What is the population of Jaipur?
Jaipur has a city population of 3,046,163. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Jaipur
Ranked 114th by population worldwide, this city of 3.05 million is India's tenth-largest and dominates Rajasthan with nearly 0.2% of the national population. It sits 236 km from New Delhi. Bagru, the nearest listed city, lies 27 km away with a population of 31,229.
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 209
Elevation
435 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
26.920, 75.788
Record updated
2025-08-05
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 |
| Jaipur | 3.05M |
Jaipur Population FAQ
Where is Jaipur?
Jaipur is in Rajasthan, India, 236 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 26.920, 75.788.
How big is Jaipur compared with other cities in India?
It is the 10th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.2% of the national population.