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Agartala (আগরতলা)
Agartala (আগরতলা), capital of Tripura, India, on the Haora River flood plains about 2 km from Bangladesh. Manikya capital since 1849; fast-growing city with MBB Airport, AMC governance, and a 2045 master plan.
Aizawl
Aizawl, also known as Aijal, is the capital and most populous city of Mizoram in northeastern India, perched on a ridge roughly 1,132 meters (3,715 ft) above sea level.
Amarkantak (अमरकंटक)
Amarkantak (अमरकंटक), Teerthraj or king of pilgrimages, is a town in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, at the Maikal Hills source of the Narmada, Sone, and Johila rivers, with Kalachuri-era temples and the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve nearby.
Arrah, Bihar
Arrah (Ara, आरा), Bihar, headquarters of Bhojpur district, formerly of Shahabad; known for the 1857 Siege of Arrah and Kunwar Singh; 120.10 km NH-119A corridor approved 2025.
Asansol (আসনসোল)
Asansol (আসনসোল) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India, and headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district, built on coal mining, steel, and railways in the Raniganj coalfield region.
Azamgarh (आज़मगढ़)
Azamgarh (आज़मगढ़) is a city and district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, on the Tamsa River, founded in 1665 and headquarters of Azamgarh division (Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia); 2011 district population 4,613,913.
Balasore (ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର)
Balasore (ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର, Baleshwar) is a coastal district and town in northernmost Odisha, India, created in 1828; known for the 1642 East India Company factory, paddy agriculture, Chandipur beach, and recurring river floods.
Bālurghāt
Balurghat (বালুরঘাট) is a city and municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the Atreyee River near the Bangladesh border; district headquarters since 1992, municipality since 1951, population about 151,000 (2011).
Bārāsat
Bārāsat (Barasat, বারাসত) is the district headquarters town of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Kolkata's outskirts; a municipality since 1869 with about 278,000 people (2011) and a Yellow Line metro terminus under construction.
Bardhaman (বর্ধমান)
Bardhaman (Burdwan, বর্ধমান) is a West Bengal city, headquarters of Purba Bardhaman district, about 100 km from Kolkata; 314,638 people in 2011, historic Bardhaman Raj capital, Curzon Gate, and University of Burdwan.
Bhagalpur (भागलपुर)
Bhagalpur (भागलपुर), the Silk City of Bihar on the Ganges, is a divisional headquarters famous for Tussar silk (GI-registered) and the ruins of Vikramshila University; district population 3,037,766 (2011).
Bhilai (भिलाई)
Bhilai (भिलाई), twin city of Durg in Chhattisgarh, India, is an industrial city built around the SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant, established 1955 with Soviet aid, commissioned 1959, capacity 7 MTPA, sole Indian maker of railway rails.
Bhopal (भोपाल)
Bhopal (भोपाल) is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and headquarters of Bhopal district, known as the City of Lakes for its natural and artificial lakes.
Bhubaneswar (ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର)
Bhubaneswar (ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର) is the capital and largest city of Odisha, India, known as the Temple City of India. Its 11th-century Lingaraj Temple anchors an old temple town beside a planned modern capital designed in 1946.
Bihār Sharīf
Bihār Sharīf (बिहार शरीफ) is a city in the Indian state of Bihar and headquarters of Nalanda district, known for its historic Muslim tombs and pilgrimage shrines.
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh: district headquarters city, second largest in the state, seat of the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bodri (Nyayadhani). About 400 years old, named after fisherwoman Bilasa; Kalachuri and Maratha heritage, rice and Kosa industry, Arpa river.
Bokaro Steel City (बोकारो इस्पात नगर)
Bokaro Steel City (बोकारो इस्पात नगर), a planned industrial city in Jharkhand, India, built from the 1960s around the SAIL Bokaro Steel Plant with Soviet collaboration; also home to Vedanta's ESL Steel.
Brahmapur, Odisha
Brahmapur (Berhampur), Odisha: fourth-largest city of Odisha in Ganjam district, 14 km from the Bay of Bengal; trade, education and healthcare hub of southern Odisha with Odisha's first municipality (1867).
Burhanpur (बुरहानपुर)
Burhanpur (बुरहानपुर), city on the Tapti River in Madhya Pradesh, India; founded 1400 AD, Farooqi capital, Mughal Deccan base where Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631; known for Shahi Qila, Jama Masjid, Asirgarh Fort, and the Kundi Bhandara qanat water system.
Chandannagar (চন্দননগর)
Chandannagar (চন্দননগর, Chandernagore), a former French colony on the Hooghly River in West Bengal's Hooghly district, founded 1673, French until 1950, known for the Strand, Dupleix Palace museum, Sacred Heart Church, and Jagadhatri Puja.
Chanderi (चंदेरी)
Chanderi (चंदेरी) is a historic town in Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, on the Bundelkhand-Malwa border, famed for handwoven Chanderi sarees, its 11th-century fort, about 375 monuments, and stepwells.
Chāpra, Bihar
Chhapra (छपरा), also Chapra, is a city in Bihar, India, headquarters of Saran district and Saran Division near the Ghaghra-Ganga confluence; 2011 population 212,955, a Bhojpuri trade center with a Dutch colonial cemetery and the Chirand archaeological site nearby.
Cherrapunji
Cherrapunji (Sohra), Meghalaya, India: hill town at 1,313 m famed for extreme monsoon rainfall; holds the WMO 12-month world record of 26.47 m (1860-61) and single-year and single-month records, though Mawsynram now has the higher annual average.
Chhatarpur (छतरपुर)
Chhatarpur (छतरपुर) is a city and district in Sagar Division, Madhya Pradesh, India, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Khajuraho temples; also a South Delhi neighborhood with a metro station and a 2026-approved elevated corridor.
Chhindwāra
Chhindwāra (छिंदवाड़ा), largest district of Madhya Pradesh by area (11,815 sq km), formed 1 November 1956; headquarters Chhindwara town; tribal-majority, agricultural district on the Satpura Range bordering Maharashtra.
Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh
Chitrakoot (चित्रकूट), a pilgrimage town and Nagar Panchayat in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, on the Mandakini River; the sacred region spans MP and Uttar Pradesh, centered on Kamadgiri hill, Ram Ghat, and the Ramayana exile tradition.
Cuttack (କଟକ)
Cuttack (କଟକ), Odisha's former capital until 1948, is a millennium-old city at the Mahanadi–Kathajodi delta apex, home to Barabati Fort (1229 AD) and the state's business hub.
Darbhanga (दरभंगा)
Darbhanga (दरभंगा), also called the heart of Mithilanchal, is a city in North Bihar and headquarters of Darbhanga district and division, Bihar's fifth largest city, with 371,356 town residents (2011), Maithili culture, and a rapidly expanding UDAN airport.
Darjeeling (རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང་)
Darjeeling (རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང་), the "Queen of the Hills" in West Bengal, India: Himalayan hill station ceded by Sikkim to Britain in 1835, famous for Darjeeling tea and the UNESCO-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Datia
Datia (दतिया) is a town and district headquarters in Gwalior Division, Madhya Pradesh, India, former seat of a Bundela princely state founded in 1626, known for Bir Singh Deo Palace and the Pitambara Peeth shrine.