As of April 27, 2024, India’s estimated population is 1,439,375,199. With such a large figure, it is the most populated country in the world!
Estimated Population (as of April 27, 2024): 1,439,375,199
Population Density (2024): 481 people per square kilometer
Worldwide Share: 17.76% – India’s population makes up a considerable share of the global population.
Population Density: 481 persons per km^-This indicates that there is a considerable concentration of people on the land.
Land Area: 2,973,190 square kilometers – India has a sizable landmass despite its high population density.
As of 2023, 518,239,122 people were living in urban areas, accounting for a sizeable part of the total population.
The population of India is rather young, with a median age of 28.2 years.
Main Cities by Population in India
| # | CITY NAME | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 12,691,836 |
| 2 | Delhi | 10,927,986 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 5,104,047 |
| 4 | Kolkata | 4,631,392 |
| 5 | Chennai | 4,328,063 |
| 6 | Ahmedabad | 3,719,710 |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 3,597,816 |
| 8 | Pune | 2,935,744 |
| 9 | Surat | 2,894,504 |
| 10 | Kanpur | 2,823,249 |
| 11 | Jaipur | 2,711,758 |
| 12 | Navi Mumbai | 2,600,000 |
| 13 | Lucknow | 2,472,011 |
| 14 | Nagpur | 2,228,018 |
| 15 | Indore | 1,837,041 |
| 16 | Patna | 1,599,920 |
| 17 | Bhopal | 1,599,914 |
| 18 | Ludhiana | 1,545,368 |
| 19 | Tirunelveli | 1,435,844 |
| 20 | Agra | 1,430,055 |
| 21 | Vadodara | 1,409,476 |
| 22 | Gorakhpur | 1,324,570 |
| 23 | Nashik | 1,289,497 |
| 24 | Pimpri | 1,284,606 |
| 25 | Kalyan | 1,262,255 |
| 26 | Thane | 1,261,517 |
| 27 | Meerut | 1,223,184 |
| 28 | Nowrangapur | 1,220,946 |
| 29 | Faridabad | 1,220,229 |
| 30 | Ghaziabad | 1,199,191 |
| 31 | Dombivli | 1,193,000 |
| 32 | Rajkot | 1,177,362 |
| 33 | Varanasi | 1,164,404 |
| 34 | Amritsar | 1,092,450 |
| 35 | Allahabad | 1,073,438 |
| 36 | Visakhapatnam | 1,063,178 |
| 37 | Teni | 1,034,724 |
| 38 | Jabalpur | 1,030,168 |
| 39 | Haora | 1,027,672 |
| 40 | Aurangabad | 1,016,441 |
| 41 | Shivaji Nagar | 1,000,000 |
| 42 | Solapur | 997,281 |
| 43 | Srinagar | 975,857 |
| 44 | Chandigarh | 960,787 |
| 45 | Coimbatore | 959,823 |
| 46 | Jodhpur | 921,476 |
| 47 | Madurai | 909,908 |
| 48 | Guwahati | 899,094 |
| 49 | Gwalior | 882,458 |
| 50 | Vijayawada | 874,587 |
| 51 | Mysore | 868,313 |
| 52 | Ranchi | 846,454 |
| 53 | Hubli | 840,214 |
| 54 | Jalandhar | 785,178 |
| 55 | Thiruvananthapuram | 784,153 |
| 56 | Salem | 778,396 |
| 57 | Tiruchirappalli | 775,484 |
| 58 | Kota | 763,088 |
| 59 | Bhubaneshwar | 762,243 |
| 60 | Aligarh | 753,207 |
| 61 | Bareilly | 745,435 |
| 62 | Moradabad | 721,139 |
| 63 | Bhiwandi | 707,035 |
| 64 | Raipur | 679,995 |
| 65 | Gorakhpur | 674,246 |
| 66 | Bhilai | 625,138 |
| 67 | Jamshedpur | 616,338 |
| 68 | Borivli | 609,617 |
| 69 | Cochin | 604,696 |
| 70 | Amravati | 603,837 |