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Nellore

City population
547,621
#92
in India
#5
in Andhra Pradesh
#1,023
worldwide
New DelhiNellore
14.450, 79.987 · 1,601 km from New Delhi
City population
547,621
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#92
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,023
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.0%
of the national population

About Nellore

At 21 m above sea level, Nellore has a population of 547,621 and ranks fifth among cities in Andhra Pradesh. It sits 1,601 km from New Delhi. Kovūr, with 35,600 residents, lies 6 km away; Gūdūr (74,851) is 36 km distant.

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
#92of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Andhra Pradesh
#5of 178
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#5of 178
Distance to capital
to New Delhi
Elevation
21 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
14.450, 79.987
Record updated
2025-01-02
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nellore 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
Nellore548K

Nellore Population FAQ

What is the population of Nellore?

Nellore has a city population of 547,621. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nellore?

Nellore is in Andhra Pradesh, India, 1,601 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 14.450, 79.987.

How big is Nellore compared with other cities in India?

It is the 92nd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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