What is the population of Raipur?
Raipur has a city population of 1,027,264. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Raipur
City population
1,027,264
#53
in India
#1
in Chhattisgarh
#531
worldwide
21.233, 81.633 · 934 km from New Delhi
About Raipur
At 296 m elevation, Raipur is the largest city in Chhattisgarh with a population of 1,027,264. Located 934 km from New Delhi, it ranks 53rd among India's listed cities. Bhilai, with 627,734 residents, lies 21 km away, making the two cities part of a cluster of substantial urban centres 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
#1of 66
Elevation
296 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
21.233, 81.633
Record updated
2024-12-31
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 |
| Raipur | 1.03M |
Raipur Population FAQ
Where is Raipur?
Raipur is in Chhattisgarh, India, 934 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 21.233, 81.633.
How big is Raipur compared with other cities in India?
It is the 53rd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.