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Sholapur

Maharashtra · India
City population
997,281
#56
in India
#12
in Maharashtra
#556
worldwide
New DelhiSholapur
17.672, 75.910 · 1,225 km from New Delhi
City population
997,281
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#56
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#556
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Sholapur

Situated 1,225 km from New Delhi, Sholapur is home to 997,281 people, making it India's 56th-largest city and the 12th-largest in Maharashtra. The nearest substantial settlements are Akalkot 35 km away with a population of 40,103, and Tuljāpur at 41 km with 35,596 residents; several smaller towns cluster within 55 km.

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

Position in India
#56of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Maharashtra
#12of 319
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Maharashtra
Rank in region
#12of 319
Distance to capital
1,225 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
473 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
17.672, 75.910
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 India

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

35KMAkalkot40K people41KMTuljāpur36K people43KMNaldurg18K people52KMMangalvedha22K people55KMIndi38K 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. Sholapur997K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Sholapur 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
Sholapur997K

Sholapur Population FAQ

What is the population of Sholapur?

Sholapur has a city population of 997,281. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Sholapur?

Sholapur is in Maharashtra, India, 1,225 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 17.672, 75.910.

How big is Sholapur compared with other cities in India?

It is the 56th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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