Map of Lucknow, India

Lucknow is the administrative centre of Uttar Pradesh, India, with a population of about 2,472,011. It lies at 26.8393°N, 80.9231°E. Lucknow is about 415 km (258 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nawābganj, 29 km to the east.

Lucknow at a glance

Where is Lucknow?

• The 12th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 2nd 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 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lucknow

• Nawābganj — 29 km east
• Zaidpur — 40 km east
• Fatehpur — 47 km northeast
• Sandīla — 48 km northwest
• Mahmudābād — 54 km north
• Unnāo — 54 km southwest
• Kanpur — 71 km southwest
• Bāngarmau — 71 km west
• Biswān — 73 km north
• Raebareli — 74 km southeast

Largest cities in Uttar Pradesh

• Kanpur — 2,823,249
• 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
• Gorakhpur — 674,246

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.