History
On April 16, 2007 , the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad was expanded into GHMC by merging 12 municipalities and eight grama panchayats surrounding the city. [7] [8] The number of wards then had gone up from 100 to 150. [9] The number of zones increased to 6, number of circles expanded to 30.
2007 List of wards
2025 Delimitation
The number of wards in GHMC increased from 150 to 300 as part of restructuring notified in December 2025. [10] [11] The increase was result of merger of 27 surrounding urban local bodies, including 20 municipalities and seven corporations, into GHMC. [12] In November 2025, it was announced that the 27 adjoining urban local bodies (7 municipal corporations: Badangpet, Bandlaguda Jagir, Meerpet–Jillelguda, Boduppal, Peerzadiguda, Jawaharnagar, Nizampet and 20 municipalities: Pedda Amberpet, Jalpally, Shamshabad, Turkayamjal, Manikonda, Narsingi, Adibatla, Tukkuguda, Medchal, Dammaiguda, Nagaram, Pocharam, Ghatkesar, Gundlapochampalli, Thumkunta, Kompally, Dundigal, Bolarum, Tellapur, Ameenpur) will be merged into GHMC. [13] [14] [15] [16]
In the Old City, delimitation has resulted in 70 to 80 wards, while in the outer areas — where populations touch 70,000 — GHMC has created just one ward. With this proposed delimitation, GHMC's jurisdiction has expanded from 650 sq km to 2,053 sq km, making it the largest municipal corporation in the country in terms of both area and population. [9] The ward boundaries had to be finalised by 31 December 2025, ahead of the 2026–27 Census — the first census since 2011. 2027 census of India requires "frozen" boundaries for accurate data collection, freezing changes to districts, towns, and villages before the 1 April 2026, start of the House Listing phase. [17] On 25 December 2025, GHMC announced the finalization of delimitation of 300 wards. [18] [19] GHMC reorganization restructures Hyderabad into 12 zones and 60 circles.
