Gurugram Population 2026 — India

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

886,519

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in India

#61 of 511

largest cities tracked

World rank

#612

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Haryana

first-level division

Status

District seat

Elevation

228 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+5:30

Asia/Kolkata

Coordinates

28.46°N 77.03°E

Share of country

0.1%

of 1.48B people

Gurugram overview

Updated October 2026

Gurugram (orange) and the other large cities of India

Gurugram lies in Haryana in India at 28.46°N, 77.03°E, about 228 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.

It is smaller than Salem (917,414) and larger than Bhubaneswar (885,363). The largest city in India is Mumbai with 12,691,836 people.

The nearest large city is Bahadurgarh, about 27 km away, followed by Faridabad (29 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.

Cities near Gurugram

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Bahadurgarh Haryana	27 km	170,767
Faridabad Haryana	29 km	1,414,050
Delhi Delhi	29 km	11,034,555
Bhiwadi Rajasthan	32 km	104,921
Noida Uttar Pradesh	33 km	293,908
Loni Uttar Pradesh	41 km	516,082
Palwal Haryana	46 km	131,926
Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh	46 km	1,199,191

Largest cities in India

Top 10 · all 511 →

#	City	Region	Population
1	Mumbai	Maharashtra	12,691,836
2	Delhi	Delhi	11,034,555
3	Bengaluru	Karnataka	8,495,492
4	Hyderabad	Telangana	6,993,262
5	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	6,357,693
6	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	4,681,087
7	Kolkata	West Bengal	4,631,392
8	Surat	Gujarat	4,591,246
9	Pune	Maharashtra	3,124,458
10	Jaipur	Rajasthan	3,046,163

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gurugram?

Gurugram has about 886,519 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Gurugram the capital of India?

No — Gurugram is the 61st largest city of India.

How big is Gurugram compared with the rest of India?

Its 886,519 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 Gurugram?

In Haryana, India, at latitude 28.46 and longitude 77.03, 228 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Bahadurgarh (27 km), Faridabad (29 km), Delhi (29 km).

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