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Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh · India
City population
1,054,420
#51
in India
#4
in Madhya Pradesh
#510
worldwide
New DelhiGwalior
26.230, 78.173 · 282 km from New Delhi
City population
1,054,420
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#51
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#510
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Gwalior

Located 282 km from New Delhi, this city of 1,054,420 ranks 51st among Indian cities. Gwalior is the fourth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh, with Morār lying 5 km away and Morena 35 km distant.

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
#51of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Madhya Pradesh
#4of 243
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Rank in region
#4of 243
Distance to capital
282 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
220 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
26.230, 78.173
Record updated
2025-05-25
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 India

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

35KMMorena200K people35KMJora Khurd32K people35KMGohad59K people38KMJora42K people41KMDabra61K 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. Gwalior1.05M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Gwalior 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
Gwalior1.05M

Gwalior Population FAQ

What is the population of Gwalior?

Gwalior has a city population of 1,054,420. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Gwalior?

Gwalior is in Madhya Pradesh, India, 282 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 26.230, 78.173.

How big is Gwalior compared with other cities in India?

It is the 51st 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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