What is the population of Bhopal?
Bhopal has a city population of 1,798,218. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Bhopal
City population
1,798,218
#18
in India
#2
in Madhya Pradesh
#243
worldwide
23.255, 77.403 · 597 km from New Delhi
About Bhopal
The second-largest city in Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal holds a population of 1,798,218. It ranks 18th among India's cities and accounts for 0.1% of the national population. Situated 597 km from New Delhi, the city lies at 523 m elevation. Kolar, with 87,882 residents, stands 10 km away; Sehore, at 109,118 people, lies 33 km distant.
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
#2of 243
Elevation
523 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.255, 77.403
Record updated
2025-10-12
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 |
| Bhopal | 1.8M |
Bhopal Population FAQ
Where is Bhopal?
Bhopal is in Madhya Pradesh, India, 597 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.255, 77.403.
How big is Bhopal compared with other cities in India?
It is the 18th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.