Southern Asia Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated Southern Asia Cities

India Flag

Delhi

34,665,600

Bangladesh Flag

Dhaka

24,652,900

India Flag

Mumbai

22,089,000

Pakistan Flag

Karachi

18,076,800

India Flag

Kolkata

15,845,200
City
Country
Population ↓
DelhiIndia34,665,600
DhakaBangladesh24,652,900
MumbaiIndia22,089,000
KarachiPakistan18,076,800
KolkataIndia15,845,200
LahorePakistan14,825,800
ChennaiIndia12,336,000
HyderabadIndia11,337,900
TehranIran9,729,740
AhmedabadIndia9,061,820
SuratIndia8,581,730
PuneIndia7,525,720
ChittagongBangladesh5,653,490
BengaluruIndia5,104,047
KabulAfghanistan4,877,020
JaipurIndia4,411,110
KozhikodeIndia4,387,410
MalappuramIndia4,343,910
LucknowIndia4,132,670
FaisalabadPakistan3,892,830
IndoreIndia3,482,830
KanpurIndia2,823,249
Navi MumbaiIndia2,600,000
MashhadIran2,307,177
NagpurIndia2,228,018
RawalpindiPakistan1,743,101
PatnaIndia1,599,920
BhopalIndia1,599,914
IsfahanIran1,547,164
LudhianaIndia1,545,368
KarajIran1,448,075
KathmanduNepal1,442,271
MultanPakistan1,437,230
TirunelveliIndia1,435,844
AgraIndia1,430,055
TabrizIran1,424,641
VadodaraIndia1,409,476
HyderabadPakistan1,386,330
GujranwalaPakistan1,384,471
KhulnaBangladesh1,342,339
GorakhpurIndia1,324,570
NashikIndia1,289,497
PimpriIndia1,284,606
KalyanIndia1,262,255
ThaneIndia1,261,517
ShirazIran1,249,942
MeerutIndia1,223,184
NowrangapurIndia1,220,946
FaridabadIndia1,220,229
PeshawarPakistan1,218,773
GhaziabadIndia1,199,191
DombivliIndia1,193,000
RajkotIndia1,177,362
VaranasiIndia1,164,404
AmritsarIndia1,092,450
AllahabadIndia1,073,438
VisakhapatnamIndia1,063,178
TeniIndia1,034,724
JabalpurIndia1,030,168
HaoraIndia1,027,672
AurangabadIndia1,016,441
Shivaji NagarIndia1,000,000
SolapurIndia997,281
SrinagarIndia975,857
ChandigarhIndia960,787
CoimbatoreIndia959,823
JodhpurIndia921,476
MaduraiIndia909,908
QomIran900,000
GuwahatiIndia899,094
GwaliorIndia882,458
VijayawadaIndia874,587
MysoreIndia868,313
RanchiIndia846,454
AhvazIran841,145
HubliIndia840,214
Rahim Yar KhanPakistan788,915
Pasragad BranchIran787,878
JalandharIndia785,178
ThiruvananthapuramIndia784,153
SalemIndia778,396
TiruchirappalliIndia775,484
KahrizIran766,706
KotaIndia763,088
BhubaneshwarIndia762,243
AligarhIndia753,207
BareillyIndia745,435
QuettaPakistan733,675
MuzaffarabadPakistan725,000
MoradabadIndia721,139
BhiwandiIndia707,035
RajshahiBangladesh700,133
BattagramPakistan700,000
RaipurIndia679,995
GorakhpurIndia674,246
ColomboSri Lanka648,034
KotliPakistan640,000
BhilaiIndia625,138
KermanshahIran621,100
JamshedpurIndia616,338
BorivliIndia609,617
CochinIndia604,696
AmravatiIndia603,837
IslamabadPakistan601,600
SangliIndia601,214
RashtIran594,590
CuttackIndia580,000
KermanIran577,514
OrumiyehIran577,307
BikanerIndia576,015
WarangalIndia557,802
BhavnagarIndia554,978
BahawalpurPakistan552,607
ZahedanIran551,980
NandedIndia550,564
SargodhaPakistan542,603
RaurkelaIndia536,450
GunturIndia530,577
HamadanIran528,256
Dehra DunIndia522,081
