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Inequalities in urban exposure in million-plus cities of India

Table 5. Urban exposure level through the urbanicity scale’s components in million-plus cities of India.
Cities Population Economic Built Communication Education Health Diversity Total
activity environment infrastructure infrastructure score
Delhi 9.00 9.94 9.40 8.86 9.38 7.20 7.69 61.47
Mumbai 10.00 9.90 8.03 7.96 9.49 6.20 8.31 59.89
Chennai 7.00 9.85 9.91 7.75 9.51 7.00 8.04 59.05
Hyderabad 8.00 9.60 10.00 7.48 9.15 5.80 8.74 58.99
Madurai 4.50 9.89 10.00 7.48 9.55 8.80 7.92 58.14
Kolkata 7.00 9.84 9.46 9.00 9.32 5.20 7.57 57.38
Bengaluru 7.00 9.78 9.66 7.68 9.43 5.20 7.52 56.28
Pune 6.50 9.88 8.70 8.45 9.48 4.40 8.68 56.09
Ahmadabad 5.50 9.86 9.24 7.32 9.41 6.60 7.71 55.65
Jodhpur 2.50 9.76 8.86 8.45 9.02 8.40 8.48 55.47
Vadodara 2.50 9.69 9.28 7.94 9.52 7.80 8.49 55.22
Amritsar 5.50 9.64 8.90 7.69 9.21 7.20 7.03 55.17
Jaipur 3.50 9.70 8.32 8.41 9.17 8.20 7.56 54.85
Nagpur 4.00 9.86 8.64 8.39 9.60 6.40 7.92 54.81
Rajkot 2.50 9.85 9.74 9.00 9.38 5.60 8.36 54.43
Coimbatore 2.50 9.87 9.36 7.42 9.56 6.60 8.31 53.63
Bhopal 2.50 9.67 8.95 8.57 9.17 8.00 6.65 53.51
Indore 3.50 9.77 9.27 7.36 9.28 6.40 6.51 52.10
Raipur 2.50 9.71 8.48 7.68 9.30 7.60 6.70 51.96
Surat 5.00 9.87 8.92 6.95 9.39 3.60 7.84 51.58
Agra 3.50 9.46 9.38 8.32 8.66 6.20 5.95 51.46
Kanpur 4.00 9.61 9.39 8.55 9.12 5.80 4.89 51.36
Ranchi 2.50 9.52 9.30 8.77 9.37 6.40 5.36 51.22
Patna 4.50 9.29 6.90 9.13 9.17 6.00 5.82 50.81
Aurangabad 1.50 9.60 9.47 7.92 9.37 4.60 8.00 50.47
Kota 1.50 9.56 7.74 8.48 9.14 6.40 7.44 50.25
Nashik 2.50 9.51 9.07 7.43 9.49 3.40 8.76 50.16
Lucknow 3.00 9.61 8.13 8.40 9.12 5.00 6.77 50.04
Gwalior 3.50 9.59 9.04 7.75 9.21 4.00 6.91 49.99
Jabalpur 2.50 9.69 7.40 8.36 9.36 6.00 6.56 49.87
Dhanbad 4.50 9.76 9.02 8.03 8.97 4.40 5.11 49.80
Vijayawada 2.50 9.61 10.00 7.08 9.07 2.80 8.43 49.71
Ludhiana 3.50 9.78 8.46 7.80 9.29 3.20 6.66 48.70
Faridabad 2.50 9.65 8.88 8.20 9.19 4.40 5.52 48.34
Srinagar 2.50 9.47 7.68 9.28 8.46 2.80 7.83 48.01
Allahabad 2.50 9.62 7.60 8.35 9.23 3.40 6.88 47.58
Ghaziabad 2.50 9.57 8.20 7.88 9.24 3.40 6.53 47.31
Varanasi 3.50 9.56 7.23 7.82 8.96 3.40 6.66 47.14
Vasai-Virar City 1.50 9.55 7.68 8.96 9.43 1.00 7.46 45.59
Meerut 2.50 9.40 7.67 7.52 8.78 3.40 6.32 45.59

5. Conclusions

Urban exposure provides a good reflection of inequality in infrastructure, services, and environment across the 40 million-
plus cities in India. Population, health infrastructure, and diversity are the domains contributing the most to the inequality

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