Navi Mumbai: population and official figures
1,120,547
Who runs Navi Mumbai?
In India, cities and towns are run by village councils: Directly elected every five years; village head (sarpanch/pradhan) elected directly or by members depending on state law; mayors mostly chosen by councillors, directly elected in some states. Water, sanitation, village roads, local records, implementing national schemes; cities handle planning, streets, waste and public health within powers devolved by the state.
How local power works in India
Cities of a similar size in India
- Faridabad 1,414,050
- Rajkot 1,323,363
- Meerut 1,305,429
- Kalyan Dombivali 1,247,327
- Vasai-Virar City 1,222,390
- Srinagar 1,206,419
- Varanasi 1,198,491
- Aurangabad 1,175,116
- Allahabad 1,168,385
- Dhanbad 1,162,472
- Amritsar 1,159,227
- Vijayawada 1,143,232
- Jabalpur 1,081,677
- Haora 1,077,075
- Ranchi 1,073,427
- Jodhpur 1,056,191
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, technical notes to Table 8, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0d2d6d8ccd6…)
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