History:Cities ranked by population in Indian subcontinent in 1941.

Bangalore was ranked 18th biggest city in United India being smaller than Kanpur, Amritsar, Pune, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Varanasi,Chennai, Lucknow and Agra. Cities that have grown at a skyrocketing pace are Delhi, Karachi, Bangalore and Dhaka. Current biggest cities in subcontinent given in comment section.