Hyderabad district, India

Hyderabad district is a most populous 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.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Hyderabad.

Hyderabad district
District of Telangana
Panorama of Charminar complex
Panorama of Charminar complex
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Hyderabad): 17.366°N 78.476°E / 17.366; 78.476
Country India
StateTelangana
Mandalas16
Established1948
HeadquartersHyderabad
Government
 • Parliament of IndiaAsaduddin Owaisi
 • District collectorSri Anudeep Durishetty, IAS[1]
 • Parliament constituencies1. Hyderabad, 2. Secunderabad
 • Assembly constituencies
Area
 • District of Telangana217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • District of Telangana3,943,323
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
100%
Demographics
 • Literacy83.25%
 • Sex ratio954
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-44, NH-65, NH-163, NH-765,
Average annual precipitation786.8 mm
Websitehyderabad.telangana.gov.in

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.[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
1Amberpet11Ameerpet
2Asifnagar12Khairtabad
3Bahadurpura13Marredpally
4Bandlaguda14Musheerabad
5Charminar15Trimulgherry
6Golconda16Secunderabad
7Himayathnagar17Secunderabad Cantonment
8Nampally
9Shaikpet
10Saidabad

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

Geography
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 (51.45%), Muslims (43.89%), Christians (2.22%), Jains (0.5%), Sikhs (0.29%) and Buddhists (0.03%);[11] 1.58% 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]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 51.45%
Islam
 
 43.89%
Christianity
 
 2.22%
Other or not stated
 
 2.40%

Language

Languages of Hyderabad District (2011)[15]

  Telugu (43.35%)
  Urdu (43.24%)
  Hindi (7.38%)
  Marathi (1.73%)
  Kannada (1.15%)
  Others (3.15%)
Percent Muslim from 1981-2011[16]
YearPercent
198135.91
199139.35
200141.17
201143.45

Climate
Climate data for Hyderabad (1971–2020 normals, 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)
Average high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)		 32.5
(90.5)		 36.1
(97.0)		 38.2
(100.8)		 39.7
(103.5)		 35.1
(95.2)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.2
(84.6)		 33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)		 25.3
(77.5)		 28.7
(83.7)		 31.4
(88.5)		 33.3
(91.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.1
(79.0)		 24.3
(75.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 27.0
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)		 18.3
(64.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 20.9
(69.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.3
(59.5)		 21.1
(70.0)
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 precipitation 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 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)[17][18][19] Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)[20][21]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1981–2010)[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.

References
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  10. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  11. Hyderabad District Religion Census 2011
  12. "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.
  13. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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  18. "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.
  19. "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.
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  21. "Climatological Tables 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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