What is the population of Coimbatore?
Coimbatore has a city population of 2,136,916. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Coimbatore
City population
2,136,916
#14
in India
#2
in Tamil Nadu
#189
worldwide
11.006, 76.966 · 1,959 km from New Delhi
About Coimbatore
The second-largest city in Tamil Nadu by city proper population, Coimbatore holds 2,136,916 residents and ranks 14th among India's listed cities. It sits 1,959 km from New Delhi at an elevation of 411 m. Four cities with populations between 83,908 and 123,667 lie within 7 km.
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 488
Elevation
411 m
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
11.006, 76.966
Record updated
2024-01-06
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.
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 |
| Coimbatore | 2.14M |
Coimbatore Population FAQ
Where is Coimbatore?
Coimbatore is in Tamil Nadu, India, 1,959 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 11.006, 76.966.
How big is Coimbatore compared with other cities in India?
It is the 14th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.