Hyderabad in numbers

The city counted — every figure with its source and the date it refers to. Enduring facts first, then the numbers that move.

The city

1591the year Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founded the city on the MusiHISTORICAL · Wikipedia: Hyderabad (rev. 1379659707)
536 maverage altitude, on the Deccan PlateauGEOGRAPHIC · Wikipedia: Hyderabad (rev. 1379659707)
650 km²area of the GHMC when it was formed in 20072007 · Wikipedia: Hyderabad (rev. 1379659707)
6.9 millionpeople within city limits, 9.7 million in the metropolitan region2011 CENSUS · Wikipedia: Hyderabad (rev. 1379659707)
1.30 crorepeople in the Core Urban Region governed by the CURE ActSEPTEMBER 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: The CURE Act
3municipal corporations since the GHMC was split — GHMC, Cyberabad, MalkajgiriFEBRUARY 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: GHMC split

These change. Each is as of the date shown; the linked report gives its own source.

₹3,24,234 crTelangana's budgeted expenditure for 2026-2720 MARCH 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Budget 2026-27
69 kmMetro Phase-I network the state agreed to take over from L&TAPRIL 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Metro takeover agreement
₹8,500a month for the common Metro–city bus pass (₹400 a day)2 OCTOBER 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Metro–RTC pass
₹150Pushpak AC bus fare to the airport from Kothaguda, Gachibowli or Shilparamam7 OCTOBER 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Pushpak fares cut
4.3 kmlength of the planned KBR Park elevated corridor, at ₹1,090 crore9 OCTOBER 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: KBR Park corridor
108investment MoUs signed by the state across 2025 and 202611 SEPTEMBER 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: 108 MoUs
$1.1 billionSkyroot Aerospace's valuation — India's first space-tech unicorn7 MAY 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Skyroot unicorn
25,175Census staff covering 19,868 house-listing blocks in HyderabadMAY 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Census field phase
1,250vendors at the 85th Numaish, a fair first held in 1938JANUARY 2026 · Hyderabad Stories: Numaish 2026

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