Bangalore
1,008 km²
Salem
155 km²
City Map Compare/Bangalore vs Salemvs
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Bangalore covers 1,008 km² of contiguous built-up land, 6.5× the built-up area of Salem (155 km²).
| Bangalore | Salem | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Bangalore | Salem |
| Population (2025) | 15.2 million | 1.30 million |
| Built-up area | 1,008 km² | 155 km² |
| Density | 15,058 /km² | 8,386 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.