Map of Rishīkesh, India

Rishīkesh is a city in Uttarakhand, India, with a population of about 66,390. It lies at 30.1078°N, 78.2926°E. Rishīkesh is about 196 km (121 mi) northeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Haridwar, 22 km to the southwest.

Rishīkesh at a glance

Where is Rishīkesh?

• The 6th largest city in Uttarakhand on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 12 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rishīkesh

• Haridwar — 22 km southwest
• Dehra Dūn — 35 km northwest
• Roorkee — 47 km southwest
• Manglaur — 53 km southwest
• Najībābād — 55 km south
• Kīratpur — 67 km south
• Sahāranpur — 74 km west
• Deoband — 75 km southwest
• Nagīna — 75 km south
• Bijnor — 83 km south

Largest cities in Uttarakhand

• Dehra Dūn — 522,081
• Haridwar — 186,079
• Haldwani — 139,497
• Roorkee — 103,894
• Kashipur — 103,138
• Rāmnagar — 51,244
• Pithorāgarh — 47,571
• Manglaur — 46,395
• Jaspur — 42,524
• Naini Tāl — 42,309

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.