Hyderabad district, India

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Hyderabad district
District
A typical charminar evening.jpg
Panorama of Charminar complex
Hyderabad in Telangana (India).svg
Location in Telangana
Coordinates(Hyderabad): 17°21′58″N78°28′34″E / 17.366°N 78.476°E / 17.366; 78.476
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
Mandalas 16
Established1948
Headquarters Hyderabad
Government
 •  Parliament of India Asaduddin Owaisi
 •  District collector Sri Anudeep Durishetty, IAS [1]
 •  Parliament constituencies 1.Hyderabad

2.Secunderabad

3.Malkajgiri
 •  Assembly constituencies
Area
 •  District 217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 •  District 3,943,323
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
 •  Urban
100%
Demographics
 •  Literacy 83.25%
 • Sex ratio954
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH-44, NH-65, NH-163, NH-765,
Average annual precipitation786.8 mm
Website hyderabad.telangana.gov.in

Hyderabad district is a district in the state of Telangana in India that contains a part of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the IAS cadre and is appointed by the state government. It is the smallest of all the districts in the state, but has the highest human density. Old MCH area, which is central region of Hyderabad city comes under this district.The district share boundaries with Rangareddy and Medhchal districts.

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History

Hyderabad District before and after 1956 with Taluks Hyderabad District 1951&1961.jpg
Hyderabad District before and after 1956 with Taluks

Hyderabad district was formed in 1948 after Operation Polo by merging Atraf-a-Balda District and Baghat District. Baghat was previously a Taluk in Atraf-e-Balda District, and was made a separate district in 1931–34 under the subedar of Medak division. After formation of Andhra Pradesash by merging Telugu speaking of Hyderabad state in 1956 Hyderabad district boundary was altered Tandur Taluka which is Telugu speaking region of Gulbarga district was merged in Hyderabad district and Parigi Taluka of Mahabubnagar district and Vikarabad Taluka of Medak District also merged in Hyderabad district. [2] In 1978 Hyderabad district was later split into Hyderabad Urban District and Hyderabad Rural District. Hyderabad Urban District was made by 4 Talukas are Charminar, Golkonda, Mushirabad and Secunderabad Talukas. Hyderabad rural district was later renamed as Ranga Reddy District. [3] Hyderabad Urban district subdivided in 16 Mandals in 1985 and consist of 2 Revenue division [4] [5]

Administrative divisions

Hyderabad District includes the area of the core area Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Secunderabad Cantonment, and Osmania University. There are 16 administrative areas called mandals (or tehsils) in Hyderabad. They are: [6] [7]

#Hyderabad revenue division#Secunderabad revenue division
1 Amberpet 11 Ameerpet
2 Asifnagar 12 Khairtabad
3Bahadurpura13 Marredpally
4Bandlaguda14 Musheerabad
5 Charminar 15 Trimulgherry
6 Golconda 16 Secunderabad
7 Himayathnagar 17 Secunderabad Cantonment
8 Nampally
9 Shaikpet
10 Saidabad

Hyderabad district comprises 15 Assembly constituencies in the core of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. [8]

Geography

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Hyderabad District IND

Hyderabad district occupies an area of approximately 217 square kilometres (84 sq mi). [9]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901499,082—    
1911627,720+2.32%
1921556,913−1.19%
1931588,217+0.55%
1941810,790+3.26%
19511,083,634+2.94%
19611,191,668+0.95%
19711,682,284+3.51%
19812,251,009+2.96%
19913,145,939+3.40%
20013,829,753+1.99%
20113,943,323+0.29%
source: [10]

In the 2011 census Hyderabad district's population was 3,943,323, with a religious make-up of: Hindus (53.45%), Muslims (43.07%), Christians (2.22%), Jains (0.5%), Sikhs (0.29%) and Buddhists (0.03%); [11] 1.40% did not state any religion. [12] This gives it a ranking of 57th in India (out of a total of 640). [13] The district has a population density of 18,480 inhabitants per square kilometre (47,900/sq mi) . [13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 4.71%. [13] Hyderabad has a sex ratio of 943 females for every 1000 males, [13] and a literacy rate of 80.96%. [13]

