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Mahabalipuram
City population
15,172
#3,703
in India
#483
in Tamil Nadu
#31,110
worldwide
12.621, 80.193 · 1,806 km from New Delhi
About Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram is a city in Tamil Nadu, India with a population of 15,172. It is the 3,703rd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 31,110th largest worldwide. It lies 1,806 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#483of 488
Coordinates
12.621, 80.193
Record updated
5 August 2025
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.