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Chandigarh

Chandigarh · India
City population
970,602
#57
in India
#575
worldwide
New DelhiChandigarh
30.736, 76.788 · 239 km from New Delhi
City population
970,602
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#57
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#575
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Chandigarh

At 0.1% of India's national population, this city of 970,602 is home to less than one in a thousand Indians. It sits 239 km from New Delhi and is surrounded by several substantial urban centres: Panchkula (211,355) lies 8 km away, Mohali (166,864) at 9 km, and Naya Gaon (50,869) at 4 km. Ranking 57th among India's listed cities, it is the 575th most populous city worldwide.

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
#57of 3,732
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Chandigarh
Distance to capital
239 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
351 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
30.736, 76.788
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.

4KMNaya Gaon51K people8KMPanchkula211K people9KMMohali167K people9KMZerakpur96K people14KMKharar74K 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. Chandigarh971K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chandigarh 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
Chandigarh971K

Chandigarh Population FAQ

What is the population of Chandigarh?

Chandigarh has a city population of 970,602. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chandigarh?

Chandigarh is in Chandigarh, India, 239 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 30.736, 76.788.

How big is Chandigarh compared with other cities in India?

It is the 57th 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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