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Kanayannur

Kerala · India
City population
851,406
#67
in India
#1
in Kerala
#653
worldwide
New DelhiKanayannur
9.967, 76.267 · 2,077 km from New Delhi
City population
851,406
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#67
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#653
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Kanayannur

The largest city in Kerala, Kanayannur has a population of 851,406. It sits 3 km from Kochi, a city of 633,553, and is surrounded by smaller urban settlements: Vypīn (23,717) lies 2 km away, Mulavukad (21,833) 5 km away, and Maradu (44,704) 7 km away. At 1 m elevation, the city lies at sea level, 2,077 km from New Delhi.

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
#67of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Kerala
#1of 364
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Kerala
Rank in region
#1of 364
Distance to capital
2,077 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
9.967, 76.267
Record updated
2024-01-06
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.

3KMKochi634K people8KMTripunittura69K people8KMVazhakkala51K 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. Kanayannur851K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kanayannur 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
Kanayannur851K

Kanayannur Population FAQ

What is the population of Kanayannur?

Kanayannur has a city population of 851,406. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kanayannur?

Kanayannur is in Kerala, India, 2,077 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 9.967, 76.267.

How big is Kanayannur compared with other cities in India?

It is the 67th 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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