Religions in Hyderabad district (2011) [14]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
53.45%
Islam
 
43.07%
Christianity
 
2.22%
Other or not stated
 
1.40%
Percent Muslim from 1981-2011 [15]
YearPercent
198135.91
199139.35
200141.17
201143.45
202146.99

Language

Languages of Hyderabad District (2011) [16]

   Telugu (46.35%)
   Urdu (43.24%)
   Hindi (5.38%)
   Marathi (1.73%)
   Kannada (1.15%)
  Others (3.15%)

Climate

Climate data for Hyderabad (1991–2020, extremes 1951–2012)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.9
(96.6)		39.1
(102.4)		42.2
(108.0)		43.3
(109.9)		44.5
(112.1)		45.5
(113.9)		38.0
(100.4)		37.6
(99.7)		36.5
(97.7)		36.7
(98.1)		34.0
(93.2)		35.0
(95.0)		45.5
(113.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.6
(83.5)		31.8
(89.2)		35.2
(95.4)		37.6
(99.7)		38.8
(101.8)		34.4
(93.9)		30.5
(86.9)		29.6
(85.3)		30.1
(86.2)		30.4
(86.7)		28.8
(83.8)		27.8
(82.0)		32.0
(89.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.8
(73.0)		25.4
(77.7)		28.8
(83.8)		31.4
(88.5)		33.2
(91.8)		29.7
(85.5)		27.2
(81.0)		26.4
(79.5)		26.8
(80.2)		26.2
(79.2)		24.1
(75.4)		22.2
(72.0)		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)13.9
(57.0)		15.5
(59.9)		20.3
(68.5)		24.1
(75.4)		26.0
(78.8)		23.9
(75.0)		22.5
(72.5)		22.0
(71.6)		21.7
(71.1)		20.0
(68.0)		16.4
(61.5)		13.1
(55.6)		20.0
(67.9)
Record low °C (°F)6.1
(43.0)		8.9
(48.0)		13.2
(55.8)		16.0
(60.8)		16.7
(62.1)		17.8
(64.0)		18.6
(65.5)		18.7
(65.7)		17.8
(64.0)		11.7
(53.1)		7.4
(45.3)		7.1
(44.8)		6.1
(43.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)9.2
(0.36)		10.2
(0.40)		12.3
(0.48)		27.2
(1.07)		34.5
(1.36)		113.8
(4.48)		162.0
(6.38)		203.9
(8.03)		148.5
(5.85)		113.9
(4.48)		19.1
(0.75)		5.0
(0.20)		859.6
(33.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm)1.111.43.74.210.915.416.312.37.62.50.576.9
Average rainy days0.60.60.92.02.56.89.511.38.45.61.30.349.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)41332930315265706759494448
Average dew point °C (°F)12
(54)		12
(54)		13
(55)		15
(59)		15
(59)		19
(66)		20
(68)		20
(68)		20
(68)		17
(63)		15
(59)		13
(55)		16
(61)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 272.8265.6272.8276.0279.0180.0136.4133.3162.0226.3243.0251.12,698.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.89.48.89.29.06.04.44.35.47.38.18.17.4
Average ultraviolet index 91112121212121212119811
Source 1: India Meteorological Department (sun 1971–2000) [17] [18] [19] Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015) [20] [21]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020) [22] Weather Atlas [23]

Government

The collectorate administers the district on behalf of the state government. The Hyderabad District does not have elected officials at the district level due to the absence of a Zilla Parishad (District Legislature) although it has representations at the state (MLA) and Union level legislature (MP). In addition the entire district is contained within the jurisdiction of the GHMC, the city administration. Representatives are popularly elected to various wards of GHMC.[ citation needed ]

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