Map of Bhopāl, India

Bhopāl is the administrative centre of Madhya Pradesh, India, with a population of about 1,798,218. It lies at 23.2547°N, 77.4029°E. Bhopāl is about 597 km (371 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mandideep, 23 km to the southeast.

Bhopāl at a glance

Where is Bhopāl?

• The 18th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Madhya Pradesh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 42 min on the shortest day to 13 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bhopāl

• Mandideep — 23 km southeast
• Sehore — 33 km west
• Raisen — 40 km east
• Vidisha — 51 km northeast
• Narmadapuram — 65 km southeast
• Shujālpur — 73 km west
• Ashta — 74 km west
• Itārsi — 80 km southeast
• Bāsoda — 86 km northeast
• Biaora — 89 km northwest

Largest cities in Madhya Pradesh

• Indore — 1,994,397
• Jabalpur — 1,081,677
• Gwalior — 1,054,420
• Ujjain — 515,215
• Punāsa — 350,000
• Dewas — 289,550
• Satna — 282,977
• Saugor — 274,556
• Ratlām — 264,914
• Rewa — 235,654

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.