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. , there are nine municipal corporations and six municipalities in the state with populations above 100,000.
Class II Towns: Towns with population between 50,000 and 99,999
Class III Towns: Towns with population between 20,000 and 49,999
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. 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. +RankCityDistrictCivic StatusPopulation (2024)Area (km2) (As per MC) 1HyderabadM.Corp12,052,5452,053 2 WarangalM.Corp1,241,844457.77 3NizamabadNizamabadM.Corp498,865169.37 4KarimnagarKarimnagarM.Corp493,997204.50 5KhammamKhammamM.Corp485,95494.456RamagundamPeddapalliM.Corp 269,08193.87 7MahabubnagarMahabubnagarM.Corp 273,80298.648MancherialMancherialM.Corp278,739155.939KothagudemBhadradri Kothagudem districtM.Corp258,63386.10 10 NalgondaNalgondaM.Corp243,615105.00 11 SuryapetSuryapetM Grade-1171,35635.00 12 AdilabadAdilabadM Grade-1169,89135.50 13 MiryalagudaNalgondaM Grade-1156,00028.36 14SiddipetSiddipetM Grade-1111,83855.0015 JagtialJagtialM Grade-1103,93045.00
Class II towns The following are the towns with populations above 50,000 according to the 2024 Census. +RankTownDistrictErstwhile DistrictCivic StatusPopulation (2024)Area(sq.km) 16NirmalNirmalAdilabadM Grade-2146,30832.0617ArmoorNizamabadNizamabadM Grade-2110,4964218SircillaRajanna SircillaKarimnagarM Grade-1104,23559.5619KamareddyKamareddyNizamabadM Grade-2139,89214.1020PalwanchaBhadradri KothagudemKhammamM Grade-2Merged in KOTHAGUDEM26.3821BodhanNizamabadNizamabadM Grade-279,65435.4022SangareddySangareddyMedakM Grade-1124,09213.7023MetpallyJagtialKarimnagarM Grade-169,78223.4524ZaheerabadSangareddyMedakM Grade-3120,49721.7825KorutlaJagtialKarimnagarM Grade-178,35934.1026TandurVikarabadRangareddyM Grade-282,40721.5027KodadSuryapetNalgondaM Grade-2103,65531.1928GadwalJogulamba GadwalMahabubnagarM Grade-281,36233.4629WanaparthyWanaparthyMahabubnagarM Grade-380,45727.0330KagaznagarKomaram BheemAdilabadM Grade-362,2728.3131BellampalleMancherialAdilabadM Grade-371,07735.0632Khanapuram HaveliKhammamKhammamCT53,44212.7033BhuvanagiriYadadri BhuvanagiriNalgondaM Grade-272,98376.53734VikarabadVikarabadRangareddyM Grade-259,25531.7035MahabubabadMahabubabadWarangalM Grade-278,96344.9936JangaonJangaonWarangalM Grade-270,67417.4937MandamarriMancherialAdilabadM Grade-378,93338.8438BadepallyMahabubnagarMahabubnagarM Grade-278,24410.3739BhadrachalamBhadradri KothagudemKhammamCT58,65112.00
Class III towns The following are the Class III towns with populations above 20,000 according to the 2024 Census. +S.No.TownDistrict Erstwhile DistrictCivic StatusPopulation (2024) 40BhainsaNirmalAdilabadM Grade-362,35841MedakMedakMedakM Grade-263,98742BhupalpallyJayashankar BhupalpallyWarangalNagara Panchayat54,13343NarayanpetNarayanpetMahabubnagarM Grade-349,90544PeddapalliPeddapalliKarimnagarM Grade-264,28645HuzurnagarSuryapetNalgondaM Grade-342,73646KyathanpallyMancherialAdilabadM Grade-356,77347ManuguruBhadradri KothagudemKhammamM Grade-354,95448NaspurMancherialAdilabadM Grade-3Merged in Mancherial M.Corp49NarsampetWarangalWarangalCT66,73550DevarakondaNalgondaNalgondaM Grade-351,35952DubbakaSiddipetMedakM Grade-341,94455NakrekalNalgondaNalgondaM Grade-346,75356BanswadaKamareddyNizamabadM Grade-349,55357KalwakurthyNagarkurnoolMahabubnagarM Grade-360,79358Nagar KurnoolNagar KurnnolMahabubnagarM Grade-355,91159ParigiVikarabadRangareddyM Grade-340,45160NeredcherlaSuryapetNalgondaM Grade-335,87961LuxettipetMancherialAdilabadM Grade-336,13262AizaJogulamba GadwalMahabubnagarM Grade-331,342 4.9763GajwelSiddipetMedakM Grade-358,15464ChennurMancherialAdilabadM Grade-331,66365AsifabadKomaram BheemAdilabadM Grade-333,03267MadhiraKhammamKhammamM Grade-337,12468DasnapurAdilabadAdilabadCT69SarapakaBhadradri KothagudemKhammamCT31,35671HusnabadSiddipetKarimnagarM Grade-338,65372AchampetNagarkurnoolMahabubnagarM Grade-336,19773ThorurMahabubabadWarangalM Grade-339,97574UtnoorAdilabadAdilabadM Grade-326,18775BhoothpurMahabubnagarMahabubnagarM Grade-327,096
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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