Haridwar
Haridwar (/ˌhʌrɪˈdwɑːr/; Hindi: [ɦəɾɪd̪waːɾ] ⓘ ; formerly Mayapuri [4] ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 according to 2011 census, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. [5] Haridwar is located at the south western part of the state.
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Vrindavan
Vrindavan (pronounced [ʋɾɪnˈdɑːʋən] ⓘ ; IAST: Vṛndāvana ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban , [3] is a historic city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious significance for Hindus, who believe that Krishna, one of the main Gods in Hinduism, spent most of his childhood in this city. [4] [5] [6] [7] Vrindavan has about 5,500 temples dedicated to the worship of Krishna and his chief consort, Radha. [8] It is one of the most sacred places for Vaishnava traditions. [4] [8]
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Mathura
Mathura (Braj pronunciation: [mɐ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾäː] ⓘ ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) south-east of Delhi; and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient times, Mathura was an economic hub, located at the junction of important caravan routes. The 2011 Census of India estimated the population of Mathura at 441,894.
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Prayagraj
Prayagraj (/ˈpreɪəˌɡrɑːdʒ, ˈpraɪə-/, Hindi: [pɾəjaːɡ.ɾaːd͡ʑ]; ISO: Prayāgarāja ), formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad (pronunciation ⓘ ), is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [9] [10] It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. As of 2011, Prayagraj is the seventh most populous city in the state, thirteenth in Nor…
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Ayodhya
Ayodhya (Hindi: Ayodhyā , pronounced [ɐˈjoːd̪ʱjɐː] ⓘ ) is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river [10] [11] in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. [12] [13] Ayodhya became the top tourist destination of Uttar Pradesh with 110 million visitors in the first half of 2024, surpassing Varanasi. [14] [15]
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Varanasi
Varanasi (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋaːˈɾaːɳəsi], [1] [2] also Benares , Banaras Hindustani pronunciation: [bəˈnaːɾəs] [3] [18] [19] [20] ), or Kashi , [4] [21] is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. [22] [5] The city also has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. [25] Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the south…
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Agra
Agra (/ˈɑːɡrə/; Hindi: Āgarā , pronounced [ˈaːɡɾaː] ⓘ ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a part of Western Uttar Pradesh, about 230 kilometres (140 mi) south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. It is also part of the Braj region. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the fourth-most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and twenty-third most populous city in India. [12]
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Kanpur
Kanpur (/kɑːnˈpʊər/ ⓘ , Hindi pronunciation: [kaːn̪.pʊɾ]), originally named Kanhapur [10] and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore , is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded by Rajput ruler Hindu Singh Chandel, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British Raj. [11] [12]
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Lucknow
Lucknow (/ˈlʌknaʊ/ ⓘ LUK-now ; Hindi: Lakhanaū , pronounced [ˈləkʰnə.uː] ⓘ ) is a metropolis and the second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. The city had a population of 2.8 million according to the 2011 census, making it the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. [9] It is an important centre of education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, gastronomy, literature, arts, touris…
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Jaipur
Jaipur (Rajasthani: Jayapura , pronounced [ˈd͡ʑɛpʊɾᵊ]) is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Located 268 km (167 miles) from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the Pink City due to the dominant colour scheme of its buildings in the old city. [9]
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Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (/ˈɑːmədəbæd, -bɑːd/ AH-mə-də-ba(h)d , Hindustani: [ɛʱ(ɛ).m(ə).d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪]), also spelt Amdavad (Gujarati: [ˈəmdɑʋɑd]) and historically known as Karnavati (Sanskrit: [kɐrɳaːʋɐt̪iː]), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the sixth-most populous city in India, [15] and the encompassing urban area population estimated at 8,854,444 (as of 2024) is the seventh-most populous in India. [1…
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Pune
Pune (Marathi: Puṇē , pronounced [ˈpuɳeː] ⓘ ), previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), [18] [19] is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division. In terms of the total amount of land under its jurisdiction, Pune is the largest city in Maharashtra by area, with a geographical area of 516.18km 2 , [20] though by population it comes in a distant second to Mumbai. The city of Pune is part of Pune Metropolitan Region, which according to the 2011 Census of …
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Kolkata
Kolkata , [1] also known as Calcutta [2] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern India and one of the gateways to northeastern India. [22] Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro popul…
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Chennai
Chennai , [3] also known as Madras , [4] is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, [5] one of the largest metropolitan areas of India. It is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, which was incorporated in 1688, and is th…
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad [1] is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km 2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of 536 m (1,759 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India, with a population of 6.9 million residents within the city limits and 9.7 milli…
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Bengaluru
Bengaluru , [2] also known as Bangalore (its official name until 1 November 2014), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located towards the southern end of the Deccan Plateau, at an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. The city is known as India's "G…
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New Delhi
New Delhi [1] is a city and the capital city of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace), Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House), and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district.
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Mumbai
Mumbai (/mʊmˈbaɪ/ muum-BY ; Marathi: Mumbaī , pronounced [ˈmumbəi] ⓘ ), also known as Bombay (/bɒmˈbeɪ/ bom-BAY ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. Located on the Konkan coast along the west coast of India, it has a deep natural harbour. As per the 2011 Census of India, it is the most populous city proper in India, with a population of almost 12.5 million, while the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world, has a population of over 20 million. The city …
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Puducherry (union territory)
Puducherry [1] (also known as Poudouchéry [13] in French or historically as Pondicherry [2] ) is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry (now Puducherry), Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon (now Yanam), excluding Chandannagar (Chandernagore), and it is named after the largest district, Puducherry, which was also the capital of French India. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 1 October 2006. [14] [15] [16]
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Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep [2] is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands [3] divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and the atoll of Minicoy to the south of the Nine Degree Channel. The islands are located between the Arabian Sea to the west and the Laccadive Sea to the east, about 220–440 km (140–270 mi) off the Malabar Coast of mainland India.
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