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 ^[update] , there are six municipal corporations and eight 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	Erstwhile District	Civic Status	Population (2024)	Area (km2) (As per MC)	Ref.
1	Hyderabad	Hyderabad Medchal–Malkajgiri Ranga Reddy Sangareddy	Hyderabad Ranga Reddy	Greater M.Corp	11,052,545	650.00	[7]
2	Warangal [a]	Warangal Hanamakonda	Warangal	Greater M.Corp	12,41,844	457.77	[8]
3	Karimnagar	Karimnagar	Karimnagar	M.Corp	745,223	204.50	[9] [10]
4	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M.Corp	653,865	89.90	[11] [12]
5	Khammam [a]	Khammam	Khammam	M.Corp	625,954	94.45	[13]
6	Ramagundam	Peddapalli	Karimnagar	M.Corp	336,081	93.87	[9] [14]
7	Mahabubnagar [a]	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M.Corp	393,802	98.64	[15]
8	Mancherial [a]	Mancherial	Adilabad	M.Corp	452,763	155.93	[16] [17]
9	Nalgonda [a]	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	187,543	105.00	[18] [2]
10	Adilabad [a]	Adilabad	Adilabad	M Grade-1	146,891	35.50	[19]
11	Suryapet [a]	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	178,356	24.00	[20]
12	Miryalaguda	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	175,326	28.36	[21]
13	Siddipet [a]	Siddipet	Medak district	M Grade-1	151,838	55.00	[22]
14	Jagtial	Jagtial	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	146,659	45.00	[9] [23]

Class II towns

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

Rank	Town	District	Erstwhile District	Civic Status	Population (2011)	Area(sq.km)	Ref.
16	Nirmal	Nirmal	Adilabad	M Grade-2	151,522	32.06	[24] [25]
17	Sircilla	Rajanna Sircilla	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	123,773	55.87	[9]
18	Kamareddy	Kamareddy	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	142,076	14.10	[11]
19	Palwancha	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-2	103,699	26.38	[26]
20	Kothagudem	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-1	152,044	32.10	[26]
21	Bodhan	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	86,451	35.40	[11]
22	Sangareddy	Sangareddy	Medak	M Grade-1	142,033	13.70	[27]
23	Metpally	Jagtial	Warangal	M Grade-1	81,549	23.45	[9]
24	Zahirabad	Sangareddy	Medak	M Grade-3	137,927	21.78	[27]
25	Meerpet–Jillelguda	Ranga Reddy	Ranga Reddy	M.Corp	183,535	4.20	[28]
26	Korutla	Jagtial	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	70,712	34.10	[9]
27	Tandur	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	92,054	21.50	[29]
28	Badangpet	Ranga Reddy	Ranga Reddy	M.Corp	231,442	74.56	[30]
29	Kodad	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-2	102,668	31.19	[31]
30	Armoor	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	94,063	35	[32]
31	Gadwal	Jogulamba Gadwal	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-2	78,626	33.46	[33]
32	Wanaparthy	Wanaparthy	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	90,347	27.03	[33]
33	Kagaznagar	Komaram Bheem	Adilabad	M Grade-3	65,622	8.31	[24]
34	Bellampalle	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	80,823	35.06	[24]
36	Khanapuram Haveli	Khammam	Khammam	CT	53,442	12.70	[26]
35	Bhuvanagiri	Y. Bhuvanagiri	Nalgonda	M Grade-2	101,005	76.537	[31]
36	Vikarabad	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	63,669	31.70	[29]
37	Mahabubabad	Mahabubabad	Warangal	M Grade-2	73,703	44.99	[24]
38	Jangaon	Jangaon	Warangal	M Grade-2	66,562	17.49	[34]
39	Mandamarri	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	82,755	38.84	[24]
40	Peerzadiguda	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	210,865	10.05	[35]
41	Jadcherla	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-2	105,984	10.37	[36]
42	Bhadrachalam	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	CT	69,872	12.00	[26]

Class III towns

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

S.No.	Town	District	Erstwhile District	Civic Status	Population (2024)	Ref.
43	Bhainsa	Nirmal	Adilabad	M Grade-3	65,096	[24]
44	Boduppal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	48,255	[37]
45	Jawaharnagar	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	48,216	[38]
46	Medak	Medak	Medak	M Grade-2	55,674	[27]
47	Shamshabad	Rangareddy	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	44,651	[39]
48	Bhupalpally	Jayashankar Bhupalpally	Warangal	Nagara Panchayat	59,876	[34]
49	Narayanpet	Narayanpet	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	51,088	[33]
50	Peddapalli	Peddapalli	Karimnagar	Nagara Panchayat	67,339	[9]
51	Dundigal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	40,817	[40]
52	Huzurnagar	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	37,965	[31]
53	Medchal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	35,611	[29]
54	Bandlaguda Jagir	Rangareddy	Rangareddy	M.Corp	35,154	[41]
55	Kyathanpally	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	57,096	[24]
56	Manuguru	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-3	53,664	[26]
57	Naspur	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	106,905	[24]
58	Narsampet	Warangal	Warangal	CT	74,253	[34]
59	Devarakonda	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	41,986	[31]
60	Dubbaka	Siddipet	Medak	M Grade-3	35,328	[27]
61	Nakrekal	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	38,763	[31]
62	Banswada	Kamareddy	Nizamabad	M Grade-3	31,087	[11]
63	Kalwakurthy	Nagarkurnool	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	38,645	[33]
64	Nagar Kurnool	Nagar Kurnnol	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	45,042	[33]
65	Parigi	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	34,771	[ citation needed ]
66	Thumkunta	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	24,187	[42]
67	Neredcherla	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	28,878	[31]
68	Luxettipet	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	31,655	[43]
69	Aiza	Jogulamba Gadwal	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	31,062	4.97
70	Nagaram	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	25,521	[44]
71	Gajwel	Siddipet	Medak	M Grade-3	43,739	[27]
72	Chennur	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	32,566	[24]
73	Asifabad	Komaram Bheem	Adilabad	M Grade-3	28,703	[24]
74	Madhira	Khammam	Khammam	M Grade-3	30	[26]
50,977	Ghatkesar	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	22,657	[45]
76	Kompally	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	22,377	[46]
77	Dasnapur	Adilabad	Adilabad	CT	22,216	[24]
78	Sarapaka	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	CT	22,149	[26]
79	Husnabad	Siddipet	Karimnagar	M Grade-3	27,342	[47]
80	Pocharam	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	21,946	[48]
81	Dammaiguda	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	21,452	[49]
82	Achampet	Nagarkurnool	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	32,085	[33]
83	Thorur	Mahabubabad	Warangal	M Grade-3	34,337	[24]
84	Utnoor	Adilabad	Adilabad	M Grade-3	28,458	[50]
85	Bhoothpur	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	30,566	[51]

See also

• List of cities in India by population
• List of Smart and Amrut Cities in Telangana
• List of urban agglomerations in Telangana

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Notes

1. 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.