What is the population of Ranchi?
Ranchi has a city population of 1,120,374. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ranchi
The third-largest city in Jharkhand, this city of 1.12 million residents sits 999 km from New Delhi. At 643 m elevation, it is surrounded by smaller urban centres: Kānke lies 10 km away with a population of 17,560, while Rātu (22,379) and Khunti (36,390) are within 30 km.
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 80
Elevation
643 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
23.343, 85.309
Record updated
2024-01-07
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 |
| Ranchi | 1.12M |
Ranchi Population FAQ
Where is Ranchi?
Ranchi is in Jharkhand, India, 999 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.343, 85.309.
How big is Ranchi compared with other cities in India?
It is the 46th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.