This is a list of cities (excluding urban agglomerations) that have a population of above 100,000 and towns that have a population of above 20,000 in the state of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35 ...
.
Categorization
City: or Class I Town: Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities.
, there are six
municipal corporations
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
and six
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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 Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India''
The districts in Telangana were organized in 2016 and later 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.
Cities
The following are the cities with populations above 1,00,000 according to the 2011 Census.
Class II towns
The following are the towns with populations above 50,000 according to the 2011 Census.
Class III towns
The following are the Class III towns with populations above 20,000 according to the 2011 Census.
See also
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List of cities in India by population
The following tables are the list of cities in India by population. Often cities are bifurcated into multiple regions (municipalities) which results in creation of cities within cities which may figure in the list. The entire work of this article ...
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List of Smart and Amrut Cities in Telangana
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List of urban agglomerations in Telangana
In the 2011 Census of India, an urban agglomeration was defined as "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowt ...
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Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35 ...
Cities and towns