Urban Geography
Top Five Largest Cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bengaluru
Largest City Population: 18,394,912
Estimated population sizes of 2nd - 5th largest cities:
2nd- 9197456
3rd- 6131637
4th- 4598728
5th- 3678982
Actual Population sizes:
2nd- 16,349,831
3rd- 14,057,991
4th- 8,653,521
5th- 8,520,435
The rank size rule doesn't prove true in India. All of the estimated populations were extremely off. For example, Delhi was estimated to have over 9 million people, but its actual population is over 16 million. The rank rule size for the other cities proved to be several hundreds of thousands off the actual population. This proves how the rank size rule doesn't always apply to every country.
Population: 1,314,097,616
Population Density: 842 inhabitants per square kilometer
% Urban Population: 32%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 29.4%
Average % Change in Urban Population: NA
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 60%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 97%
Largest City Population: 18,394,912
Estimated population sizes of 2nd - 5th largest cities:
2nd- 9197456
3rd- 6131637
4th- 4598728
5th- 3678982
Actual Population sizes:
2nd- 16,349,831
3rd- 14,057,991
4th- 8,653,521
5th- 8,520,435
The rank size rule doesn't prove true in India. All of the estimated populations were extremely off. For example, Delhi was estimated to have over 9 million people, but its actual population is over 16 million. The rank rule size for the other cities proved to be several hundreds of thousands off the actual population. This proves how the rank size rule doesn't always apply to every country.
Population: 1,314,097,616
Population Density: 842 inhabitants per square kilometer
% Urban Population: 32%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 29.4%
Average % Change in Urban Population: NA
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 60%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 97%