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Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir · India
City population
1,206,419
#39
in India
#1
in Jammu and Kashmir
#439
worldwide
New DelhiSrinagar
34.086, 74.806 · 649 km from New Delhi
City population
1,206,419
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#39
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#439
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Srinagar

Located 649 km from New Delhi, this city in Jammu and Kashmir has a population of 1,206,419. It ranks 39th among India's listed cities and is the largest in its region. Soyībug, a city of 104,000 people, lies 9 km away; several smaller settlements cluster nearby within 16 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
#39of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Jammu and Kashmir
#1of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Rank in region
#1of 35
Distance to capital
649 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
1,589 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
34.086, 74.806
Record updated
2025-05-24
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.

9KMSoyībug104K people16KMGanderbal28K people22KMSumbal15K people24KMPattan20K people25KMPulwama20K 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. Srinagar1.21M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Srinagar 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
Srinagar1.21M

Srinagar Population FAQ

What is the population of Srinagar?

Srinagar has a city population of 1,206,419. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Srinagar?

Srinagar is in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 649 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 34.086, 74.806.

How big is Srinagar compared with other cities in India?

It is the 39th 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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