What is the population of Dhanbad?
Dhanbad has a city population of 1,196,214. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Dhanbad
At 247 m above sea level, Dhanbad holds a population of 1,196,214, making it the second-largest city in Jharkhand and the 41st among India's listed cities. The city sits 1,064 km from New Delhi. Jharia lies 7 km away with a population of 86,938, and three further cities—Jāmadoba, Sijua, and Kātrās—range between 10 km and 13 km distant, each with populations between 31,537 and 57,349.
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 80
Elevation
247 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.798, 86.430
Record updated
2024-01-07
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 |
| Dhanbad | 1.2M |
Dhanbad Population FAQ
Where is Dhanbad?
Dhanbad is in Jharkhand, India, 1,064 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.798, 86.430.
How big is Dhanbad compared with other cities in India?
It is the 41st largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.