In the2011 Census of India, anurban agglomeration was defined as "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census."[1][2][3]
| Rank | City | District | Population 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | Bengaluru Urban | 8,520,435 |
| 2 | Mysuru | Mysuru | 990,900 |
| 3 | Hubballi-Dharwad | Dharwad | 943,788 |
| 4 | Mangaluru | Dakshina Kannada | 623,841 |
| 5 | Belagavi | Belagavi | 610,350 |
| 6 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 543,147 |
| 7 | Davanagere | Davanagere | 434,971 |
| 8 | Ballari | Ballari | 410,445 |
| 9 | Vijayapura | Vijayapura | 327,427 |
| 10 | Shivamogga | Shivamogga | 322,650 |
| 11 | Tumakuru | Tumakuru | 302,143 |
| 12 | Raichuru | Raichuru | 234,073 |
| 13 | Bidar | Bidar | 216,020 |
| 14 | Udupi | Udupi | 215,500 |
| 15 | Hosapete | Vijayanagara | 206,167 |
| 16 | Hassana | Hassana | 173,008 |
| 17 | Gadaga-Betageri | Gadaga | 172,612 |
| 18 | Robertsonpete | Kolara | 162,230 |
| 19 | Bhadravati | Shivamogga | 151,102 |
| 20 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | 145,853 |
| 21 | Kolara | Kolara | 138,462 |
| 22 | Mandya | Mandya | 137,358 |
| 23 | Chikkamagaluru | Chikkamagaluru | 118,401 |
| 24 | Gangavati | Koppala | 114,642 |
| 25 | Bagalkote | Bagalkote | 111,933 |
| 26 | Ranebennuru | Haveri | 106,406 |
| 27 | Arsikere | Hassan | 103,304 |
