Hyderabad is a road-width-driven authority: FAR is set by the width of the abutting road (Regulation 6), while ground coverage and setbacks are set by plot size (Regulations 7 and 8) — a structurally different model from the plot-size-only tables in Delhi, Gurugram and Noida.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) / HMDA · GHMC Building Bye-laws 2012 (GO Ms. No. 168 MA&UD, as amended for Telangana), Regulations 6–8 · last verified May 2026
What we hold for this sector
FAR (by road width)
1.5 (≤9m road) up to 3.0 (>30m road)
GHMC Building Bye-laws 2012 (GO Ms. No. 168 MA&UD), Regulation 6
Ground coverage (by plot size)
60% (≤50 sq m) down to 40% (>500 sq m)
Setbacks (by plot size)
1.5/1.0/1.0/1.0m (≤50 sq m) up to 4.5/3.0/3.0/3.0m (>500 sq m)
Max height
15m flat cap (G+3) without a separate GHMC High-Rise sanction
GHMC Building Bye-laws 2012
Construction rate
Telangana Common SoR (Part-III Buildings), glazing / PVC / plumbing line items
Telangana Common Schedule of Rates 2022-23, Part-III Buildings
This SoR is a basic-cost catalogue, not a full composite building schedule — RCC/brickwork/plaster items fall back to CPWD DSR; only the genuinely Telangana-priced items (glazing, PVC doors, plumbing pipe) are sourced from this document.
Worked example
Plot area
150 sq m (≈ 179 sq yd)
Road width
12 m
FAR used
2
Buildable area
300 sq m
Ground footprint
75 sq m
A 150 sq m Hyderabad plot fronting a 12m road: FAR is set by road width (9–18m band → 2.0), coverage by plot size (100–200 sq m band → 50%). Buildable area = 150 × 2.0 = 300 sq m; ground-floor footprint = 150 × 0.5 = 75 sq m.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) / HMDA isn't in the live FSI calculator dropdown yet (it covers Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Chennai today) — the figures above are the same source-cited tables shown directly.
What's different about Hyderabad
Hyderabad's FAR is driven by the abutting road's width, not the plot's own area — the same 150 sq m plot gets FAR 1.5 on a 9m road but FAR 3.0 on a 40m road, a swing none of the plot-size-only NCR authorities produce. Ground coverage and setbacks, by contrast, are keyed to plot size exactly like Delhi/Gurugram/Noida — Hyderabad runs two different keys at once, which is the structural fact a plot-size-only calculator would miss.
Hyderabad is not currently in White Warp's live FSI calculator dropdown (that tool covers Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Chennai today) — the figures on this page are the same clause-cited tables the engine holds, shown directly rather than through the calculator UI.
Frequently asked
No — FAR here is driven purely by the abutting road's width (GHMC Regulation 6). Ground coverage and setbacks are the metrics that vary with plot size (Regulations 7 and 8) instead.
Not on the live FSI calculator yet — it currently covers Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Chennai. This page shows the same source-cited GHMC figures directly; a calculator entry for Hyderabad is a future addition, not built yet.
Yes, for standard residential — 15m (G+3) without a separate GHMC High-Rise sanction. Projects wanting to go higher need that separate clearance, which this page does not model.
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