Hyderabad district, India

This article is about the district. For its eponymous GHMC metropolitan area, see Hyderabad.

Hyderabad district
District
Panorama of Charminar complex
Location in Telangana
Coordinates(Hyderabad): 17°21′58″N78°28′34″E / 17.366°N 78.476°E / 17.366; 78.476
Country	India
State	Telangana
Mandalas	16
Established	1948
Headquarters	Hyderabad
Government
•  Parliament of India	Asaduddin Owaisi
•  District collector	Anudeep Durishetty, IAS [1]
•  Parliament constituencies	1.Hyderabad 2.Secunderabad 3.Malkajgiri
•  Assembly constituencies	1.Musheerabad 2.Malakpet 3.Amberpet 4.Khairatabad 5.Jubilee Hills 6.Sanathnagar 7.Karwan 8.Nampally 9.Goshamahal 10.Charminar 11.Chandrayangutta 12.Yakutpura 13.Bahadurpura 14.Secunderabad 15.Secunderabad Cantt.
Area
•  District	217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
•  District	3,943,323
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
•  Urban	100%
Demographics
•  Literacy	83.25%
• Sex ratio	954
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG-09,10,11,12,13,14 Police Department Vehicle Under '𝟎𝟗' Starting With '𝐏'
Major highways	NH-44, NH-65, NH-163, NH-765,
Nominal GDP ( 2022-23 )	₹ 2.28623 trillion (US$27 billion) [2]
Average annual precipitation	786.8 mm
Per Capita Income ( 2022-23 )	₹494,033 (US$5,900)
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 population density. Old MCH area, which is central region of Hyderabad city comes under this district. The district shares boundaries with Rangareddy and Medhchal districts.

History

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] Hyderabad Urban district subdivided in 16 Mandals in 1985 and consist of 2 Revenue division ^{[5] [6]}

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: ^{[7] [8]}

#	Hyderabad revenue division	#	Secunderabad revenue division
1	Amberpet	11	Ameerpet
2	Asifnagar	12	Khairtabad
3	Bahadurpura	13	Marredpally
4	Bandlaguda	14	Musheerabad
5	Charminar	15	Trimulgherry
6	Golconda	16	Secunderabad
7	Himayatnagar	17	Secunderabad Cantonment
8	Nampally
9	Shaikpet
10	Saidabad

Hyderabad district comprises 15 Assembly constituencies in the core of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. ^[9]

Geography

Hyderabad District IND

Hyderabad district occupies an area of approximately 217 square kilometres (84 sq mi). ^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	499,082	—
1911	627,720	+2.32%
1921	556,913	−1.19%
1931	588,217	+0.55%
1941	810,790	+3.26%
1951	1,083,634	+2.94%
1961	1,191,668	+0.95%
1971	1,682,284	+3.51%
1981	2,251,009	+2.96%
1991	3,145,939	+3.40%
2001	3,829,753	+1.99%
2011	3,943,323	+0.29%
source: [11]

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%); ^[12] 1.40% did not state any religion. ^[13] This gives it a ranking of 57th in India (out of a total of 640). ^[14] The district has a population density of 18,480 inhabitants per square kilometre (47,900/sq mi) . ^[14] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 4.71%. ^[14] Hyderabad has a sex ratio of 943 females for every 1000 males, ^[14] and a literacy rate of 80.96%. ^[14]

Religions in Hyderabad district (2011) [15]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			53.45%
Islam			43.07%
Christianity			2.22%
Other or not stated			1.40%

Percent Muslim from 1981-2011 ^[16]

Year	Percent
1981	35.91
1991	39.35
2001	41.17
2011	43.45
2021	46.99

Language

Languages of Hyderabad District (2011) ^[17]

   Telugu (46.35%)

   Urdu (43.24%)

   Hindi (5.38%)

   Marathi (1.73%)

   Kannada (1.15%)

  Others (3.15%)

Climate

v t e Climate data for Hyderabad (1991–2020, extremes 1951–2012)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)	1.1	1	1.4	3.7	4.2	10.9	15.4	16.3	12.3	7.6	2.5	0.5	76.9
Average rainy days	0.6	0.6	0.9	2.0	2.5	6.8	9.5	11.3	8.4	5.6	1.3	0.3	49.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	41	33	29	30	31	52	65	70	67	59	49	44	48
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	272.8	265.6	272.8	276.0	279.0	180.0	136.4	133.3	162.0	226.3	243.0	251.1	2,698.3
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.8	9.4	8.8	9.2	9.0	6.0	4.4	4.3	5.4	7.3	8.1	8.1	7.4
Average ultraviolet index	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	8	11
Source 1: India Meteorological Department (sun 1971–2000) [18] [19] [20] Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015) [21] [22]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020) [23] Weather Atlas [24]

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 ]}

References

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11. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
12. Hyderabad District Religion Census 2011
13. "C-1 Population By Religious Community". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 11 May 2016. On this page, select "Andhra Pradesh" from the download menu. "District – Hyderabad" is at line 672 of the excel file.
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18. "Station: Hyderabad (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 331–332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
19. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
20. "Table 3 Monthly mean duration of Sun Shine (hours) at different locations in India" (PDF). Daily Normals of Global & Diffuse Radiation (1971–2000). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
21. "Climate & Weather Averages in Hyderabad, Telangana, India". Time and Date. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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23. "Normals Data: Hyderabad Airport - India Latitude: 17.45°N Longitude: 78.47°E Height: 530 (m)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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External links

• Official website
• Hyderabad new district map with villages and mandals list 2016