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Aurangabad

Maharashtra · India
City population
1,175,116
#42
in India
#11
in Maharashtra
#456
worldwide
New DelhiAurangabad
19.878, 75.342 · 991 km from New Delhi
City population
1,175,116
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#42
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#456
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Aurangabad

At 588 m above sea level, Aurangabad holds a population of 1,175,116 in the city proper and ranks 42nd among India's listed cities. It stands 991 km from New Delhi. Within Maharashtra, it is the 11th most populous city of 319 listed.

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
#42of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Maharashtra
#11of 319
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Maharashtra
Rank in region
#11of 319
Distance to capital
991 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
588 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
19.878, 75.342
Record updated
2025-05-25
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.

12KMWadgaon Kolhati66K people15KMWaluj Buzurg20K people21KMKhuldābād16K people22KMPīpri23K people40KMGangāpur28K 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. Aurangabad1.18M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aurangabad 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
Aurangabad1.18M

Aurangabad Population FAQ

What is the population of Aurangabad?

Aurangabad has a city population of 1,175,116. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aurangabad?

Aurangabad is in Maharashtra, India, 991 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 19.878, 75.342.

How big is Aurangabad compared with other cities in India?

It is the 42nd 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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