The following places were classed as towns in 1901, their population being shown in brackets: - Nagpur (127,734), Kamptee (38,888), Umrer (15,943), Ramtek (8732), Narkher (7726), Khapa (7615), Katol (7313), Saoner (5281), Kalmeshwar (5340), Mohpa (5336), Kelod (5141), and Mowar (4799). Of these towns, all except Kamptee, Kelod, Katol, Mohpa and Narkher are municipalities, Kamptee being a Cantonment.

The urban population in 1901 was 240,388 or 32 per cent. of that of the District, and was the highest in the Province. The increase in urban population since 1891 was 10 per cent., and between 1881 and 1891 it was 7 per cent. The towns of Nagpur, Umrer, Ramtek, Katol, Saoner and Mowar increased in population during the last decade, and the other towns showed a decline. In the five years since the census, most of the towns have an excess of deaths over births in the returns of vital statistics and in the case of Nagpur and Kamptee the decrease according to this test is very substantial.

But it has probably been more than counterbalanced by immigration. Besides the towns no less than 26 villages contained 2000 or more persons in 1901, while 38 villages contained between 1000 and 2000 persons. This frequency of large villages, is however an old feature of the District and has not arisen within the last few years. According to statements given by Mr. Craddock the population of the large villages had only slightly increased between 1866 and 1891.