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Top 10 Most Densely Populated Districts of India

Because of ever increasing population of India which recently crossed 1.21 Billion, it becomes difficult to live in silent and noise free place. India's urban and sub-urban density is increasing rapidly particularly that of large cities. In India average density per sq km is 382 as per census 2011.

List of India's Top 10 District by Density per sq. km as per 2011 Census data

Rank District State Area(Km2) Density Population Density Population
1 North East Delhi Delhi 62 36155 2,241,624
2 Central Delhi Delhi 21 27730 582,320
3 East Delhi Delhi 63 27132 1,709,346
4 Chennai Tamil Nadu 175 26553 4,646,732
5 Kolkata West Bengal 185 24306 4,496,694
6 Mumbai Suburban Maharashtra 446 20980 9,356,962
7 Mumbai City Maharashtra 157 19652 3,085,411
8 West Delhi Delhi 130 19563 2,543,243
9 Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 217 18172 3,943,323
10 North Delhi Delhi 61 14557 887,978