Hostels
Hostels in cities across India
How many hostels there are, how big a share of the local listings that is, where they cluster, and guest scores, city by city, from public data.
26 cities in India have a hostels page: how many hostels there are, how big a share of the local listings that is, where they cluster, and guest scores. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Hostels listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | 12,691,836 | 132 |
| Delhi | Delhi | 11,034,555 | 38 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | 8,495,492 | 14 |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | 6,993,262 | 23 |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 6,357,693 | 8 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 4,681,087 | 6 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | 4,631,392 | 11 |
| Pune | Maharashtra | 3,124,458 | 38 |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | 3,046,163 | 45 |
| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2,472,011 | 6 |
| Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1,994,397 | 5 |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 1,430,055 | 16 |
| Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1,206,419 | 11 |
| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 1,164,404 | 49 |
| Amritsar | Punjab | 1,159,227 | 12 |
| Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 1,056,191 | 18 |
| Kota | Rajasthan | 1,001,694 | 8 |
| Guwahati | Assam | 962,334 | 19 |
| Gurugram | Haryana | 886,519 | 6 |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | 657,209 | 12 |
| Kochi | Kerala | 633,553 | 6 |
| Kozhikode | Kerala | 550,440 | 6 |
| Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 522,081 | 15 |
| Siliguri | West Bengal | 515,574 | 6 |
| Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | 515,215 | 7 |
| Udaipur | Rajasthan | 451,100 | 53 |
Common questions
Which cities in India have a hostels page?
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow and 16 more.
What currency is used in India?
The Rupee (INR).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.