What is the population of Salem?
Salem has a city population of 917,414. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Salem
City population
917,414
#62
in India
#8
in Tamil Nadu
#599
worldwide
11.654, 78.155 · 1,889 km from New Delhi
About Salem
At 283 m elevation, Salem holds the eighth rank among Tamil Nadu's 488 cities with a population of 917,414. Located 1,889 km from New Delhi, it accounts for 0.1% of India's national population. Nearby settlements include Kondalampatti 4 km away with 20,318 residents and Kannānkurichchi 5 km distant with 19,765.
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
#8of 488
Elevation
283 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
11.654, 78.155
Record updated
2024-01-06
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 |
| Salem | 917K |
Salem Population FAQ
Where is Salem?
Salem is in Tamil Nadu, India, 1,889 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 11.654, 78.155.
How big is Salem compared with other cities in India?
It is the 62nd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.