What is the population of Kozhikode?
Kozhikode has a city population of 550,440. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kozhikode
At 0% of India's national population, this city of 550,440 reflects the country's scale — even the 90th-largest Indian city proper registers as a rounding error in national figures. Kozhikode ranks fourth in Kerala and sits 1,938 km from New Delhi. Five cities with populations between 24,537 and 70,751 lie within 9 km, creating a cluster of settlements in the region.
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
#4of 364
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
11.248, 75.780
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 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 |
| Kozhikode | 550K |
Kozhikode Population FAQ
Where is Kozhikode?
Kozhikode is in Kerala, India, 1,938 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 11.248, 75.780.
How big is Kozhikode compared with other cities in India?
It is the 90th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.