BhayandarIndia520,301
DurgapurIndia518,872
AjmerIndia517,911
UlhasnagarIndia516,584
KolhapurIndia516,142
ShiliguriIndia515,574
AzadshahrIran514,102
BilimoraIndia510,879
Karol BaghIndia505,241
AsansolIndia504,271
ArakIran503,647
JamnagarIndia492,056
SaharanpurIndia484,873
GulbargaIndia483,615
BhatparaIndia483,129
YazdIran477,905
SialkotPakistan477,396
JammuIndia465,567
KurnoolIndia460,184
UjjainIndia457,346
RamgundamIndia452,261
ShyamnagarIndia441,956
NangiIndia440,894
MalegaonIndia435,362
DavangereIndia435,128
JalgaonIndia429,298
AkolaIndia428,857
BelgaumIndia428,720
GayaIndia423,692
UdaipurIndia422,784
KorbaIndia419,146
BokaroIndia418,533
SukkurPakistan417,767
MangaloreIndia417,387
JhansiIndia412,927
ThoothukudiIndia410,760
ArdabilIran410,753
NelloreIndia404,158
TiruppurIndia397,521
KollamIndia394,163
KandaharAfghanistan391,190
ComillaBangladesh389,411
PanihatiIndia378,705
ShibganjBangladesh378,701
AbadanIran370,180
NatoreBangladesh369,138
AhmadnagarIndia367,140
DhuliaIndia366,980
LarkanaPakistan364,033
BhagalpurIndia361,548
ShekhupuraPakistan361,303
ZanjanIran357,471
Bandar AbbasIran352,173
PunasaIndia350,000
MuzaffarnagarIndia349,706
SanandajIran349,176
LaturIndia348,967
RangpurBangladesh343,122
BhimbarPakistan342,900
KukatpalliIndia341,709
Jhang SadrPakistan341,210
AmbatturIndia341,049
TungiBangladesh337,579
BellaryIndia336,681
QazvinIran333,635
MuzaffarpurIndia333,200
KamarhatiIndia332,965
KhorramshahrIran330,606
MathuraIndia330,511
KhorramabadIran329,825
PatialaIndia329,224
ChandaIndia328,351
BhilwaraIndia326,431
TrichurIndia325,110
BrahmapurIndia324,726
ShahjanpurIndia320,434
ShimogaIndia319,550
New DelhiIndia317,797
RohtakIndia317,245
TumkurIndia307,359
FirozabadIndia306,409
NizamabadIndia305,438
KultiIndia305,405
RajahmundryIndia304,804
Mazar-e SharifAfghanistan303,282
BarddhamanIndia301,725
GujratPakistan301,506
MardanPakistan300,424
Malir CantonmentPakistan300,000
BarasatIndia298,127
BaliIndia296,973
HisarIndia296,436
RampurIndia296,418
Greater NoidaIndia293,908
NoidaIndia293,908
KakinadaIndia292,923
PanipatIndia292,808
KasurPakistan290,643
ParbhaniIndia289,629
DarbhangaIndia287,150
AlwarIndia283,228
BilaspurIndia282,705
NarsingdiBangladesh281,080
MingoraPakistan279,914
Khomeyni ShahrIran277,334
IchalkaranjiIndia274,383
HeratAfghanistan272,806
BijapurIndia271,064
BagerhatBangladesh266,388
AizawlIndia265,331
JalnaIndia262,034
Lal Bahadur NagarIndia261,987
DewasIndia261,218
BaranagarIndia260,072
GajuwakaIndia258,944
SatnaIndia257,778
EtawahIndia257,448
SariIran255,396
DurgIndia255,283
Cox's BazarBangladesh253,788
NaihatiIndia253,221
BorujerdIran251,958
QarchakIran251,834
TirupatiIndia250,821
SonipatIndia250,521
AvadiIndia250,044
TiruvottiyurIndia248,059
SaugorIndia247,333
MauIndia246,050
GorganIran244,937
Bihar SharifIndia244,230
JessoreBangladesh243,987
HapurIndia242,920
BathindaIndia242,800
FarrukhabadIndia241,152
AnantapurIndia240,442
NagarpurBangladesh238,422
BarasatIndia237,783
SylhetBangladesh237,000
