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Classification of Indian cities#Population-based classification

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The classification of Indian cities is a ranking system used by the Government of India to allocate House Rent Allowance (HRA) to public servants employed in cities in India. HRA is also used by the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) to provide income tax exemptions. Cities are classified on the basis of their population, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Finance.accessdate=13 January 2013 {{clarify|date=August 2019}} Under the latest HRA city ranking scheme, most popular media and culture considers only Tier-X cities to be metropolitan in nature. These eight cities are considered India's "metros".

Current classification

Under the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the CCA classification was abolished in 2008. The earlier HRA classification of cities was changed from A-1 to X; A, B-1, and B-2 to Y; and C and unclassified cities to Z.{{Cite web|url=https://doe.gov.in/sites/default/files/21-07-2015.pdf|title=Classification of Indian Cities, Office Memorandum, Government of India|website=doe.gov.in}}{{cite web|title=Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission – Decision of Government relating to grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government servants|url=http://dispur.nic.in/sixthpay/sixth-pay-allowances.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure|access-date=26 March 2014|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608063815/https://dispur.nic.in/sixthpay/sixth-pay-allowances.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=THE ALL INDIA SERVICES (HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE) RULES|url=http://cg.nic.in/ias/View_Reports.aspx?fn=1|publisher=Chhattisgarh State Government|access-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811040431/http://cg.nic.in/ias/View_Reports.aspx?fn=1|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=dead}} X, Y, and Z are more commonly known as Tier-1, {{anchor|Tier II city}}Tier-2, and Tier-3 cities, respectively. There are eight X cities and ninety-seven Y cities.

On the basis of the 2011 census, two cities — Pune and Ahmedabad — were upgraded from Y to X and twenty one cities from Z to Y on 1 April 2014.{{cite web|title=Sixth Central Pay Commission Classification of Cities|url=http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11016_2_2008-AIS-II.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension|access-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213064359/http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11016_2_2008-AIS-II.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title = Government upgrades 29 cities, towns for HRA, transport allowance {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-government-upgrades-29-cities-towns-for-hra-transport-allowance-2090594|access-date = 12 June 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Revised List of Classification Cities for HRA of central government employees|url = http://www.govemployees.in/2015/06/02/revised-list-of-classification-cities-for-hra-of-central-government-employees/|website = Govt. Employees India|access-date = 12 June 2015|archive-date = 25 August 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160825063143/http://www.govemployees.in/2015/06/02/revised-list-of-classification-cities-for-hra-of-central-government-employees/|url-status = dead}}

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! HRA classification

!City

X

| Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune

style="background: #b0e0e6;"Y[Previously Known as B]style="background: #b0e0e6;" |

Agra, Ajmer, Aligarh, Amravati, Amritsar, Anand, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Bardhaman, Belagavi, Berhampur, Bhavnagar, Bhiwandi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Bokaro Steel City, Bellary, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dahod, Dehradun, Dhule, Dombivli, Dhanbad, Bhilai, Durgapur, Erode, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Guntur, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hamirpur, Hubballi–Dharwad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalgaon, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jamnagar, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi, Kakinada, Kannur, Kanpur, karimnagar, Karnal, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kollam, Kota, Kozhikode, Kumbakonam, Kurnool, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Madurai, Mathura, Mangaluru, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Mysuru, Nagpur, Nanded, Nadiad, Nashik, Nellore, Noida, Patna, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Puducherry, Purulia, Prayagraj, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rourkela, Ratlam,Raichur,Saharanpur, Salem, Sangli, Shimla, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Ujjain, Vijayapura, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vasai-Virar, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vellore and Warangal.

style="background: #FF9;"Zstyle="background: #FF9;" |All other cities and Towns

Historical classification

The cities were classified as follows before the Sixth Central Pay Commission's recommendations were followed in 2008. This classification was initially based on the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission of India in 1997.{{cite web |url=http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/miscellaneous/hracca.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229042217/http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/miscellaneous/hracca.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2009 }} New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai were classified as A-1 cities.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bangalore-gets-a1-status-107092501055_1.html|title=Bangalore gets A1 status |date=25 September 2007|work=Business Standard}} City statuses were later revised based on the results of the 2001 Census of India. Hyderabad was upgraded from A to A-1 status on 31 August 2007, and the same with Bangalore on 21 September 2007. The CCA classification was abolished in 2008.

