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Alīgarh

Uttar Pradesh · India
City population
753,207
#71
in India
#8
in Uttar Pradesh
#730
worldwide
New DelhiAlīgarh
27.881, 78.075 · 118 km from New Delhi
City population
753,207
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#71
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#730
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Alīgarh

Ranked 730th in the world by city population, this city in Uttar Pradesh holds 753,207 residents and represents 0.1% of India's total population. It lies 118 km from New Delhi and ranks eighth among the state's 331 listed cities. Several smaller urban centres cluster within 32 km, including Hāthras at 126,882 people 32 km away.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in India
#71of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Uttar Pradesh
#8of 331
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Rank in region
#8of 331
Distance to capital
118 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
189 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
27.881, 78.075
Record updated
2024-03-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 3,732 in India

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

18KMJalālī18K people24KMKhair30K people26KMAtraulī48K people32KMHāthras127K people32KMPahāsu19K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Alīgarh753K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Alīgarh compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Alīgarh753K

Alīgarh Population FAQ

What is the population of Alīgarh?

Alīgarh has a city population of 753,207. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Alīgarh?

Alīgarh is in Uttar Pradesh, India, 118 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 27.881, 78.075.

How big is Alīgarh compared with other cities in India?

It is the 71st largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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