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Cities and metros
How Ladel reads place names, which suburbs a metro covers, and what “nearby” adds.
India’s places go by several names, and a “Mumbai” job usually means Thane and Navi Mumbai too. This page explains how Ladel reads place names, which suburbs each metro covers, and which towns “nearby” adds. It applies to People search and to Haley alike.
Three ways to name a place#
| You pick | What it covers | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A metro | The city and its suburbs and satellite towns. | Delhi NCR covers Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. |
| A town | Only that town. | Noida covers Noida, not the rest of NCR. |
| A state | Every place in the state. | Karnataka covers Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru and the rest. |
Then widen a metro or town with Add towns within about 150 km, or remove part of it with Leave out places. For example, pick Delhi NCR and leave out Faridabad.
Old and new spellings#
Ladel treats each pair below as the same city, so you get the same people whichever name you type.
| Name | Also matches |
|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Bangalore |
| Gurugram | Gurgaon |
| Mumbai | Bombay |
| Kolkata | Calcutta |
| Chennai | Madras |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Kochi | Cochin |
| Mysuru | Mysore |
| Vadodara | Baroda |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Trivandrum |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry |
Metros and what they include#
| Metro | Includes |
|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | Delhi, New Delhi, NCR, Gurugram, Manesar, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad |
| Mumbai Metropolitan Region | Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi, Panvel, Vasai, Virar, Mira Bhayandar (Mira Road), Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur |
| Bengaluru | Bengaluru |
| Pune | Pune, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Hinjewadi, Chakan |
| Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Cyberabad |
| Chennai | Chennai, Tambaram, Sriperumbudur, Chengalpattu |
| Kolkata | Kolkata, Howrah, Bidhannagar, Salt Lake |
| Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| Chandigarh Tricity | Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Zirakpur |
| Kochi | Kochi, Ernakulam |
Pick the metro for most roles
People often list a suburb as their city. A search for “Pune” that leaves out Hinjewadi and Chakan misses many engineers and plant staff, so start with the metro and narrow down only if you need to.
Nearby towns#
Ticking Add towns within about 150 km adds a fixed list of towns to each city, chosen for commuting and relocation. It isn’t a measured radius: Ladel’s data has no map coordinates.
| City | Nearby adds |
|---|---|
| Delhi | Sonipat, Bahadurgarh, Meerut, Palwal, Rewari |
| Mumbai | The Pune area |
| Bengaluru | Hosur, Tumakuru, Mysuru |
| Pune | Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai |
| Chennai | Kanchipuram, Vellore |
| Kolkata | Kalyani, Barrackpore |
| Ahmedabad | Vadodara, Anand |
| Chandigarh | Ambala, Kharar, Rajpura |
| Kochi | Thrissur, Alappuzha, Aluva |
Cities not in this table have no nearby list yet. Add the towns you want by name instead.
Suggested places#
The City or metro box suggests Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Noida, Jaipur, Kochi, Chandigarh, Indore, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadodara, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Surat, Mysuru, Visakhapatnam and Goa, plus Singapore, Dubai, London, San Francisco and New York for people abroad. You can type any other place, such as Hosur, Sanand or Rudrapur.
Places with Haley#
Haley reads places the same way, and can tell you what an area covers before you search:
If a search comes back thin, Haley may widen it to nearby towns and say so. See Writing good requests.
Questions#
Why do I get people in Gurugram when I searched Delhi?
You probably picked Delhi NCR, which includes Gurugram. Pick the town “Delhi” on its own, or leave Gurugram out with Leave out places.
Can I search people abroad?
Yes. Type the city, such as Dubai or Singapore. Ladel’s data is mainly people in India, so coverage abroad is thinner.
Does location mean where they live or where their company is?
On People search it’s where the person is based. On Company search, Headquarters city is where the company’s head office is.