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Delhi 52,765 (2001)* over a lakh now

Calcutta 60,000

Chennai 40,533

Hyderabad 20,560

Mumbai 20,470 (incomplete)

Lucknow 16,000

This is an estimate of homeless people in Indian cities. The figures are part of an ongoing survey conducted by ActionAid India. While activists say 90% of the homeless do some kind of work, there is no estimate on how many of them accept offerings from people.