Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Best part was good affordable houses. Construction is solid, houses are big and they are affordable. Especially in hitech city, gachibowli areas. Weather is good for most part. Its not sticky at all. whenever it rains, it dry up quickly. Best weather is between 25C to 15C as per me, so Bangalore has the best weather year-round. People seriously lack driving sense. There are almost no parks. When it comes to open spaces, parks, big roads , delhi is the best. edit - Chandigarh and Coimbatore might be the best but population is relatively small (abt a million?). not sure if they should be included for comparison. Population of urban agglomerations in India ( 2011 census ) 1) Mumbai - 18.41 million 2) Delhi - 16.31 million 3) Kolkata - 14.11 million 4) Chennai - 8.69 million 5) Bangalore - 8.49 million 6) Hyderabad - 7.74 million 7) Ahmedabad - 6.35 million 8) Pune - 5.04 million . . . 16) Coimbatore - 2.15 million . . . . . . . . 52) Chandigarh - 1.05 million link IMO, the top 3 should be one group > 1 crore, next 5 should be one group - 50 lakh to 1 crore and others as one group. Not sure how Chandigarh with 1 million population can be compared to say Mumbai with 18 million population. I think it is not fair.
hhunaeh Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 All Indian cities are big sh!tholes. Arguing over which is the best city among them is like a bunch of retards arguing which one of them is more intelligent. :cantstop:
Precambrian Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Population of urban agglomerations in India ( 2011 census ) 1) Mumbai - 18.41 million 2) Delhi - 16.31 million 3) Kolkata - 14.11 million 4) Chennai - 8.69 million 5) Bangalore - 8.49 million 6) Hyderabad - 7.74 million 7) Ahmedabad - 6.35 million 8) Pune - 5.04 million . . . 16) Coimbatore - 2.15 million . . . . . . . . 52) Chandigarh - 1.05 million link IMO, the top 3 should be one group > 1 crore, next 5 should be one group - 50 lakh to 1 crore and others as one group. Not sure how Chandigarh with 1 million population can be compared to say Mumbai with 18 million population. I think it is not fair. Density of population imho is a better benchmark than raw population numbers.
randomGuy Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Population of urban agglomerations in India ( 2011 census ) 1) Mumbai - 18.41 million 2) Delhi - 16.31 million 3) Kolkata - 14.11 million 4) Chennai - 8.69 million 5) Bangalore - 8.49 million 6) Hyderabad - 7.74 million 7) Ahmedabad - 6.35 million 8) Pune - 5.04 million . . . 16) Coimbatore - 2.15 million . . . . . . . . 52) Chandigarh - 1.05 million link IMO, the top 3 should be one group > 1 crore, next 5 should be one group - 50 lakh to 1 crore and others as one group. Not sure how Chandigarh with 1 million population can be compared to say Mumbai with 18 million population. I think it is not fair. Also there is no distinction between Delhi and noida, ghaziabad,gurgoan (NCR region). these are seamlessly connected by metro train and roads and NCR could well be considered 1 city with population of 2.5 crore+.
Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Also there is no distinction between Delhi and noida' date=' ghaziabad,gurgoan (NCR region). these are seamlessly connected by metro train and roads and NCR could well be considered 1 city with population of 2.5 crore+.[/quote'] I think the delhi mentioned includes them...it is not city but urban agglomeration.. city wise, delhi,noida,etc are different
Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Density of population imho is a better benchmark than raw population numbers. Disagree. Total population is the determining factor when we evaluate power availability, water availability, security, housing - which are the factors for the study. However, I would agree that density can be a factor for assessment i.e how cities have land left for parks, open areas for greenery,less skyskrapers meaning lesser traffic congestion
randomGuy Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 I think the delhi mentioned includes them...it is not city but urban agglomeration.. city wise' date= delhi,noida,etc are differenthttp://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/delhi.html Thats what it says but it is not including noida,ghaziabad and gurgaon.
Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Thats what it says but it is not including noida,ghaziabad and gurgaon. http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/delhi.html You are right..The population is of NCT ( National Capital Territory ) and not NCR ( which will then include Noida, Meerut, Panipat and many other towns)
randomGuy Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 You are right..The population is of NCT ( National Capital Territory ) and not NCR ( which will then include Noida' date= Meerut, Panipat and many other towns) if we take extended NCR, the population is arnd 5.4 crore. if we take the part(noida,ghaziabad, gurgaon) which is seamlessly connected with delhi, as if it were a single city, the population is 2.5 crore
Cricket_Hacker Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 if we take extended NCR' date=' the population is arnd 5.4 crore. if we take the part(noida,ghaziabad, gurgaon) which is seamlessly connected with delhi, as if it were a single city, the population is 2.5 crore[/quote'] What about Greater Noida
randomGuy Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 What about Greater Noida Include greater noida and faridabad too. I didnt mention them since metro train doesn't cover them yet but they can be included.
velu Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 if we take extended NCR' date= the population is arnd 5.4 crore. if we take the part(noida,ghaziabad, gurgaon) which is seamlessly connected with delhi, as if it were a single city, the population is 2.5 crore population of karnataka is 6 crores :winky:
randomGuy Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 population of karnataka is 6 crores :winky: That 5.4 crore included entire haryana(plus parts of UP,Rajasthan). There is no open spaces/fields etc between delhi n the areas that i included in 2.5 crore. For ex. If u live in anand vihar in Delhi, you could reach kejriwals house in kaushambhi in ghaziabad in 2 min. thru road or metro train.
Ram Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 I've always maintained that Madras offers the most beautiful mix of culture/tradition and the pros that come with being a metro. On the flip side, I really do not know how big majority of Madras residents feel about the so-called no.1 ranking. The prices in the city are simply out of control, starting but not limited to real-estate (buying and renting) and extends to pretty much everything else.
Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 I've always maintained that Madras offers the most beautiful mix of culture/tradition and the pros that come with being a metro. On the flip side, I really do not know how big majority of Madras residents feel about the so-called no.1 ranking. The prices in the city are simply out of control, starting but not limited to real-estate (buying and renting) and extends to pretty much everything else. I have been in Chennai for a few years and loved it ( except the weather and sweat ). Saravana tiffins are yummy and I skipped a lot of lunches and dinners and ate only dosai, idly and uthappa along with the multiple chutneys :two_thumbs_up: However, if we have to go for a city suitable for pan-India residents ( which the survey is NOT about) , then I am afraid Chennai is far from it. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai ( even Pune I think ) will be the cities where any person from India ( East, West, North, South ) can go and get most of the things he is used to ( degrees will vary of course ) like language, cuisine,etc
BlackMamba Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 +1 exactly Having recently visited a few East and Southern African cities, Indian cities are rotten despite the economic boom in last 20 years. Most cities are well planned but infra just has not kept paced with the rapid urban population growth. With abysmal rubbish collection, unreliable power and water supply, planning issues with phone lines, gas lines, fibre optic lines, also on culture side like basic lack of traffic etiquettes, cleanliness... Long long way to go to even compare Indian cities to other similar developing countries. I agree. Urbanization is going to be the biggest challenge/problem for India for years to come. All because India did not plan in the last 15 years. Now to come out of the rut is going to take eons! Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail.
Kalia_Test Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 It is all easy to blame...Anyone can do it. Pace might be slow but India is progressing...I will take it point by point. Rubbish collection - it is a culture thing and will take time...Glad to see someone as high as PM promote Swacchh Bharat Unreliable Power - Power and Energy reforms are underway and no Indian city is power starved really ( except few blunders by SEBs). UMPP are planned and many avenues like Nuclear, Solar are on the way. Phone lines - This is really ridiculous...The pace with which Indian mobile telephony has grown/will grow is unparalleled...auto rikshaw wallahs have 2G and some even 3G. Then look at mass transit plans...every major city is fast tracking metros and satellite cities... Bottomline...It is easy to criticize but some random East and South African cities whose population is like a colony of an Indian city is no comparison
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Raghav_12 Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 I have worked or studied in or visited extensively following major cities of the country. - Delhi (including Noida and Gurgaon), Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Pune, Lucknow. Have been to Kolkata and Hyderabad for weeks on work. With this experience, two cities which can be called a city on the basis of Infrastructure are Delhi and Chennai. While Delhi gets lot of attention for being National capital, what Chennai achieves is really commendable. One city which is called city, but should not be, is Pune. It is just very big conglomeration of villages and should be called a very big village.
cowboysfan Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 somebody could give me a million dollars right now to live in chennai and i would give it back and say no thanks,how people survive there in the summer is beyond me.it feels like the air is sucked out of your body.
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