Hyderabad district, India

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.

Hyderabad district
Panorama of Charminar complex
Panorama of Charminar complex
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
Coordinates (Hyderabad): 17°21′58″N 78°28′34″E / 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

3.Malkajgiri
 • Assembly constituencies
Area
 • District217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • District3,943,323
 • 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 edit

 
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 edit

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
3 Bahadurpura 13 Marredpally
4 Bandlaguda 14 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 edit

 
Hyderabad District IND

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

Demographics edit

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]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
53.45%
Islam
43.07%
Christianity
2.22%
Other or not stated
1.40%

Language edit

Languages of Hyderabad District (2011)[15]

  Telugu (46.35%)
  Urdu (43.24%)
  Hindi (5.38%)
  Marathi (1.73%)
  Kannada (1.15%)
  Others (3.15%)
Percent Muslim from 1981-2011[16]
Year Percent
1981 35.91
1991 39.35
2001 41.17
2011 43.45
2021 46.99

Climate edit

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)[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 edit

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 edit

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  10. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  11. ^ [1] Hyderabad District Religion Census 2011
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  17. ^ "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.
  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.
  20. ^ "Climate & Weather Averages in Hyderabad, Telangana, India". Time and Date. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Climatological Tables 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Normals Data: Hyderabad Airport - India Latitude: 17.45°N Longitude: 78.47°E Height: 530 (m)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Climate and monthly weather forecast Hyderabad, India". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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