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Bhilai

Chhattisgarh · India
City population
627,734
#81
in India
#2
in Chhattisgarh
#888
worldwide
New DelhiBhilai
21.209, 81.428 · 927 km from New Delhi
City population
627,734
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#81
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#888
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.0%
of the national population

About Bhilai

Located 927 km from New Delhi, Bhilai holds a population of 627,734 and ranks as the second-largest city in Chhattisgarh. Durg, with 268,806 residents, lies 16 km away; Bhilai Charoda (98,008) is 3 km distant.

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
#81of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Chhattisgarh
#2of 66
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Chhattisgarh
Rank in region
#2of 66
Distance to capital
927 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
307 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
21.209, 81.428
Record updated
2024-12-31
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.

3KMBhilai Charoda98K people16KMDurg269K people17KMAhīwāra20K people21KMRaipur1.03M people43KMRāj-Nāndgaon163K 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. Bhilai628K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bhilai 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
Bhilai628K

Bhilai Population FAQ

What is the population of Bhilai?

Bhilai has a city population of 627,734. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bhilai?

Bhilai is in Chhattisgarh, India, 927 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 21.209, 81.428.

How big is Bhilai compared with other cities in India?

It is the 81st largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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