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Bhubaneswar lies in Odisha in India at 20.27°N, 85.83°E, about 62 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30); GeoNames classifies it as a regional capital.
It is smaller than Gurugram (886,519) and larger than Bhiwandi (874,032). The largest city in India is Mumbai with 12,691,836 people.
The nearest large city is Cuttack, about 22 km away, followed by Puri (53 km).
India as a whole has a live population of 1,480,417,619 (+0.9% a year) and ranks #1 of 238 countries — see the India population page for the full statistics and the India atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar has about 885,363 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Bhubaneswar the capital of India?
No — Bhubaneswar is the 62nd largest city of India.
How big is Bhubaneswar compared with the rest of India?
Its 885,363 residents are 0.1% of the 1,480,417,619 people living in India today. Mumbai is larger with 12,691,836 people.
Where is Bhubaneswar?
In Odisha, India, at latitude 20.27 and longitude 85.83, 62 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Cuttack (22 km), Puri (53 km), Bhadrak (112 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Bhubaneswar Population 2026 — India. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/india/bhubaneswar/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/india/bhubaneswar/">Bhubaneswar Population 2026 — India</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.