What is the population of Prayagraj?
Prayagraj has a city population of 1,073,438. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Prayagraj
City population
1,073,438
#48
in India
#7
in Uttar Pradesh
#504
worldwide
25.445, 81.843 · 579 km from New Delhi
About Prayagraj
At 99 m above sea level, Prayagraj holds a population of 1,073,438 and ranks seventh among cities in Uttar Pradesh. The city lies 579 km from New Delhi and accounts for 0.1% of India's national population. Jhūsi, with 16,642 residents, stands 6 km away; Phulpur and Mau Aimma, both roughly 22,000–23,000 in population, are situated 27 km and 29 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
#7of 331
Elevation
99 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
25.445, 81.843
Record updated
2024-09-05
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 |
| Prayagraj | 1.07M |
Prayagraj Population FAQ
Where is Prayagraj?
Prayagraj is in Uttar Pradesh, India, 579 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 25.445, 81.843.
How big is Prayagraj compared with other cities in India?
It is the 48th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.