What is the population of Mysuru?
Mysuru has a city population of 920,550. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Mysuru
The 61st-largest city in India, Mysuru has a population of 920,550 and ranks third in its state of Karnataka. It sits 1,816 km from New Delhi at an elevation of 757 m. Several smaller cities lie nearby: Hinakallu at 5 km with 23,162 people, Hutagalli at 8 km with 18,308, and Shrīrangapattana at 15 km with 25,061.
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 221
Elevation
757 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
12.298, 76.639
Record updated
2025-05-24
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 |
| Mysuru | 921K |
Mysuru Population FAQ
Where is Mysuru?
Mysuru is in Karnataka, India, 1,816 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 12.298, 76.639.
How big is Mysuru compared with other cities in India?
It is the 61st largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.