What is the population of Warangal?
Warangal has a city population of 704,570. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Warangal
India's 74th-largest city, Warangal holds a population of 704,570 and ranks second within Telangana state. It sits 1,205 km from New Delhi. The nearest major city is Mulugu at 44 km away with a population of 297,671; several smaller towns cluster within 55 km, including Jangaon and Bhupalpally.
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
#2of 109
Elevation
258 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
18.000, 79.583
Record updated
2025-08-05
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 |
| Warangal | 705K |
Warangal Population FAQ
Where is Warangal?
Warangal is in Telangana, India, 1,205 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 18.000, 79.583.
How big is Warangal compared with other cities in India?
It is the 74th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.