RatlamIndia236,843
Dera Ghazi KhanPakistan236,093
SahiwalPakistan235,695
RamagundamIndia235,000
GanganagarIndia231,838
NawabshahPakistan229,504
BharatpurIndia229,384
KarimnagarIndia228,745
PuducherryIndia227,411
ShrirampurIndia226,317
SabzevarIran226,183
RaichurIndia225,962
QuthbullapurIndia225,816
MymensinghBangladesh225,126
KarnalIndia225,049
ArrahIndia223,676
OkaraPakistan223,648
NarayanganjBangladesh223,622
ImphalIndia223,523
NajafabadIran223,450
GosabaIndia222,764
NeyshaburIran220,929
MirzapurIndia220,029
Dehiwala-Mount LaviniaSri Lanka219,827
KharagpurIndia219,665
DhanbadIndia219,636
TanjoreIndia219,571
AmarnathIndia217,780
Mirpur KhasPakistan215,657
NagercoilIndia213,858
NazarabadIran213,388
BukanIran213,331
PaliIndia210,103
BograBangladesh210,000
YamunanagarIndia208,931
RewaIndia208,461
SirjanIran207,645
DinajpurBangladesh206,234
SecunderabadIndia204,182
BidarIndia204,071
AgartalaIndia203,264
MonghyrIndia203,163
BabolIran202,796
BurhanpurIndia202,695
BarisalBangladesh202,242
NadiadIndia202,067
ChiniotPakistan201,781
ChapraIndia201,597
DindigulIndia200,797
JalalabadAfghanistan200,331
ShahkotPakistan200,000
PokharaNepal200,000
PanchkulaIndia200,000
SikarIndia199,932
KamokePakistan199,531
SaidpurBangladesh199,422
AmolIran199,382
BulandshahrIndia198,612
PurniaIndia198,453
HospetIndia197,846
GurgaonIndia197,340
BirjandIran196,982
SambhalIndia196,109
GandhinagarIndia195,985
MurwaraIndia195,856
Nangloi JatIndia194,363
MachilipatnamIndia192,827
KatiharIndia192,555
Par NaogaonBangladesh192,464
BojnurdIran192,041
BhiwaniIndia190,855
SaddiqabadPakistan189,876
KultaliIndia187,942
PabnaBangladesh186,781
RaebareliIndia186,433
HaridwarIndia186,079
SingrauliIndia185,580
MoratuwaSri Lanka185,031
PaltanBangladesh184,492
JunagadhIndia184,447
BurewalaPakistan183,915
SujangarhIndia183,808
ElloreIndia183,387
PatanNepal183,310
BhusavalIndia183,001
KhandwaIndia182,841
BiratnagarNepal182,324
BahraighIndia182,218
SirsaIndia181,639
ChandannagarIndia180,623
BaharampurIndia180,547
TangailBangladesh180,144
SurendranagarIndia179,628
VaraminIran179,603
VizianagaramIndia179,358
ProddaturIndia177,797
VelloreIndia177,081
HugliIndia177,005
AlleppeyIndia176,783
MalayerIran176,573
AmrohaIndia176,253
SavehIran175,533
KhowyIran175,370
TambaramIndia174,787
PathankotIndia174,306
BhindIndia174,035
ShimlaIndia173,503
OngoleIndia172,872
Gadag-BetageriIndia172,813
PuriIndia170,841
HaldiaIndia170,695
JacobabadPakistan170,588
KhammamIndia170,503
RaiganjIndia170,252
Ingraj BazarIndia170,039
JaunpurIndia169,572
JaffnaSri Lanka169,102
JamalpurBangladesh167,900
FatehpurIndia166,480
GandhidhamIndia166,388
BushehrIran165,377
NandyalIndia165,337
MuzaffargarhPakistan165,192
UdupiIndia165,000
LoniIndia164,810
SitapurIndia164,435
MuridkePakistan164,246
ShivpuriIndia164,215
JhelumPakistan164,080
BhadravatiIndia163,903
AdoniIndia163,631
VeravalIndia163,326
SambalpurIndia162,887
GadagIndia162,569
MahabadIran162,434
KunduzAfghanistan161,902
UnnaoIndia161,671
