What is the population of Guwahati?
Guwahati has a city population of 962,334. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Guwahati
At 1,459 km from New Delhi, Guwahati is India's largest city in Assam, with a population of 962,334. The city ranks 59th among India's listed cities and 580th globally. North Guwāhāti lies 3 km away with a population of 17,516; Rangia, 32 km distant, is the nearest city of comparable scale with 27,889 residents.
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
#1of 57
Elevation
59 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
26.184, 91.746
Record updated
2025-02-25
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 |
| Guwahati | 962K |
Guwahati Population FAQ
Where is Guwahati?
Guwahati is in Assam, India, 1,459 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 26.184, 91.746.
How big is Guwahati compared with other cities in India?
It is the 59th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.