What is the population of Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar has a city population of 885,363. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bhubaneswar
At 1,273 km from New Delhi, Bhubaneswar holds a population of 885,363 and ranks as the second-largest city in Odisha. Cuttack, 22 km away, is substantially larger at 610,189 residents, while several smaller settlements lie within 30 km, including Jatani at 63,697 people.
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 97
Elevation
62 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
20.272, 85.834
Record updated
2026-03-27
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 |
| Bhubaneswar | 885K |
Bhubaneswar Population FAQ
Where is Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar is in Odisha, India, 1,273 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 20.272, 85.834.
How big is Bhubaneswar compared with other cities in India?
It is the 64th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.