What is Nagar Palika?

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India is the 7th largest country in the world, located in South Asia and is officially known as the Republic of India. The country comprises 28 States and eight union territories. These are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. The administrative division of an Indian state or territory is commonly known as a district or Zilla. This is further subdivided into blocks, municipal corporations, municipalities, and City councils. The Indian villages are governed by a Gram Panchayat. Whereas, the Urban Centres are administered by Nagar Parishad (Municipal Corporation), Nagar Palika (Municipality) and Nagar Panchayat (City councils). These are the third tier of governance in India.

What is Nagar Palika?

Nagar Palika, also known as a municipality, is an urban local body in India. It administers a city with a population of 1 lakh or more. The Nagar Palika bill or the provisions related to urban local government, or Nagar Palika was passed in the 74th Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution, 1992. Under Article 243Q of the Act, every state must constitute such governing units. They are a form of local self-government, who have been entrusted by the Constitution, with certain duties and responsibilities.

This is a three-tier structure –

  1. Municipal corporation
  2. Municipal council
  3. Nagar panchayat

According to the population, every town has been divided into several wards. Every ward has their elected representative. These members are elected for a term of 5 years, by direct election from electoral wards. Seats are reserved for scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, backward classes, and women. Among all the elected members, a president is selected, who presides over and conducts meetings. The administrative affairs of the Nagar Palika are handled by the employees of the state government of India. This includes the chief officer, auditor, sanitary inspector, town planning engineer, medical officer for health, education official, and several other employees of the state public services.

Sources of income – For the smooth functioning of all the programs under Nagar Palika, a steady and adequate supply of funds is necessary. Some of these sources are –

  • Income tax levied on land, property, houses, vehicles, electricity, entertainment, water tax.
  • Toll tax paid by all commercial vehicles except auto rickshaws.
  • Income sourced out of commercial activities like tourist centres, renting and sale of any municipal property.
  • Professional tax is paid by all the employers of the government and private sectors.
  • Financial grants and loans from the state government.

More about income tax on lands

According to the income tax act, agricultural land in India is of two types – rural agricultural land and urban agricultural land. Urban agricultural lands are located in urban areas and are considered capital assets. Therefore, they need to pay an agricultural land income tax or Capital Gains Tax.

The rural agricultural land capital gain is not taxable as rural agricultural land in India is not considered a capital asset. Therefore, no capital gain or loss is generated from the sale of rural agricultural land. If you are holding unknown agricultural land for more than 2 years, then you need to pay a non-agricultural tax as a long-term capital gain.

Regular purchase and sale of agricultural land as per income tax are taxable under the head of business and profession. The income tax on the purchase of agricultural land on sale excludes TDS on property under Section 194IA. But you are bound to pay property tax on farmland, residential plots, or commercial units.

Once you purchase land, the next step is to attain legal evidence of the property owner. For this, you need to register the property under your name in the Nagar Palika Bhulekh or municipality records. The processing starts after you feed the stamp duty charges applicable on the transaction of property ownership. The stamp duty for agricultural land or other real estate properties varies from state to state.

Difference between Nagar Palika and Nagar Parishad

Both Nagar Palika and Nagar Parishad are a part of the local administrative body. They have been entrusted with some duties and responsibilities by the Constitutional Act, 1992.

What is Nagar Parishad?

Nagar Parishad is also known as the City council. It is an urban local body that administers a city with a population of less than 1 lakh but more than 20,000. The committee consists of a chairman or a mayor with a minimum of 15-20 ward members and 3 nominated members. They are chosen for a term of 5 years by direct election from electoral wards in the Nagar Parishad.

Here, the head of the committee is the chairman, and the official in charge is the executive officer.

What is Nagar Palika?

Nagar Palika or Nagar Palika Parishad is a municipality or municipal council that administers a city consisting of a population of 1 lakh or more. A Nagar Palika generally consists of smaller District cities and bigger towns.

The head of a municipal corporation is the mayor. Though, in most of the states and territories of India, these executive powers have been given to the municipal commissioner.

