Expanding Cities: Urban Built-up Footprint Grows 2X in India’s Top 8 Metros in Last 30 Years; Grows to 4,308 sq.km. – Square Yards

Pune recorded the highest rate of urban expansion at 332%, growing from 86 sq. km. in 1995 to 373 sq. km. in 2025. Delhi NCR added the largest quantum of urban built-up land area at 400 sq. km., resulting in a 71% increase from 567 sq. km. to a total of 967 sq. km.

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