Under the older HRA classification, most popular media and culture considered only A-1 cities to be metropolitan in nature, therefore India's "metros".

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CCA classification

! HRA classification

!City

style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1style="background: #FCF;" |Delhi
style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1style="background: #FCF;" |Mumbai
style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1style="background: #FCF;" |Kolkata
style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1style="background: #FCF;" |Chennai
style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1style="background: #FCF;" |Bengaluru
style="background: #FCF;"A-1style="background: #FCF;" |A-1[http://www.csir.res.in/csir/external/heads/aboutcsir/announcements/cir371.pdf Upgradation of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation as A-1 class city for the purpose of House Rent Allowance/Compensatory (City) Allowance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408204518/http://www.csir.res.in/csir/external/heads/aboutcsir/announcements/cir371.pdf |date=8 April 2008 }}. Department of Expenditure. Ministry of Finance. 10 October. 2007style="background: #FCF;" |Hyderabad
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Ahmedabad
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |

Indore

style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Vadodara
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Surat
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Jaipur
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Kota
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Lucknow
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Kanpur
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Pune
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Thrissur
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Coimbatore
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Nagpur
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Nadiad
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Patna
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Visakhapatnam
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Bhopal
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Nashik
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Jabalpur
style="background: #b0e0e6;"Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Astyle="background: #b0e0e6;" |Gandhinagar
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Madurai
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Aligarh
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Kochi
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Vijayawada
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Tiruchirappalli
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Gwalior
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Rajkot
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Solapur
style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Anand
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Ludhiana
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Agra
style="background: #FF9;"B-1style="background: #FF9;" |B-1style="background: #FF9;" |Meerut
style="background: #CFC;" |B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Thiruvananthapuram
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Kozhikode
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Faridabad
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Varanasi
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Jamshedpur
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Prayagraj
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Amritsar
style="background: #CFC;"B-1style="background: #CFC;" |B-2style="background: #CFC;" |Dhanbad
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Gorakhpur
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Hubballi-Dharwad
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Bhavnagar
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Raipur
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Bellary
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Mysuru
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Mangaluru
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Guntur
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Bhubaneswar
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Amravati
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Srinagar
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Bhilai
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Warangal
style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background:#9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Tirunelveli
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Nellore
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Ranchi
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Guwahati
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Aurangabad
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Chandigarh
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Mohali
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Patiala
style="background: #9CF;"B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Jodhpur
style="background: #9CF;"

| style="background: #9CF;" |B-2

style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Puducherry
style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Salem
style="background: #9CF;"

| style="background: #9CF;" |B-2

style="background: #9CF;" |B-2style="background: #9CF;" |Vellore
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Dehradun
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Hajipur
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Kollam
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Sangli
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Jamnagar
style="background:wheat;" |B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Jammu
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Kurnool
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Roorkee
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Kannur
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Thanjavur
style="background:wheat;"B-2style="background:wheat;" |Cstyle="background:wheat;" |Etawah

Population-based classification

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) classifies centres into six tiers based on population.{{cite web |url=http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/100MCA0711_5.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811100548/http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/100MCA0711_5.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2014 }} The tables below show the classification.

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|+Classification of centres (tier-wise)

Population classification

!Population (2001 Census)

| Tier-1100,000 and above
| Tier-250,000 to 99,999
| Tier-320,000 to 49,999
| Tier-410,000 to 19,999
| Tier-55,000 to 9,999
| Tier-6less than 5,000

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|+Population-group wise classification of centres

Population classification

!Population (2001 Census)

| Rural centreup to 9,999
| Semi-urban centre10,000 to 99,999
| Urban centre100,000 to 999,999
| Metropolitan centre1,000,000 and above

See also

References

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