Map of Gorakhpur, India

Gorakhpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, with a population of about 674,246. It lies at 26.7663°N, 83.3689°E. Gorakhpur is about 640 km (398 mi) east of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khalīlābād, 30 km to the west.

Gorakhpur at a glance

Where is Gorakhpur?

• The 11th largest city in Uttar Pradesh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 27 min on the shortest day to 13 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gorakhpur

• Khalīlābād — 30 km west
• Deoria — 50 km southeast
• Padrauna — 63 km east
• Bānsi — 63 km northwest
• Bastī — 65 km west
• Tāndā — 75 km west
• Ghosī — 75 km south
• Mubarakpur — 76 km south
• Azamgarh — 80 km south
• Bagaha — 81 km northeast

Largest cities in Uttar Pradesh

• Kanpur — 2,823,249
• Lucknow — 2,472,011
• Agra — 1,430,055
• Meerut — 1,223,184
• Ghāziābād — 1,199,191
• Varanasi — 1,164,404
• Prayagraj — 1,073,438
• Alīgarh — 753,207
• Bareilly — 745,435
• Morādābād — 721,139

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.