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Rajshahi

Rajshahi Division · Bangladesh
City population
763,580
#6
in Bangladesh
#1
in Rajshahi Division
#722
worldwide
DhakaRajshahi
24.374, 88.601 · 198 km from Dhaka
City population
763,580
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Bangladesh
#6
of 133 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#722
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Bangladesh
0.4%
of the national population

About Rajshahi

The largest city in Rajshahi Division, this settlement of 763,580 holds the sixth position among Bangladesh's listed cities. It lies 198 km from Dhaka and sits at 23 m elevation. Puthia is 24 km away with a population of 159,406; Natore, 39 km distant, has 369,138 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Bangladesh
#6of 133
LargestSmallest
Position in Rajshahi Division
#1of 15
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Region
Rajshahi Division
Rank in region
#1of 15
Distance to capital
198 km
to Dhaka
Elevation
23 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
24.374, 88.601
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 133 in Bangladesh

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

24KMPuthia159K people36KMLālgola28K people · India39KMNatore369K people40KMMurshidābād40K people · India41KMNawābganj142K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

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

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Rajshahi764K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Rajshahi 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
Rajshahi764K

Rajshahi Population FAQ

What is the population of Rajshahi?

Rajshahi has a city population of 763,580. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Rajshahi?

Rajshahi is in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, 198 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 24.374, 88.601.

How big is Rajshahi compared with other cities in Bangladesh?

It is the 6th largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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