Hyderabad District ( ), 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 population residing in urban areas.
History
The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843. They formed three districts in Sindh administratively: Hyderabad, Karachi and Shikarpur.
In 1901, a new taluka named Nasrat was created from Sakrand and Shahdadpur talukas.
In 1912, the northern side of the district separated to form Nawabshah district.
Geography
Hyderabad District is 104,877 hectares in size.
Administration and government
The district Administration is given below:
- Hyderabad Tehsil (Rural Areas)
- Hyderabad City Tehsil
- Latifabad Tehsil
- Qasimabad Tehsil
- Tando Jam
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, Hyderabad district has 448,191 households and a population of 2,432,540. The district has a sex ratio of 112.79 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 67.21%: 70.86% for males and 63.08% for females. 658,813 (27.08% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 2,022,379 (83.14%) live in urban areas.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in contemporary Hyderabad District
! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group
! colspan="2" |1941
! colspan="2" |2017
! colspan="2" |2023
! colspan="2" |1881
! colspan="2" |1891
! colspan="2" |1901
! colspan="2" |1911
! colspan="2" |1921
! colspan="2" |1931
! colspan="2" |1941
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! Islam 15px
| 558,272
|
| 594,485
|
| 713,000
|
| 744,632
|
| 781,219
|
| 411,776
|
| 460,920
|
| 507,620
|
|-
! Hinduism 15px
| 163,222
|
| 159,515
|
| 204,785
|
| 242,692
|
| 246,008
|
| 160,211
|
| 198,684
|
| 245,849
|
|-
! Christianity 15px
| 391
|
| 428
|
| 778
|
| 747
|
| 1,130
|
| 1,054
|
| 771
|
| 580
|
|-
! Zoroastrianism 15px
| 45
|
| 21
|
| 46
|
| 89
|
| 96
|
| 57
|
| 31
|
| 30
|
|-
! Judaism 15px
| 17
|
| 31
|
| 32
|
| 10
|
| 15
|
| 0
|
| 10
|
| 14
|
|-
! Jainism 15px
|
|
| 144
|
| 0
|
| 119
|
| 171
|
| 82
|
| 187
|
| 217
|
|-
! Buddhism 15px
|
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
! Sikhism 15px
|
|
|
|
| 3
|
|
|
| 3,073
|
| 270
|
| 2,205
|
| 3,669
|
|-
! Tribal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5,432
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 769
|
|-
! Others
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 2
|
| 741
|
| 0
|
| 0
|
| 116
|
| 0
|
|-
! Total population
! 721,947
!
! 754,624
!
! 918,646
!
! 989,030
!
! 1,037,144
!
! 573,450
!
! 662,924
!
! 758,748
!
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Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 45.92% of the population spoke Urdu, 43.12% Sindhi, 3.12% Punjabi and 2.83% Pashto as their first language. The majority of Urdu speakers live in urban centers of Hyderabad such as latifabad where they live along with overwhelming population of Sindhis and small communities of Punjabis, and Pashtuns, while Sindhis also dominate urban centers like Qasimabad as well as rural parts of Hyderabad where they form majority.
List of Dehs
The following is a list of Hyderabad District's Dehs, organised by taluka:
- Hyderabad Taluka (70 Dehs)
- Abri
- Agheemani
- Almani
- Alni
- Amilpur
- Barechani
- Barham
- Bhido Jagar
- Bhido Rayati
- Bhinpur
- Bilori
- Bohiki
- Boochki Jagir
- Boochki Rayati
- Buxo laghari
- Chacha Detha
- Chukhi
- Dachrapur
- Dali Nandi
- Dali Wadi
- Damanchani Rayati
- Dhamanchani Jagir
- Ghaliyoon
- Ghotana
- Gujjan
- Gul Mohd Thoro
- Halepota
- Hatri
- Hotki
- Hussain Khan Thoro
- Kajhur
- Kathri
- Kathro
- Khanpota
- Khunjejani
- Kunner
- Lashari
- Liyar Jagir
- Mati
- Miyano
- Moharo
- Moolan
- Mori Jagir
- Mori Rayati
- Mulki
- Narejani
- Noorai Jagir
- Noorai Rayati
- Panhwari
- Pasaikhi
- Patbhari
- Patoro
- Raees
- Rahooki
- Rajpari
- Rukanpur
- Sahita
- Sanhwar
- Seri Jagir
- Seri Rayati
- Sipki Jagir
- Sipki Rayati
- Sukhpur
- Takio Jeewan Shah Jagir
- Takio Jeewan Shah Rayati
- Tando Fazal
- Tando Qaiser
- Thaheem
- Theba
- Widh
- Qasimabad Taluka (4 Dehs)
- Jamshoro
- Mirzapur
- Sari
- Shah Bukhari
- Latifabad Taluka (10 Dehs)
- Bora Reyati
- Ganjo Takar
- Giddu Bandar
- Goondar
- Khater
- Lakhi Keti
- Malh
- Mehrani
- Met Khan
- Nareja
- Hyderabad City Taluka (4 Dehs)
- Foujgah
- Ghanghra
- Gujjo
- Hyderabad
See also
- Divisions of Pakistan
- Divisions of Balochistan
- Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Divisions of Punjab
- Divisions of Sindh
- Divisions of Azad Kashmir
- Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Tehsils of Pakistan
- Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
- Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Districts of Pakistan
- Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
- Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
- Districts of Azad Kashmir
- Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Hyderabad, Sindh
- List of educational institutions in Hyderabad, Sindh
- Shiv temple, Hyderabad