City assessment
How smart is Hyderabad?
Hyderabad scores 51.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #219 of 386 by smart reach and #271 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 29 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 3 Sept 2026.
Smart reach rank
#219 / 386
Smart score
51.9%
Evidenced rank
#271 / 387
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
66.3%
Hyderabad's smart city score by area
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not yet assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 5 absent
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
Where Hyderabad is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 3 absent
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent, 3 partial
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
29 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat2 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
A dataset for Hyderabad bus stops explicitly states its license as 'Other (Public Domain)'.
https://data.opencity.in/dataset/hyderabad-bus-stopsOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Transport datasets, specifically 'Hyderabad Bus Stops Map KML' and 'Hyderabad Bus Stops Data from TSRTC CSV', are available for download.
https://data.opencity.in/dataset/hyderabad-bus-stopsDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Telangana MeeSeva portal serves as a single, user-friendly e-governance platform, delivering over 300 government-to-citizen and government-to-business services, including applications for certificates, utility bill payments, and licenses.
https://ts.meeseva.telangana.gov.in/meeseva/home.htmDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
The Telangana MeeSeva platform integrates with Aadhaar for efficiency and requires a 'Citizen Login' using a registered mobile number to access its services.
https://tsmeeseva.co.in/About this assessment
Hyderabad was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 3 Sept 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.