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30 MOST competitive cities in India

Last updated on: December 26, 2011 15:33 IST

A view of the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

While some cities are highly competitive, others take a more laidback attitude.

The Institute for Competitiveness has come out with the ranking of top 50 cities in India based on India City Competitiveness 2011 index.

According to the Institute, the index takes into consideration the various associated and crucial dimensions of competitiveness.

Let us have a look at the top 30 cities based on the ranking. Note: Goa has been added to this list, despite it being a state.

1. New Delhi

Financial: 70.3

Physical: 95.45

Communication: 73.43

Administration: 59.99

Human capacity: 71.25

Innovation: 62.97

Overall score: 78.02

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2. Mumbai

Financial: 83.38

Physical: 63.77

Communication: 71.19

Administration: 63.53

Human capacity: 68.19

Innovation: 70.64

Overall score: 72.93

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A visitor drinks coffee at the International Coffee Festival in Bangaluru.

3. Bengaluru

Financial: 62.15

Physical: 64.46

Communication: 67.53

Administration: 62.76

Human capacity: 64.04

Innovation: 59.99

Overall score: 65.28

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Jaguar Land Rover Freelander 2 at a plant in Pune.

4. Pune

Financial: 54.50

Physical: 62.03

Communication: 61.86

Administration: 54.25

Human capacity: 68.51

Innovation: 64.21

Overall score: 64.27

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5. Chennai

Financial: 65.90

Physical: 62.37

Communication: 58.63

Administration: 56.20

Human capacity: 64.35

Innovation: 67.45

Overall score: 62.75

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Labourers work in front of high rise residential colonies in Gurgaon.

6. Gurgaon

Financial: 65.29

Physical: 57.94

Communication: 68.65

Administration: 69.51

Human capacity: 61.32

Innovation: 62.63

Overall score: 62.30

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A conductor stands beside a new tram in Kolkata.

6. Kolkata

Financial: 66.64

Physical: 64.02

Communication: 56.28

Administration: 57.93

Human capacity: 63.29

Innovation: 59.61

Overall score: 61.99

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White tigers swim in a pond in Hyderabad.

8. Hyderabad

Financial: 67.16

Physical: 62.55

Communication: 61.36

Administration: 56.51

Human capacity: 60.56

Innovation: 64.86

Overall score: 61.76

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9. Ahmedabad

Financial: 61.56

Physical: 58.18

Communication: 54.64

Administration: 54.77

Human capacity: 63.13

Innovation: 57.81

Overall score: 50.86

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10. Jaipur

Financial: 60.02

Physical: 57.21

Communication: 65.37

Administration: 58.74

Human capacity: 52.53

Innovation: 52.53

Overall score: 59.72

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A street performer carries a child after a show in Noida.

11. Noida

Financial: 56.17

Physical: 56.57

Communication: 65.37

Administration: 58.10

Human capacity: 78.52

Innovation: 57.98

Overall score: 59.33

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12. Surat

Financial: 56.73

Physical: 57.55

Communication: 53.87

Administration: 51.15

Human capacity: 60.50

Innovation: 57.92

Overall score: 58.85

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A worker cleans the seats of Vidarbha cricket association stadium in Nagpur.

13. Nagpur

Financial: 56.83

Physical: 50.05

Communication: 63.91

Administration: 55.99

Human capacity: 59.56

Innovation: 58.91

Overall score: 58.48

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14. Kochi

Financial: 58.45

Physical: 61.57

Communication: 47.85

Administration: 53.85

Human capacity: 61.61

Innovation: 64.51

Overall score: 58.06

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15. Chandigarh

Financial: 60.90

Physical: 56.89

Communication: 61.68

Administration: 61.38

Human capacity: 60.94

Innovation: 65.64

Overall score: 58.01

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16. Vadodra

Financial: 57.12

Physical: 58.95

Communication: 59.20

Administration: 49.75

Human capacity: 57.66

Innovation: 58.28

Overall score: 57.38

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17. Thiruvananthapuram

Financial: 60.59

Physical: 60.61

Communication: 44.07

Administration: 56.05

Human capacity: 61.56

Innovation: 61.56

Overall score: 57.31

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18. Nashik

Financial: 57.98

Physical: 54.85

Communication: 50.11

Administration: 50.77

Human capacity: 53.06

Innovation: 51.90

Overall score: 57.14

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Workers build a temporary shade at a cricket ground in Rajkot.

19. Rajkot

Financial: 55.88

Physical: 55.93

Communication: 56.87

Administration: 51.33

Human capacity: 60.02

Innovation: 58.33

Overall score: 57.07

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20. Indore

Financial: 63.27

Physical: 57.09

Communication: 69.14

Administration: 62.62

Human capacity: 60.02

Innovation: 59.29

Overall score: 54.16

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21. Kozhikode

Financial: 48.75

Physical: 59.20

Communication: 46.45

Administration: 54.41

Human capacity: 61.48

Innovation: 54.76

Overall score: 56.62

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22. Coimbatore

Financial: 53.52

Physical: 60.10

Communication: 57.90

Administration: 54.09

Human capacity: 63.38

Innovation: 60.93

Overall score: 56.51

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23. Lucknow

Financial: 60.78

Physical: 51.54

Communication: 55.52

Administration: 59.70

Human capacity: 57.19

Innovation: 47.81

Overall score: 56.17

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24. Mysore

Financial: 51.83

Physical: 60.86

Communication: 55.95

Administration: 57.60

Human capacity: 56.25

Innovation: 58.53

Overall score: 55.57

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25. Goa

Financial: 49.74

Physical: 61.19

Communication: 52.85

Administration: 56.18

Human capacity: 58.51

Innovation: 63.05

Overall score: 55.51

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26. Visakhapatnam

Financial: 62.06

Physical: 58.77

Communication: 54.31

Administration: 52.29

Human capacity: 53.35

Innovation: 59.86

Overall score: 55.48

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27. Kanpur

Financial: 55.37

Physical: 56.44

Communication: 61.15

Administration: 58.73

Human capacity: 56.05

Innovation: 49.60

Overall score: 55.48

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A boy prepares to sell his umbrellas in Bhopal.

28. Bhopal

Financial: 59.22

Physical: 58.07

Communication: 65.23

Administration: 65.95

Human capacity: 52.81

Innovation: 56.57

Overall score: 55.45

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29. Madurai

Financial: 48.43

Physical: 58.05

Communication: 50.91

Administration: 50.99

Human capacity: 58.97

Innovation: 60.93

Overall score: 55.44

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30. Ludhiana

Financial: 59.04

Physical: 54.90

Communication: 55.17

Administration: 51.49

Human capacity: 55.45

Innovation: 51.94

Overall score: 55.35