What is the population of Āsansol?
Āsansol has a city population of 504,271. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Āsansol
City population
504,271
#103
in India
#5
in West Bengal
#1,138
worldwide
23.683, 86.983 · 1,118 km from New Delhi
About Āsansol
Surrounded by substantial neighbouring cities, the area holds multiple urban centres within 20 km: Jāmuria at 10 km (160,242 people), Kulti at 15 km (305,405), and Rānīganj at 17 km (131,261). Āsansol itself has a population of 504,271, making it the fifth-largest city in West Bengal and ranking 103rd among Indian cities. The city lies 1,118 km from New Delhi.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 138
Elevation
119 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.683, 86.983
Record updated
2024-01-06
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 IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Āsansol | 504K |
Āsansol Population FAQ
Where is Āsansol?
Āsansol is in West Bengal, India, 1,118 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.683, 86.983.
How big is Āsansol compared with other cities in India?
It is the 103rd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.