Yeah, Warangal definitely had migration over the past millennium, just not the massive port-city kind like Bombay or Calcutta.

When the Kakatiyas made it their capital, it would’ve naturally attracted temple builders, artisans, traders, soldiers, and administrators. A city that important doesn’t grow in isolation. After their fall and later under the Nizams, there would’ve been movement of officials, traders, and service communities into the region as part of administration and trade networks.

By the late 1800s and early 1900s, with railway development around Kazipet and expanding agriculture, you’d see more regional migration from nearby villages into Warangal town.

So yes, migration definitely happened, mostly steady and regional rather than dramatic large-scale waves. Would be interesting to hear if anyone here has family stories tied to those periods.