List of cities and towns in Telangana

This is a list of cities (excluding urban agglomerations) with a population of above 100,000 and towns with a population of above 20,000 in the state of Telangana.

Categorization

City: or Class I Town: Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities.[1] As of 2011, there are nine municipal corporations and six municipalities in the state with populations above 100,000.[2]

Class II Towns: Towns with population between 50,000 and 99,999[3]

Class III Towns: Towns with population between 20,000 and 49,999[3]

Note: The statistical data represented here is based on "Census of India 2011", conducted by "The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India" under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

The districts in Telangana were organized in 2016 and later in 2019, increasing from 10 to 33.[4][5] As the census reports are based on the old districts in 2011, the cities and towns are categorized under both the present and erstwhile district.

List of Cities

The following are the cities with populations above 1,00,000 according to the 2024 Census.[6]

Rank City District Civic Status Population (2024) Area (km2) (As per MC) Ref.
1 Hyderabad M.Corp 12,052,545 2,053 [7]
2 Warangal[a] M.Corp 1,241,844 457.77 [8]
3 Nizamabad Nizamabad M.Corp 493,865 169.37 [9][10]
4 Karimnagar Karimnagar M.Corp 491,223 204.50 [11][12]
5 Khammam[a] Khammam M.Corp 385,954 94.45 [13]
6 Ramagundam Peddapalli M.Corp 297,113 98.69 [11][14]
7 Mahabubnagar[a] Mahabubnagar M.Corp 280,939 109.33 [15]
8 Nalgonda[a] Nalgonda M.Corp 228,274 105.00 [16][2]
9 Mancherial Mancherial M.Corp 207,691 155.93 [17]

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10 Kothagudem Bhadradri Kothagudem district M.Corp 207,031 86.10 [19]
11 Adilabad[a] Adilabad M Grade-1 201,505 50.53 [20]
12 Suryapet[a] Suryapet M Grade-1 171,356 55.00 [21]
13 Miryalaguda Nalgonda M Grade-1 143,326 28.36 [22]
14 Siddipet[a] Siddipet M Grade-1 111,838 55.00 [23]
15 Jagtial Jagtial M Grade-1 103,930 45.00 [11][24]

Class II towns

The following are the towns with populations above 50,000 according to the 2024 Census.

Rank Town District Civic Status Population (2024) Area(sq.km) Ref.
16 Nirmal Nirmal M Grade-2 146,308 32.06 [25][26]
17 Sircilla Rajanna Sircilla M Grade-1 104,235 59.56 [11]
18 Kamareddy Kamareddy M Grade-2 139,892 14.10 [9]
19 Palwancha Bhadradri Kothagudem M Grade-2 Merged in KOTHAGUDEM 26.38 [27]
20 Bodhan Nizamabad M Grade-2 79,654 35.40 [9]
21 Sangareddy Sangareddy M Grade-1 124,092 13.70 [28]
22 Metpally Jagtial M Grade-1 69,782 23.45 [11]
23 Zaheerabad Sangareddy M Grade-3 120,497 21.78 [28]
24 Korutla Jagtial M Grade-1 78,359 34.10 [11]
25 Tandur Vikarabad M Grade-2 82,407 21.50 [29]
26 Kodad Suryapet M Grade-2 65,234 31.19 [30]
27 Armoor Nizamabad M Grade-2 92,496 35 [31]
28 Gadwal Jogulamba Gadwal M Grade-2 81,362 33.46 [32]
29 Wanaparthy Wanaparthy M Grade-3 80,457 27.03 [32]
30 Kagaznagar Komaram Bheem M Grade-3 62,272 8.31 [25]
31 Bellampalle Mancherial M Grade-3 71,077 35.06 [25]
32 Khanapuram Haveli Khammam CT 53,442 12.70 [27]
33 Bhuvanagiri Yadadri Bhuvanagiri M Grade-2 72,983 76.537 [30]
34 Vikarabad Vikarabad M Grade-2 59,255 31.70 [29]
35 Mahabubabad Mahabubabad M Grade-2 78,963 44.99 [25]
36 Jangaon Jangaon M Grade-2 70,674 17.49 [33]
37 Mandamarri Mancherial M Grade-3 78,933 38.84 [25]
38 Badepally Mahabubnagar M Grade-2 78,244 10.37 [34]
39 Bhadrachalam Bhadradri Kothagudem CT 58,651 12.00 [27]

Class III towns

The following are the Class III towns with populations above 20,000 according to the 2024 Census.

S.No. Town District Civic Status Population (2024) Ref.
40 Bhainsa Nirmal M Grade-3 62,358 [25]
41 Medak Medak M Grade-2 63,987 [28]
42 Bhupalpally Jayashankar Bhupalpally Nagara Panchayat 54,133 [33]
43 Narayanpet Narayanpet M Grade-3 49,905 [32]
44 Peddapalli Peddapalli M Grade-2 64,286 [11]
45 Huzurnagar Suryapet M Grade-3 42,736 [30]
46 Kyathanpally Mancherial M Grade-3 56,773 [25]
47 Manuguru Bhadradri Kothagudem M Grade-3 54,954 [27]
48 Naspur Mancherial M Grade-3 Merged in Mancherial M.Corp [25]
49 Narsampet Warangal CT 66,735 [33]
50 Devarakonda Nalgonda M Grade-3 51,359 [30]
52 Dubbaka Siddipet M Grade-3 41,944 [28]
55 Nakrekal Nalgonda M Grade-3 46,753 [30]
56 Banswada Kamareddy M Grade-3 49,553 [9]
57 Kalwakurthy Nagarkurnool M Grade-3 60,793 [32]
58 Nagar Kurnool Nagar Kurnnol M Grade-3 55,911 [32]
59 Parigi Vikarabad M Grade-3 40,451
60 Neredcherla Suryapet M Grade-3 35,879 [30]
61 Luxettipet Mancherial M Grade-3 36,132 [35]
62 Aiza Jogulamba Gadwal M Grade-3 31,342 4.97
63 Gajwel Siddipet M Grade-3 58,154 [28]
64 Chennur Mancherial M Grade-3 31,663 [25]
65 Asifabad Komaram Bheem M Grade-3 33,032 [25]
67 Madhira Khammam M Grade-3 37,124 [27]
68 Dasnapur Adilabad CT [25]
69 Sarapaka Bhadradri Kothagudem CT 31,356 [27]
71 Husnabad Siddipet M Grade-3 38,653 [36]
72 Achampet Nagarkurnool M Grade-3 36,197 [32]
73 Thorur Mahabubabad M Grade-3 39,975 [25]
74 Utnoor Adilabad M Grade-3 26,187 [37]
75 Bhoothpur Mahabubnagar M Grade-3 27,096 [38]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Limits of the city have expanded since 2011. The given figure includes the 2011 census figures for the post-2011 expansions and differ from the original 2011 census listing.