The impact of growth of cities in the change of urban environment especially in the study of land use and land cover change has drawn attention from scholars in the field of urban studies. This research is focused on a set of three growing cities of India, Gurgaon, Ranchi and Jaipur for the analyses of land use/land cover changes for the periods of 25 years. The results show that the built-up land has increased, whereas the other categories of land have decreased. The findings would provide insight to the planners and policymakers for the management of urban land in the field of growth related problems of the city regions.