About Janakpur
Janakpur is a city in Madhesh, Nepal with a population of 195,438. It is the 9th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nepal, and the 2,967th largest worldwide. It lies 124 km from Kathmandu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 8
Coordinates
26.729, 85.926
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 45 in NepalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.