Top 15 Indian Cities with Highest GDP

8. Pune

A GDP of $48 billion is contributed by Pune. Though the city is famous for its educational facilities, the city has developed its manufacturing, glass, sugar and forging industries. Other well-known industries in the city are the automotive and information technology sectors. The city house automotive companies like Tata Motors, Mercedes Benz, Mahindra & Mahindra,  Force Motors (Firodia-Group), Kinetic Motors to automotive component manufacturers like Saint-Gobain Sekurit, TATA Autocomp Systems Limited, Robert Bosch GmbH, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Visteon, and Continental Corporation. Pune has been the single largest hub for German companies for the last 60 years, according to the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. With a population of around 4 million, the city is very famous and serious about its cultural activities.

9. Surat

The diamond city of India, Surat contributes a GDP of $40 billion. The well developed city is the textile capital of the country. 92 percent of the world's diamonds are cut and polished in Surat. Diamond studded gold jewelry and real estate is the new emerging businesses in the city. Major industries contributing to the economy are manufacturing of steel, petrochemical and jari. Other than having the highest number of embroidery machines in the country, 40 percent of India’s art silk is manufactured in Surat. The city has a population of more than 4.6 million. Surat’s infrastructure comprise of a computerized water distribution system and computerized drainage system.