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Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh · India
City population
1,081,677
#47
in India
#3
in Madhya Pradesh
#498
worldwide
New DelhiJabalpur
23.167, 79.950 · 665 km from New Delhi
City population
1,081,677
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#47
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#498
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Jabalpur

Located 665 km from New Delhi, this city in Madhya Pradesh has a population of 1,081,677. It ranks as the third-largest city in its state and the 47th in India overall. Several smaller cities lie within 40 km, including Sihorā at 39 km with 44,048 people and Panāgar at 14 km with 27,932 people.

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
#47of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Madhya Pradesh
#3of 243
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Rank in region
#3of 243
Distance to capital
665 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
416 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.167, 79.950
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.

21KMBargi18K people32KMKaimori20K people34KMKatangi19K people39KMSihorā44K people50KMGotegaon28K 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. Jabalpur1.08M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jabalpur 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
Jabalpur1.08M

Jabalpur Population FAQ

What is the population of Jabalpur?

Jabalpur has a city population of 1,081,677. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jabalpur?

Jabalpur is in Madhya Pradesh, India, 665 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.167, 79.950.

How big is Jabalpur compared with other cities in India?

It is the 47th 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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