100 89 65 95 82 95 87 76 86 101 96
million
Population ≥ 1
Dhanbad 1,162,472 million < 4 94 71 68 98 95 76 95 49 67 86 85 88 86 102 86 56 71 91 95 97
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Jammu 576,198 million < 1 95 110 42 77 105 19 105 20 15 4 109 111 77 91 94 74 110 69 105 77
million
Population ≥ 1
Allahabad 1,168,385 million < 4 96 89 72 53 89 96 51 95 15 79 98 105 99 56 104 55 89 87 51 99
million
Population ≥ 1
Aurangabad 1,175,116 million < 4 97 103 92 28 9 85 83 99 56 100 60 70 109 98 111 89 103 36 83 107
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

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Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

Assured Water Supply
Identity and Culture

Public Open Spaces

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City Name Population1
Category

Less than 0.5

Shillong 143,229 98 111 107 110 7 26 100 96 46 15 11 81 96 110 74 29 111 88 100 83
million

Less than 0.5

Namchi 12,190 99 93 86 85 84 95 76 88 19 89 93 85 85 94 93 93 93 93 76 101
million
Population ≥ 1
Srinagar 1,206,419 million < 4 100 109 105 103 40 40 90 64 35 84 107 25 65 35 103 98 109 90 90 93
million
Population ≥ 1
Meerut 1,305,429 million < 4 101 101 65 105 70 88 44 99 3 13 100 98 73 109 110 99 101 104 44 100
million
Less than 0.5
Silvassa 98,265 102 90 31 95 110 24 79 99 92 88 110 95 79 106 100 97 90 85 79 106
million
Population ≥ 0.5
Saharanpur 705,478 million < 1 103 107 104 107 62 20 104 73 6 27 21 68 90 88 97 79 107 100 104 92
million
Less than 0.5
Kavaratti 11,210 104 80 87 88 93 109 110 99 16 100 91 107 103 85 89 105 80 106 110 103
million

Less than 0.5

Pasighat 24,656 105 99 91 92 88 97 103 61 16 100 104 89 108 100 85 108 99 101 103 105
million

Less than 0.5

Itanagar 59,490 106 83 107 102 97 102 6 99 99 58 92 87 102 100 107 109 83 109 6 109
million

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 CITY NAME, POPULATION AND CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES PILLARS

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Transportation and Mobility

Waste Water Management

Economy and Employment

Housing and Inclusiveness

Solid Waste Management

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Public Open Spaces

Safety and Security

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City Name Population1
Category

Less than 0.5

Bhagalpur 400,146 107 88 107 99 37 90 85 82 97 100 111 100 110 108 83 102 88 92 85 111
million

Less than 0.5

Bihar Sharif 297,268 108 100 33 109 102 53 93 53 89 100 94 108 106 95 84 107 100 108 93 108
million
Population ≥ 1
Patna 1,684,297 million < 4 109 106 71 104 87 111 108 57 66 54 90 47 98 86 98 85 106 110 108 98
million
Less than 0.5
Kohima 99,039 110 108 100 48 83 106 110 99 15 28 46 96 111 110 99 63 108 95 110 102
million

Less than 0.5

Rampur 325,313 111 105 107 110 92 32 26 99 4 92 106 97 100 99 100 111 105 111 26 110
million

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