What is the population of Kota?
Kota has a city population of 1,001,694. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kota
Ranked #551 globally, Kota holds a population of 1,001,694 in Rajasthan, placing it third among the state's cities. Located 406 km from New Delhi, the city sits at 267 m elevation. Būndi, with 104,919 residents, lies 35 km away; smaller settlements including Kaithoon (24,260) and Keshorai Pātan (24,627) are situated 15–16 km distant.
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
#3of 209
Elevation
267 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
25.183, 75.839
Record updated
2026-01-15
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 |
| Kota | 1M |
Kota Population FAQ
Where is Kota?
Kota is in Rajasthan, India, 406 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 25.183, 75.839.
How big is Kota compared with other cities in India?
It is the 55th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.