BudaunIndia161,555
JindIndia161,260
MadhyamgramIndia161,126
JamuriaIndia160,242
PuthiaBangladesh159,406
JaigaonIndia158,664
CuddaloreIndia158,569
OraiIndia158,265
HoshiarpurIndia158,142
PallavaramIndia157,145
ShikarpurPakistan156,901
HanumangarhIndia155,687
KanchipuramIndia155,029
AlandurIndia153,775
GunaIndia153,689
HafizabadPakistan153,656
BahadurgarhIndia153,613
BharuchIndia153,528
MedinipurIndia153,349
FyzabadIndia153,047
DinaporeIndia152,940
SilcharIndia152,393
BandaIndia152,218
MorenaIndia152,004
KohatPakistan151,427
TonkIndia151,331
SaqqezIran151,237
Raj-NandgaonIndia150,755
SerilingampalleIndia150,525
VirarIndia150,357
MalkajgiriIndia150,000
ShantipurIndia149,983
BarakpurIndia148,174
RafsanjanIran147,680
ErodeIndia147,270
AmbalaIndia146,787
KrishnanagarIndia145,926
SaharsaIndia145,764
BatalaIndia145,468
BhimavaramIndia142,967
KhanpurPakistan142,426
NawabganjBangladesh142,361
BalurghatIndia141,404
KhuzdarPakistan141,227
GhazniAfghanistan141,000
IlamIran140,940
KaithalIndia140,604
LakhimpurIndia140,223
HazaribaghIndia140,063
VidishaIndia140,045
DaduPakistan139,784
GojraPakistan139,726
HaldwaniIndia139,497
HabraIndia139,297
KumbakonamIndia139,264
PorbandarIndia138,872
ChitradurgaIndia138,587
ThanesarIndia138,279
TiruvannamalaiIndia138,243
AnandIndia138,009
NegomboSri Lanka137,223
KanchraparaIndia136,954
MahbubnagarIndia136,135
DimapurIndia135,860
KushtiaBangladesh135,724
RobertsonpetIndia135,218
ChhindwaraIndia134,847
MandyaIndia134,845
BankuraIndia133,966
HajipurIndia133,606
Gonda CityIndia133,583
BhujIndia133,459
HindupurIndia133,298
BirganjNepal133,238
ShillongIndia132,842
MiandoabIran132,819
PalghatIndia132,728
GodhraIndia131,913
ShahrudIran131,889
KishangarhIndia131,749
Gonbad-e KavusIran131,416
RaniganjIndia131,261
IranshahrIran131,232
PilibhitIndia131,008
BeawarIndia130,777
AboharIndia130,603
MogaIndia130,549
SonargaonBangladesh130,000
DehriIndia129,938
Mandi BahauddinPakistan129,733
DeoriaIndia129,570
Shahr-e KordIran129,153
SatkhiraBangladesh128,918
HassanIndia128,531
KhardahIndia128,346
YavatmalIndia128,175
HalisaharIndia128,172
PanvelIndia128,046
TitagarhIndia127,751
SirajganjBangladesh127,481
Tando AllahyarPakistan127,202
CuddapahIndia127,010
BettiahIndia127,008
Daska KalanPakistan126,924

Southern Asia Cities Overview

Southern Asia features several megacities, with Mumbai leading as the largest metropolitan area at 12.7M residents. It’s followed closely by Karachi (11.6M), Delhi (10.9M), and Dhaka (10.4M).

India dominates the urban landscape with numerous major metropolitan areas including Bengaluru (5.1M), Kolkata (4.6M), and Chennai (4.3M). The country’s extensive urban network includes major regional centers like Ahmedabad (3.7M) and Hyderabad (3.6M).

Other countries feature significant urban centers as well: Tehran in Iran has 7.2M residents, while Lahore in Pakistan maintains 6.3M inhabitants. Kabul in Afghanistan (3M) and Kathmandu in Nepal (1.4M) serve as important regional capitals.