What is the population of Indore?
Indore has a city population of 1,994,397. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Indore
City population
1,994,397
#15
in India
#1
in Madhya Pradesh
#202
worldwide
22.718, 75.833 · 671 km from New Delhi
About Indore
The city's nearest neighbours cluster tightly around it: Bāngarda Chhota lies 3 km away with a population of 64,213, while Bānk sits equally close at 3 km with 18,534 residents. Indore itself holds 1,994,397 people, ranking 15th among Indian cities and first within Madhya Pradesh. Located 671 km from New Delhi, the city stands at 550 m elevation.
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 243
Elevation
550 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
22.718, 75.833
Record updated
2025-06-20
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 |
| Indore | 1.99M |
Indore Population FAQ
Where is Indore?
Indore is in Madhya Pradesh, India, 671 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 22.718, 75.833.
How big is Indore compared with other cities in India?
It is the 15th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.