NAGAR NIGAM / NAGAR PALIKA PARISHAD / NAGAR PANCHAYAT

Nagar Nigam – it is also referred to as Municipal Corporation or Mahanagar Palika. It administers metropolitan cities having a population of more than 1 million.

Nagar Palika Parishad – it is referred to as municipality. It administers a city having a minimum population of 1 lakh and less than it.

Nagar Panchayat – it is also known as the City council. It acts as an urban political unit in India. It administers an urban center having a population of more than 11,000 but less than 25,000.

Who is the head of Nagar Palika?

The Mayor is the head of Nagar Palika. The municipal corporations hold the executive powers as the mirrors are elected directly by the people. A deputy mayor is appointed by the mayor under the Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The implementation of all the programs related to the corporation is carried out by the executive officers with the coordination of the mayor and councilors.

How many Nagar Parishad are in a state?

There can be more than one Nagar Parishad in a state depending upon the population and size. For example, Rajasthan has 10 Municipal corporations or Nagar Parishad, 34 Municipal councils, and 152 Municipal boards or Nagar Panchayat.

Nagar Palika Services

A list of services has been laid down by the Nagar Palika. Some of them are –

  • Water supply
  • Hospital facilities
  • Roads and Street lighting
  • Proper drainage system
  • Fire brigade services
  • Birth and death registration
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Provision of public facilities like gardens, parks, and playgrounds
  • Promote cultural educational and aesthetic aspects

Nagar Palika list

The Nagar Palika list of India is given below: 

Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 20,91,320
2 Vijayawada Krishna 10,48,240
3 Guntur Guntur 6,51,382
4 Nellore Nellore 5,05,258
5 Kurnool Kurnool 4,24,920
6 Rajahmundry East Godavari 3,43,903
7 Kakinada East Godavari 3,12,255
8 Kadapa Kadapa 3,41,823
9 Tirupati Chittoor 2,87,035
10 Anantapur Anantapur 2,62,340
11 Eluru West Godavari 2,14,414
12 Ongole Prakasham district 2,02,826
13 Chittoor Chittoor district 1,53,766
     
Assam Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Guwahati Kamrup 9,63,429
     
Bihar Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Patna Patna 21,80,216
2 Gaya Gaya 4,70,000
3 Bhagalpur Bhagalpur 4,10,349
4 Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur 3,93,216
5 Munger Munger 3,88,000
6 Purnia Purnia 3,10,216
7 Darbhanga Darbhanga 3,06,612
8 Bihar sharif Nalanda 2,96,000
9 Arrah Bhojpur 2,62,000
10 Begusarai Begusarai 2,52,000
11 Chhapra Saran District 2,49,555
12 Katihar Katihar District 2,40,565
     
Chattisgarh Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Raipur Raipur 10,10,087
2 Bhilai Nagar Durg 6,25,697
3 Korba Korba 3,63,210
4 Bilaspur Bilaspur 3,30,106
5 Durg Durg 2,68,679
6 Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon 1,63,122
7 Raigarh Raigarh 1,37,097
8 Jagdalpur Bastar 1,25,345
9 Ambikapur Surguja 1,14,575
10 Chirmiri Koriya 1,01,378
11 Mahasamund Mahasamund 96650
12 Dhamtari Dhamtari 108100
     
Goa Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Panaji North Goa 1,00,000
     
Gujarat Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Ahmedabad Ahmadabad 35,15,361
2 Surat Surat 24,33,787
3 Vadodara Vadodara 13,06,035
4 Rajkot Rajkot 9,66,642
5 Bhavnagar Bhavnagar 5,10,958
6 Jamnagar Jamnagar 4,47,734
7 Junagadh Junagadh 3,20,250
8 Gandhinagar Gandhinagar 1,95,891
     
Haryana Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Faridabad Faridabad 10,54,981
2 Gurgaon Gurgaon 15,14,085
3 Ambala Ambala 11,36,784
4 Panchkula Panchkula 5,58,890
5 Yamunanagar Yamunanagar 5,32,000
6 Rohtak Rohtak 3,73,133
7 Hisar Hisar 3,01,249
8 Panipat Panipat 2,94,150
9 Karnal Karnal 2,86,974
     
Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Shimla Shimla 1,42,161
     
Jammu & Kashmir Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Srinagar Srinagar 12,73,312
2 Jammu Jammu 9,51,373
     
Jharkhand Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Deoghar Deoghar 2,03,116
2 Dhanbad Dhanbad 11,95,298
3 Ranchi Ranchi 11,26,741
     
Karnataka Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Bangalore Bangalore Urban 65,23,210
2 Hubli-Dharwad Dharwad 9,43,857
3 Mysore Mysore 8,87,446
4 Gulbarga Gulbarga 5,32,031
5 Mangalore Dakshina Kannada 4,99,487
6 Belgaum Belgaum 4,90,045
7 Davangere Davangere 4,35,128
8 Bellary Bellary 4,09,444
9 Tumkur Tumkur 3,05,821
10 Shimoga Shimoga 3,22,428
11 Bijapur Bijapur 3,27,427
     
Kerala Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram 9,57,730
2 Kochi Ernakulam 6,01,574
3 Kozhikode Kozhikode 4,32,097
4 Kollam Kollam 3,61,441
5 Thrissur Thrissur 3,44,933
6 Kannur Kannur 3,94,000
     
Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Indore Indore 15,97,441
2 Bhopal Bhopal 14,39,875
3 Jabalpur Jabalpur 14,38,777
4 Gwalior Gwalior 10,53,505
5 Ujjain Ujjain 4,29,933
6 Sagar Sagar 2,32,321
7 Dewas Dewas 2,30,658
8 Satna Satna 2,25,468
9 Ratlam Ratlam 2,21,267
10 Burhanpur Burhanpur 2,21,000
11 Murwara (Katni) Katni 1,86,738
12 Rewa Rewa 1,83,232
13 Khandwa E.Nimar  
14 Waidhan Distt. HQ & Singrauli Suburban Singrauli  
15 Chindwara Chindwara  
16 Morena Morena  
     
Maharashtra Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Mumbai Mumbai City District, 1,19,14,398
2 Mira-Bhayandar Thane 5,20,301
3 Thane Thane 12,61,517
4 Navi Mumbai Thane 7,03,947
5 Kalyan-Dombivali Thane 11,93,266
6 Ulhasnagar Thane 4,72,943
7 Bhiwandi-Nizampur Thane 5,98,703
8 Vasai-Virar Palghar 4,69,526
9 Pune Pune 31,15,431
10 Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune 17,29,359
11 Nagpur Nagpur 24,05,421
12 Amravati Amravati 6,46,801
13 Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad Sangli 5,02,697
14 Solapur Solapur 9,51,118
15 Ahmednagar Ahmednagar 3,50,905
16 Nashik Nashik 14,86,973
17 Malegaon Nashik 4,71,006
18 Jalgaon Jalgaon 4,60,468
19 Dhule Dhule 3,76,093
20 Aurangabad Aurangabad 13,09,106
21 Nanded-Waghala Nanded 9,50,564
22 Latur Latur 3,82,754
23 Parbhani Parbhani 3,07,191
24 Kolhapur Kolhapur 5,49,283
25 Akola Akola 4,27,146
26 Chandrapur Chandrapur 3,21,036
     
Manipur Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Imphal Imphal East, Imphal West 2,50,234
     
Odisha Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Bhubaneswar Khordha 8,37,737
2 Cuttack Cuttack 5,35,139
3 Rourkela Sundergarh 6,50,000
4 Brahmapur Ganjam 3,55,823
5 Sambalpur Sambalpur 2,69,575
     
Punjab Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Ludhiana Ludhiana 16,13,878
2 Patiala Patiala 4,05,164
3 Amritsar Amritsar 11,32,761
4 Jalandhar Jalandhar 8,62,196
5 Bhatinda Bathinda 2,85,813
6 Mohali Mohali 1,74,000
7 Pathankot Pathankot 1,59,909
8 Moga Moga 1,59,897
9 Phagwara Kapurthala 1,17,954
10 Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur 1,89,731
     
