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Punāsa overview
Punāsa (orange) and the other large cities of India
Punāsa lies in Madhya Pradesh in India at 22.24°N, 76.39°E, about 278 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30).
It is smaller than Muzaffarpur (354,462) and larger than Muzaffarnagar (349,706). The largest city in India is Mumbai with 12,691,836 people.
The nearest large city is Khandwa, about 46 km away, followed by Indore (79 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 Punāsa?
Punāsa has about 350,000 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Punāsa the capital of India?
No — Punāsa is the 139th largest city of India.
How big is Punāsa compared with the rest of India?
Its 350,000 residents are 0% of the 1,480,417,619 people living in India today. Mumbai is larger with 12,691,836 people.
Where is Punāsa?
In Madhya Pradesh, India, at latitude 22.24 and longitude 76.39, 278 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Khandwa (46 km), Indore (79 km), Pithampur (82 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Punāsa Population 2026 — India. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/india/punasa/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/india/punasa/">Punāsa 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.