C# code to create SharePoint 2010 List Programmatically

using (SPSite oSPsite = new SPSite("http://Site collection URL"))

{

    oSPsite.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;

    using (SPWeb oSPWeb = oSPsite.OpenWeb())

    {

        oSPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;

        /* 1. create list from custom ListTemplate present within ListTemplateGalery */

        SPListTemplateCollection lstTemp = oSPsite.GetCustomListTemplates(oSPWeb);

        SPListTemplate template = lstTemp["custom template name"];

        oSPWeb.Lists.Add("List Name", "Description", template);

         /* 2. create list from sharepoint list content type (e.g. Links) */

        oSPWeb.Lists.Add("List Name", "Description", SPListTemplateType.Links);

        oSPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;

    }

    oSPsite.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;

}