Rajasthan Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Jaipur Jaipur 30,73,350
2 Jodhpur Jodhpur 10,03,918
3 Kota Kota 10,01,365
4 Bikaner Bikaner 6,47,804
5 Ajmer Ajmer 5,42,580
6 Udaipur Udaipur 4,51,735
7 Bharatpur Bharatpur 2,52,109
     
Sikkim Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Gangtok East Sikkim 98,658
     
Tripura Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Agartala West Tripura 4,50,000
     
Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Chennai Chennai, Tiruvallur, 74,80,207
2 Coimbatore Coimbatore 61,51,466
3 Madurai Madurai 60,00,015
4 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 59,27,436
5 Salem Salem 54,57,038
6 Erode Erode 44,40,776
7 Vellore Vellore 42,90,000
8 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 39,50,838
9 Tirupur Tirupur 34,90,543
10 Tuticorin Tuticorin 24,00,094
11 Thanjavur Thanjavur 16,90,619
12 Dindigul Dindigul 14,50,225
     
Telangana Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Hyderabad Hyderabad, Rangareddy, 68,09,970
2 Warangal Warangal 6,20,116
3 Nizamabad Nizamabad 3,10,467
4 Karimnagar Karimnagar 2,60,899
5 Ramagundam Karimnagar 2,29,632
6 Khammam Khammam 1,84,252
     
Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Kanpur Kanpur Nagar 29,20,067
2 Lucknow Lucknow 29,01,474
3 Agra Agra 17,46,467
4 Varanasi Varanasi 14,35,113
5 Meerut Meerut 14,24,908
6 Allahabad Allahabad 12,16,719
7 Ghaziabad Ghaziabad 23,58,525
8 Bareilly Bareilly 12,00,933
9 Aligarh Aligarh 9,09,559
10 Moradabad Moradabad 8,89,810
11 Saharanpur Saharanpur 7,03,345
12 Gorakhpur Gorakhpur 6,92,519
13 Jhansi Jhansi 50
     
Uttarakhand Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Dehradun Dehradun 4,47,808
2 Haldwani Nainital 3,22,140
3 Haridwar Haridwar 2,25,235
4 Roorkee Haridwar 2,20,306
5 Kashipur Udham Singh Nagar 1,21,610
6 Rudrapur Udham Singh Nagar 1,40,884
     
West Bengal Municipal Corporation    
Rank City District Population
1 Kolkata Kolkata 45,80,544
2 Howrah Howrah 10,08,704
3 Chandannagar Hooghly 1,62,166
4 Asansol Bardhaman 4,86,304
5 Durgapur Bardhaman 4,92,996
6 Siliguri Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri 4,70,275

Union territories- based list

Delhi Municipal Corporation  
Rank City District
1 North Delhi Delhi
2 South Delhi Delhi
3 East Delhi Delhi
4 New Delhi Delhi
   
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation  
Rank City District
1 Chandigarh Chandigarh

 

Official website of Nagar Palika

The Nagar Palika website is different for States and union territories. One can search as an e-Nagar Palika portal for the particular state. This website provides Nagar Palika helpline number to contact the customer service executives at any time. Also, to lodge a Nagar Palika complaint, you can visit the website.

Through this portal, you can also pay property taxes, Nagar Palika water bill, get your butt or death certificate, marriage registration, sewage connection, and a lot more citizen Services. To place a grievance you can either visit the website or connect via the Nagar Palika number.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

What is the difference between Nagar Parishad and Nagar Palika?

There is not much difference between Nagar Parishad and Nagar Palika. Generally, a city having a population of more than 1 million is administered by another person, whereas a city with a 1 lakh population or less is administered by Nagar Palika

What is the work of Nagar Palika?

Nagar Palika is the local administrative body that performs several duties and responsibilities as laid down by the 74th amendment Act.

How many Nagar Palika are there in India?

There are approximately 3,700 urban local bodies including 100 corporations, 1500 Municipal councils and 2100 City councils.

How do I pay my property taxes in Nagar Palika?

You can pay your property taxes by either visiting your nearby Nagar Palika or via the e-Nagar Palika portal.

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