What is the population of Bikaner?
Bikaner has a city population of 644,406. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bikaner
The 79th-largest city in India by population, Bikaner holds 644,406 people in Rajasthan's fourth-ranking urban centre. Situated 388 km from New Delhi, it sits at low elevation with several smaller towns within its immediate vicinity: Deshnoke and Napāsar both lie 25 km away, while Nokha is 53 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
#4of 209
Elevation
229 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
28.018, 73.315
Record updated
2025-08-05
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 |
| Bikaner | 644K |
Bikaner Population FAQ
Where is Bikaner?
Bikaner is in Rajasthan, India, 388 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 28.018, 73.315.
How big is Bikaner compared with other cities in India?
It is the 79th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.