List of cities and towns in Telangana explained

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], 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

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 2011 Census.^[6]

1	Hyderabad	Hyderabad Medchal–Malkajgiri Ranga Reddy Sangareddy	Hyderabad Ranga Reddy	Greater M.Corp	11,052,545	650.00	[7]
2	Warangal	Warangal Hanamakonda	Warangal	Greater M.Corp	811,844	407.77	[8]
3	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M.Corp	633,933	49.90	[9] [10]
4	Khammam	Khammam	Khammam	M.Corp	305,000	94.45	[11]
5	Karimnagar	Karimnagar	Karimnagar	M.Corp	297,447	40.50	[12]
6	Ramagundam	Peddapalli	Karimnagar	M.Corp	252,308	93.87	[13]
7	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M Special Grade	222,573	98.64	[14]
8	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	154,326	105.00	[15]
9	Adilabad	Adilabad	Adilabad	M Grade-1	139,383	35.50	[16]
10	Suryapet	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	139,000	24.00	[17]
11	Miryalaguda	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-1	128,891	28.36	[18]
12	Siddipet	Siddipet	Medak district	M Grade-1	114,091	35.00	[19]
13	Jagtial	Jagtial	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	103,930	45.00	[20]
14	Mancherial	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-1	110,000	90.00	[21]
15	Armoor	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	161,000	99.00	[22]

Class II towns

The following are the towns with populations above 50,000 according to the 2011 Census.

16	Nirmal	Nirmal	Adilabad	M Grade-2	88,433	32.06	[23] [24]
17	Sircilla	Rajanna Sircilla	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	83,186	55.87	[25]
18	Kamareddy	Kamareddy	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	80,315	14.10
19	Palwancha	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-2	80,199	26.38	[26]
20	Kothagudem	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-1	79,819	32.10
21	Bodhan	Nizamabad	Nizamabad	M Grade-2	77,573	35.40
22	Sangareddy	Sangareddy	Medak	M Grade-1	72,344	13.70	[27]
23	Metpally	Jagtial	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	71,984	28.50
24	Zahirabad	Sangareddy	Medak	M Grade-3	71,166	21.78
25	Meerpet–Jillelguda	Ranga Reddy	Ranga Reddy	M.Corp	66,982	4.20	[28]
26	Korutla	Jagtial	Karimnagar	M Grade-1	66,504	34.10
27	Tandur	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	65,115	21.50	[29]
28	Badangpet	Ranga Reddy	Ranga Reddy	M.Corp	64,659	74.56	[30]
29	Kodad	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-2	64,234	31.19	[31]
30	Utnoor	Adilabad	Adilabad	M Grade-2	63,465	13.65
31	Gadwal	Jogulamba Gadwal	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-2	63,177	33.46	[32]
32	Wanaparthy	Wanaparthy	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	60,949	27.03
33	Kagaznagar	Komaram Bheem	Adilabad	M Grade-3	57,583	8.31
34	Bellampalle	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	55,841	35.06
35	Khanapuram Haveli	Khammam	Khammam	CT	53,442	12.70
36	Bhuvanagiri	Y. Bhuvanagiri	Nalgonda	M Grade-2	53,339	76.537
37	Vikarabad	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	53,143	31.70
38	Jangaon	Jangaon	Warangal	M Grade-2	52,394	17.49	[33]
39	Mandamarri	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	52,352	38.84
40	Peerzadiguda	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	51,689	10.05	[34]
41	Badepally	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-2	50,556	10.37	[35]
42	Bhadrachalam	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	CT	50,087	12.00

Class III towns

The following are the Class III towns with populations above 20,000 according to the 2011 Census.

41	Bhainsa	Nirmal	Adilabad	M Grade-3	49,764
43	Boduppal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	48,255	[36]
44	Jawaharnagar	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M.Corp	48,216	[37]
45	Medak	Medak	Medak	M Grade-2	46,880
46	Shamshabad	Rangareddy	Rangareddy	M Grade-2	44,651	[38]
47	Mahabubabad	Mahabubabad	Warangal	M Grade-2	42,851
48	Bhupalpally	Jayashankar Bhupalpally	Warangal	Nagara Panchayat	42,387
49	Narayanpet	Narayanpet	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	41,752
50	Peddapalli	Peddapalli	Karimnagar	Nagara Panchayat	41,171
51	Dundigal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	40,817	[39]
52	Huzurnagar	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	35,850
53	Medchal	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	35,611
54	Bandlaguda Jagir	Rangareddy	Rangareddy	M.Corp	35,154	[40]
55	Kyathanpally	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	32,235
56	Manuguru	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	M Grade-3	32,091
57	Naspur	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	76,641
58	Narsampet	Warangal	Warangal	CT	30,963
59	Devarakonda	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	29,731
60	Dubbaka	Siddipet	Medak	M Grade-3	29,600
61	Nakrekal	Nalgonda	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	29,126
62	Banswada	Kamareddy	Nizamabad	M Grade-3	28,384
63	Kalwakurthy	Nagarkurnool	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	28,060
64	Nagar Kurnool	Nagar Kurnnol	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	26,801
65	Parigi	Vikarabad	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	26,000
66	Thumkunta	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	24,187	[41]
67	Neredcherla	Suryapet	Nalgonda	M Grade-3	25,678
68	Luxettipet	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	29,524	[42]
69	Aiza	Jogulamba Gadwal	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	27,921	4.97
70	Nagaram	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	25,521	[43]
71	Gajwel	Siddipet	Medak	M Grade-3	24,961
72	Chennur	Mancherial	Adilabad	M Grade-3	23,579
73	Asifabad	Komaram Bheem	Adilabad	CT	23,059
74	Madhira	Khammam	Khammam	M Grade-3	22,716
75	Ghatkesar	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	22,657	[44]
76	Kompally	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	22,377	[45]
77	Dasnapur	Adilabad	Adilabad	CT	22,216
78	Sarapaka	Bhadradri Kothagudem	Khammam	CT	22,149
79	Husnabad	Siddipet	Karimnagar	M Grade-3	22,099	[46]
80	Pocharam	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	21,946	[47]
81	Dammaiguda	Medchal-Malkajgiri	Rangareddy	M Grade-3	21,452	[48]
82	Achampet	Nagarkurnool	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	20,721
83	Bhoothpur	Mahabubnagar	Mahabubnagar	M Grade-3	12,917	[49]

See also

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

Notes and References

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32. Web site: DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK MAHBUBNAGAR. Census of India.
33. Web site: DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK – WARANGAL. Census of India.
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35. Web site: Basic Information of Municipality. Badepally Municipality.
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37. Web site: Basic Information of Municipality. Jawaharnagar Municipal Corporation.
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39. Web site: Basic Information of Municipality, Dundigal Municipality. 2021-07-20. Dundigal Municipality.
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48. Web site: Basic Information of Municipality. Dhammaiguda Municipality.
49. Web site: municipality.telangana.gov.in/ Basic Information of Municipality. Bhoothpur Municipality.