# Telangana – Districts List, Cities, Population & Literacy (Census 2011) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/ State · India # Telangana Telangana is a state of India with its capital at Hyderabad. At the 2011 Census it was home to **35,193,978 people** — 2.9% of India and 12th of 36 states and union territories — in 10 districts, 160 towns and 10,761 villages. 39% lived in towns, and literacy was 66.5% (below the national 73.0%). - 35,193,978people (2011) - 10districts (2011) - 160towns - 66.5%literacy Telangana was formed in 2014; its 2011 figures are those of its ten districts, then part of Andhra Pradesh. ## Who lives in Telangana? Telangana had **35,193,978 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.9% of India's population and 12th of 36 states and union territories by population. There were 988 women for every 1,000 men (above the India figure of 943; 7th of 36 states and union territories). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the India figure is 918). An average household had 4.2 people, against 4.9 across India. ## How literate is Telangana? 66.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below India's 73.0%), 32nd of 36 states and union territories. Men were at 75.0% and women at 57.9% — a gap of 17.0 points (it is 16.2 points across India). Among its districts, literacy is highest in [Hyderabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/) (83.2%) and lowest in [Mahbubnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/) (55.0%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Telangana do for a living? 46.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 38.4%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 28% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 33% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 38% across India. The most farm-dependent of its districts is [Mahbubnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/) (63% of workers in farming) and the least is [Hyderabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/) (2% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (33%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Telangana 38.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above India's 31.1%), 13th of 36 states and union territories. The Census counted 160 towns: 51 statutory towns with a municipality and 109 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 15 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 2 passed 10 lakh: [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/ghmc/) and [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/rangareddy/balanagar/ghmc/). The largest is [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/ghmc/) with 3,718,651 people, home to 27% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Telangana Telangana had 10,761 census villages, 10,128 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,131 people; 755 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Huzurabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/huzurabad/huzurabad/) (37,665), [Huzurnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/huzurnagar/huzurnagar/) (35,850), [Jammikunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/jammikunta/jammikunta/) (32,645), [Ieej](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ieej/ieej/) (27,921) and [Samathsingaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/manuguru/samathsingaram/) (27,567). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Where is Telangana, and what is it like? The capital is Hyderabad. It covers 112,077 km², so in 2011 there were about 314 people per km². It borders [Andhra Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/), [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/) and [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). Official languages: Telugu and Urdu. Source: [Wikidata (CC0) — capital, area, languages, neighbours; retrieved 2026-10-29](https://www.wikidata.org/). ### Weather and best time to visit At Hyderabad, the hottest month is May (average 33 °C), the coldest Dec (21 °C), and the wettest Aug (190 mm of rain). The most comfortable months are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Population of Telangana compared with India ■ Telangana · ■ India Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **918 Working population ****46.7%** **39.8% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Districts of Telangana District People Sub-districts Towns Literacy [Rangareddy](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/rangareddy/) 5,296,741 37 25 75.9% [Mahbubnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/) 4,053,028 64 18 55.0% [Hyderabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/) 3,943,323 16 3 83.2% [Karimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/) 3,776,269 57 13 64.1% [Warangal](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/warangal/) 3,512,576 51 15 65.1% [Nalgonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/) 3,488,809 59 17 64.2% [Medak](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/) 3,033,288 46 25 61.4% [Khammam](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/) 2,797,370 46 14 64.8% [Adilabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/adilabad/) 2,741,239 52 22 61.0% [Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/) 2,551,335 36 8 61.3% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Boundaries and names as at the 2011 Census; districts created since then are not shown separately. ## Largest cities and towns in Telangana - GHMC · 3,718,651 - GHMC · 3,136,529 - Warangal · 704,570 - Nizamabad · 311,152 - Karimnagar · 289,821 - Ramagundam · 242,979 - Secunderabad · 217,910 - Khammam · 196,283 - Mahbubnagar · 190,400 - Nalgonda · 154,326 - GHMC · 138,082 - Adilabad · 117,167 - Suryapet · 106,805 - Miryalaguda · 104,918 - Jagtial · 103,930 - Mancherial · 89,935 - Nirmal · 88,433 - Sircilla · 83,186 - Kamareddy · 80,315 - Palwancha · 80,199 ## Quick answers - What is the capital of Telangana?Hyderabad - What is the area of Telangana?112,077 km² - Which states border Telangana?Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Maharashtra - What language is spoken in Telangana?Telugu and Urdu (official) - When is the best time to visit Telangana?November to February - What is the literacy rate of Telangana?66.5% (Census 2011) - What is the sex ratio of Telangana?988 women per 1,000 men (Census 2011) - How many districts are in Telangana?10 (Census 2011) - What is the population of Telangana?35,193,978 (Census 2011) - Which is the most populous district of Telangana?Rangareddy - Which is the largest city in Telangana?GHMC