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City profile · India · Asia

Jamshedpur

City population
1,339,438
#31
in India
#1
in Jharkhand
#376
worldwide
New DelhiJamshedpur
22.803, 86.185 · 1,107 km from New Delhi
City population
1,339,438
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#31
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#376
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Jamshedpur

The 376th-largest city in the world, Jamshedpur is home to 1,339,438 people and ranks 31st among Indian cities. It is the largest city in Jharkhand, 1,107 km from New Delhi. Several cities lie within 6 km: Mango (223,805), Bhetia (174,355), Bagbera (78,356), Kopali (43,256), and Haludbani (25,360).

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
#31of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Jharkhand
#1of 80
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 80
Distance to capital
to New Delhi
Elevation
171 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
22.803, 86.185
Record updated
2024-01-07
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jamshedpur 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
Jamshedpur1.34M

Jamshedpur Population FAQ

What is the population of Jamshedpur?

Jamshedpur has a city population of 1,339,438. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jamshedpur?

Jamshedpur is in Jharkhand, India, 1,107 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 22.803, 86.185.

How big is Jamshedpur compared with other cities in India?

It is the 31st 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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