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Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh · India
City population
1,143,232
#45
in India
#2
in Andhra Pradesh
#474
worldwide
New DelhiVijayawada
16.507, 80.647 · 1,392 km from New Delhi
City population
1,143,232
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#45
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#474
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.1%
of the national population

About Vijayawada

At 1,392 km from New Delhi, Vijayawada holds a population of 1,143,232 in Andhra Pradesh, making it the state's second-largest city and India's 45th by city proper population. Multiple towns cluster nearby: Tādepalle (64,149 people, 6 km away), Kānūru (49,006, 5 km), and Yanamalakuduru (34,177, 3 km) sit within a compact radius.

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
#45of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Andhra Pradesh
#2of 178
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
India
Region
Andhra Pradesh
Rank in region
#2of 178
Distance to capital
1,392 km
to New Delhi
Elevation
47 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
16.507, 80.647
Record updated
2025-02-26
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.

6KMTādepalle64K people12KMMangalagiri107K people14KMAmaravati103K people16KMIbrāhīmpatnam29K people17KMKondapalle39K 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. Vijayawada1.14M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Vijayawada 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
Vijayawada1.14M

Vijayawada Population FAQ

What is the population of Vijayawada?

Vijayawada has a city population of 1,143,232. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Vijayawada?

Vijayawada is in Andhra Pradesh, India, 1,392 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 16.507, 80.647.

How big is Vijayawada compared with other cities in India?

It is the 45th 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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