Hyderabad District (Sindhi: ضلعو حيدرآباد Urdu: ضلع حیدرآباد),pronunciation (help·info) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The district is the second most urbanized in Sindh, after Karachi, with 80% of its residents live in urban areas.[2]
Hyderabad district
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District of Sindh | |
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Division | Hyderabad |
Established | 1843 |
Founded by | British government |
Headquarters | Hyderabad |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 993 km2 (383 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,199,928 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Website | www.hyderabad.gov.pk |
The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843; They formed three districts in Sindh administratively: Hyderabad, Karachi and Shikarpur (now Sukkur district).
In 1982, the largest area of the district in eastern side bifurcated to create a new district Thar and Parkar district with the headquarters Umerkot.
In 1907, create a new taluka named Nasrat from Sakrand and Shahdadpur taluka.
In 1912, the northern side of the district separated to form Nawabshah district.
In 1975, Southern side also separated to form Badin district.
After 1998 census, two new talukas created in the district named; Hyderabad city and Latifabad talukas.
After 2002 elections, a new taluka created in the district named Qasimabad from Hyderabad City taluka.
The city of Hyderabad is where the district headquarters were located and the district government used to be seated. The last Deputy Commissioner of the district was Rizwan Ahmed. Until the early 1970s the district included all the four districts mentioned above as well as the Badin district. This administrative setup was demolished by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2001 when he introduced the local body government.
In 2005, three new districts - Tando Muhammad Khan, Matiari and Tando Allahyar districts were formed out of Hyderabad district.[3]
Hyderabad District is 104,877 hectares in size.[4] 14,250 hectares of the district are under wheat cultivation, with a total annual production of over 55,000 tonnes.[4]
The district Administration is given below:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1972 | 814,060 | — |
1981 | 1,005,460 | +2.37% |
1998 | 1,494,866 | +2.36% |
2017 | 2,199,928 | +2.05% |
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At the time of the 2017 census, Hyderabad district had a population of 2,199,928, of which 1,145,216 were males and 1,054,407 females. The rural population was 373,410 (16.97%) and urban 1,826,518 (83.03%). The literacy rate is 65.76%: 69.91% for males and 61.23% for females.[1]
Religions in Hyderabad district (2017)[1] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 90.86% | |||
Hinduism | 8.22% | |||
Christianity | 0.86% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.06% |
The majority religion is Islam, with 90.86% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 8.22%, while Christianity is practiced by 0.86% of the population.[1]
At the time of the 2017 census, 43.44% of the population spoke Sindhi, 42.61% Urdu, 4.45% Punjabi, 3.22% Pashto and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.[1]
The following is a list of Hyderabad District's dehs, organised by taluka:[6]
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Larkana |
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