India (Republic of India), IN
India: Located in South Asia, this vast country is the world's most populous democracy.
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Republic of India at a glance
Republic of India currently has 2,078 quality-checked populated place pages and 33 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
2,078
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
States & regions
33
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DelhiPopulation 26,495,000
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Quick Facts about Republic of India
| Population | 1,417,492,000 |
| Country | India |
| Plate code | IND |
| Area | 3287263 km2 |
| Official name | بھارت, भारत, भारत, India, भारत गणराज्य, Republic of India, la République de l’Inde |
| Water as percent of area | 9.5% |
| Land as percent of area | 90.5% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Easternmost point | Point(97.39535585 28.01174361) |
| Northernmost point | Point(76.78 35.62) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 22.0000,79.0000 |
| Legislative body | Parliament of India |
| Named for | Indus River, Bharata |
| Official language | Hindi, English |
| Capital | New Delhi |
| Establishment | August 15, 1947 (78 years ago) |
| Time Zone | Indian Standard Time |
| Local time | 03:01:14 (18th April 2026) |
Geography
Republic of India is located at 22°0'0"N 79°0'0"E (22.0000000, 79.0000000). It has 8 neighbors: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia and China.
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The largest city of Republic of India is Bengaluru with a population of 11,250,000. Other cities include, Hyderabad population 9,305,000, Ahmedabad population 7,645,000, Surat population 5,935,000 and Kanpur population 2,823,249. See all Republic of India cities & populated places.
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Official WebsiteCompare Republic of India with
- Assam
- Uttar Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Bihar
- Puducherry
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Ladakh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Kerala
- Sikkim
- Jharkhand
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Goa
- Meghalaya
- Chhattisgarh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Daman and Diu
- Haryana
- Manipur
- Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh
- Telangana
- Mizoram
- Tamil Nadu
- Rajasthan
- Nagaland
- Tripura
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Punjab
- Madhya Pradesh
- Lakshadweep
- Delhi
- Odisha
- West Bengal
- Chandigarh
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 449,595,489 | - | estimation process |
| 1961 | 458,626,687 | 1.97% | estimation process |
| 1962 | 467,962,144 | 1.99% | estimation process |
| 1963 | 477,615,992 | 2.02% | estimation process |
| 1964 | 487,607,406 | 2.05% | estimation process |
| 1965 | 497,952,332 | 2.08% | estimation process |
| 1966 | 508,656,247 | 2.1% | estimation process |
| 1967 | 519,722,246 | 2.13% | estimation process |
| 1968 | 531,160,986 | 2.15% | estimation process |
| 1969 | 542,983,934 | 2.18% | estimation process |
| 1970 | 555,199,768 | 2.2% | estimation process |
| 1971 | 567,805,061 | 2.22% | estimation process |
| 1972 | 580,798,773 | 2.24% | estimation process |
| 1973 | 594,192,969 | 2.25% | estimation process |
| 1974 | 608,002,572 | 2.27% | estimation process |
| 1975 | 622,232,355 | 2.29% | estimation process |
| 1976 | 636,883,717 | 2.3% | estimation process |
| 1977 | 651,935,141 | 2.31% | estimation process |
| 1978 | 667,339,022 | 2.31% | estimation process |
| 1979 | 683,032,539 | 2.3% | estimation process |
| 1980 | 698,965,575 | 2.28% | estimation process |
| 1981 | 715,105,168 | 2.26% | estimation process |
| 1982 | 731,443,752 | 2.23% | estimation process |
| 1983 | 747,986,284 | 2.21% | estimation process |
| 1984 | 764,749,394 | 2.19% | estimation process |
| 1985 | 781,736,502 | 2.17% | estimation process |
| 1986 | 798,941,802 | 2.15% | estimation process |
| 1987 | 816,328,792 | 2.13% | estimation process |
| 1988 | 833,833,510 | 2.1% | estimation process |
| 1989 | 851,374,699 | 2.06% | estimation process |
| 1990 | 868,890,700 | 2.02% | estimation process |
| 1991 | 886,348,712 | 1.97% | estimation process |
| 1992 | 903,749,636 | 1.93% | estimation process |
| 1993 | 921,107,534 | 1.88% | estimation process |
| 1994 | 938,452,550 | 1.85% | estimation process |
| 1995 | 955,804,355 | 1.82% | estimation process |
| 1996 | 973,147,577 | 1.78% | estimation process |
| 1997 | 990,460,131 | 1.75% | estimation process |
| 1998 | 1,007,746,556 | 1.72% | estimation process |
| 1999 | 1,025,014,711 | 1.68% | estimation process |
| 2000 | 1,042,261,758 | 1.65% | estimation process |
| 2001 | 1,059,500,888 | 1.63% | estimation process |
| 2002 | 1,076,705,723 | 1.6% | estimation process |
| 2003 | 1,093,786,762 | 1.56% | estimation process |
| 2004 | 1,110,626,108 | 1.52% | estimation process |
| 2005 | 1,127,143,548 | 1.47% | estimation process |
| 2006 | 1,143,289,350 | 1.41% | estimation process |
| 2007 | 1,159,095,250 | 1.36% | estimation process |
| 2008 | 1,174,662,334 | 1.33% | estimation process |
| 2009 | 1,190,138,069 | 1.3% | estimation process |
| 2010 | 1,205,624,648 | 1.28% | estimation process |
| 2011 | 1,221,156,319 | 1.27% | estimation process |
| 2012 | 1,236,686,732 | 1.26% | estimation process |
| 2013 | 1,252,139,596 | 1.23% | estimation process |
| 2014 | 1,263,200,000 | 0.88% | estimation process |
| 2015 | 1,309,053,980 | 3.5% | estimation process |
| 2016 | 1,324,171,354 | 1.14% | estimation process |
| 2017 | 1,339,180,127 | 1.12% | estimation process |
| 2018 | 1,349,217,956 | 0.74% | estimation process |
| 2019 | 1,366,417,754 | 1.26% | (Worldbank) |
| 2020 | 1,326,093,247 | -3.04% | estimation process |
| 2026 | 1,417,492,000 | 6.45% |