Hyderabad (District, India)

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Hyderabad
District map
State Telangana
Administrative headquarters : Hyderabad
Area : 217 km²
Residents : 3,943,323 (2011)
Population density : 18,480.4 inhabitants / km²
Website : Official website of the district

Hyderabad , also Haiderabad ( Telugu : హైదరాబాదు జిల్లా; Urdu : ضلع حیدرآباد; Hindi : हैदराबाद जिला) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana . The administrative seat is the city of Hyderabad .

geography

The district is in the west of Telangana. It is framed by the Rangareddy District .

The district has an area of ​​217 km² and is therefore the smallest district in Telangana. There are no contiguous forest areas. The music flows through the city. For the drinking water supply of Hyderabad, several large water reservoirs were created in the nearby districts.

climate

The monsoon season runs from June to October. The long-term average rainfall is 764 mm per year. The coldest month is December (average 22.05 ° - daily minimum 16 °, maximum 28 °), the warmest May (average 32.42 ° - minimum 26 °, maximum 39 °).

population

The last census in 2011 counted 3,943,323 inhabitants. Of these, 2,018,575 were men (51.2 percent) and 1,924,748 women. Among the Dalits were 2001 307.248 (8.0 percent), the Adivasi 34,560 (0.9 per cent) people. Of the total number of residents, all people (100 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. A relative majority of the population of Hyderabad District speaks Telugu . A significant number of people speak Urdu or Hindi as their mother tongue.

Population of the district by confession

A slight majority of the population belong to the Hindus. The most important religious minority are the Muslims with over 43 percent of the population. The proportion of Muslims in the core city of Hyderabad grows with every census. The Christians form a smaller minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2001 832 0.02% 92,915 2.43% 2,121,963 55.41% 16,592 0.43% 1,576,583 41.17% 10,951 0.29% 1,278 0.03% 8,639 0.23% 3,829,753 100.00%
2011 1,268 0.03% 87,522 2.22% 2,046,051 51.89% 19,560 0.50% 1,713,405 43.45% 11,446 0.29% 1.929 0.05% 62,142 1.58% 3,943,323 100.00%
Source: India's 2001 and 2011 censuses

District population by native language

The residents mostly speak a Dravidian or Indo-Aryan language as their mother tongue . The main languages ​​are Telugu and Urdu. Significant minorities speak (the real) Hindi, Marathi or Tamil (Tamil). They each have more than 50,000 native speakers. Smaller minority languages ​​are Kannada, Marwari (a Hindi dialect) or Gujarati. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year Telugu Urdu Hindi Marathi Tamil Kannada Marwari Gujarati Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2001 1,779,838 45.14% 1,560,086 39.56% 200.273 5.08% 66,724 1.69% 56,293 1.43% 35,181 0.89% 22,313 0.57% 21,772 0.55% 3,943,323 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Hyderabad district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase, however, fell to just 2.97 percent between the last two censuses. Many people migrate to the surrounding area in the Rangareddy district. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by around 110,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The district has only three villages. The most important is the capital Hyderabad .

economy

Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad

There are several industrial companies from all sectors in the Hyderabad metropolitan area. In addition, many people in the three cities make a living from trading in goods and services. Agriculture does not play a role because of the dense development.

history

Hyderabad is part of the Telangana region and shares its history. The Hyderabad district was created in 1948 by amalgamating the previous Atraf-a-Balda and Baghat districts . It has existed in its current form since August 15, 1978 after the split from Rangareddy . Originally it was called Hyderabad (Urban) District , but was given its current name after the Hyderabad (Rural) District was renamed Rangareddy.

administration

The Hyderabad district comprises 16 mandals (talukas).

Web links

Commons : Hyderabad (district)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/INDIA2011.pdf
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Forest Report, page 3  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / forest.ap.nic.in
  3. ↑ Climate in the main town
  4. ↑ Data on the climate