Hyderabad District ( sd, ضلعو حيدرآباد ur, ), is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Its capital is the city of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
. The district is the second most urbanized in Sindh, after
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, with 80% of its residents live in urban areas.
History
The
East India Company
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occupied
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
in 1843; They formed three districts in Sindh administratively:
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
,
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
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
Tharparkar (Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district.
The district is the largest in Sin ...
with the headquarters
Umerkot
Umerkot (formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and ...
Sakrand
Sakrand (Urdu: سکرنڈ, Sindhi language, Sindhi: سڪرنڊ) is a town in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Sakrand is a taluka of the Shaheed Benazir Abad District, district Shaheed Benazirabad (erstwhile Nawabshah), about 18 kilometers from ...
and
Shahdadpur
Shahdadpur ( sd, شهدادپور) is a city and capital of Shahdadpur Taluka located in Sanghar District of Sindh, Pakistan.
It is associated with a number of Islamic scholars and Sindhi poets including Allama Asad Raza Ul Hussaini by the title ...
taluka.
In 1912, the northern side of the district separated to form
Nawabshah district
Shaheed Benazirabad District ( sd, شهيد بينظيرآباد ضلعو, ur, ) previously known as Nawabshah District, is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
Renaming
The district was renamed in September 2008 when mos ...
.
In 1975, Southern side also separated to form
Badin district
The Badin District ( sd, ضلعو بدين, ur, ) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers.
.
After 1998 census, two new talukas created in the district named;
Hyderabad city
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ...
and
Latifabad
Latifabad ( sd, لطيف آباد, ur, ) is a township in the southern suburbs of the city of Hyderabad, in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
Latifabad is named after the renowned Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Its initial denizens were Si ...
talukas.
After 2002 elections, a new taluka created in the district named Qasimabad from
Hyderabad City taluka
Hyderabad City Tehsil (Sindhi : حيدرآباد شھر تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the ca ...
.
The city of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
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
Badin ( Sindhi and ur, ) is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan. It lies east of the Indus River. It is the 87th largest city in Pakistan.
Badin is often called 'Sugar State' due to its production of sugar.
Badin ...
district. This administrative setup was demolished by former President
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...
in 2001 when he introduced the local body government.
In 2005, three new districts -
Tando Muhammad Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan ( sd, ٽنڊو محمد خان; ur, ) is a city and headquarter of the Tando Muhammad Khan District located in Sindh, Pakistan. Is is named after Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani.
It is the 95th largest city of Pakistan, ...
,
Matiari
Matyari or Matiari ( sd, مٽیاري, ur, ) is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District.
Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words ...
and
Tando Allahyar
Tando Allahyar ( sd, ٽنڊوالهيار, ur, ) is a city and capital of Tando Allahyar District located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is the 56th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census.
History
Tando Allahyar was ...
Hyderabad District is 104,877 hectares in size. 14,250 hectares of the district are under wheat cultivation, with a total annual production of over 55,000 tonnes.
Administration and government
The district Administration is given below:
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Hyderabad Tehsil
Hyderabad Tehsil (rural) ( sd, حيدرآباد ٻهراڙي) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District (Pakistan), Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urb ...
(Ruler Areas)
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Hyderabad city Tehsil
Hyderabad City Tehsil (Sindhi : حيدرآباد شھر تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the ca ...
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Latifabad Tehsil
Latifabad Tehsil was an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is th ...
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Qasimabad Tehsil
Qasimabad Tehsil ( sd, قاسم آباد تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District (Pakistan), Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Demographics
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.
Religion
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.
Language
At the time of the 2017 census, 43.44% of the population spoke Sindhi, 42.61%
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
The following is a list of Hyderabad District's dehs, organised by taluka:
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Hyderabad Taluka
Hyderabad Tehsil (rural) ( sd, حيدرآباد ٻهراڙي) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the capital Hyd ...
(70 dehs)
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Abri
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Chukhi
Chukhi, or Goth Chukhi, is a village and deh in Hyderabad taluka of Hyderabad District, Sindh. As of 2017, it has a population of 7,247, in 1,460 households. It is part of the assessment circle of Moolan
Moolan is a town and union council of H ...
Ghotana
Ghotana is a village and deh in Hyderabad taluka of Hyderabad District, Sindh. As of 2017, it has a population of 2,639, in 544 households. It is part of the tapedar circle of Hussain Khan Thoro
Hussain Khan Thoro, also called Thora Hussain Kh ...
Halepota
The Halaypotra ( sd, هاليپوٽا) are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.
H ...
Hussain Khan Thoro
Hussain Khan Thoro, also called Thora Hussain Khan, is a village and deh in Hyderabad taluka of Hyderabad District, Sindh
Hyderabad District ( sd, ضلعو حيدرآباد ur, ), is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of ...
Lashari
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Moolan
Moolan is a town and union council of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan
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Seri Jagir
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Seri Rayati
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Tando Fazal
Tando Fazal is a town and union council of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.Tando Qaiser
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Theba
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Qasimabad Taluka
Qasimabad Tehsil ( sd, قاسم آباد تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
(4 dehs)
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Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial capi ...
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Mirzapur
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
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Sari
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Shah Bukhari
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Latifabad Taluka
Latifabad Tehsil was an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Latifabad
Latifabad ( sd, لطيف آباد, ur, ) is a township in the southern suburbs of the city of Hyderabad ...
Ganjo Takar Ganjo may refer to:
* Ganjo Takkar, a limestone hill range in the Sindh province of Pakistan
* the Australian name for a Banjo guitar
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Giddu Bandar
Hussainabad ( ur, حسین آباد ), also known as Gidu Bandar is a town in Hyderabad city in Sindh, Pakistan
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Hyderabad City Taluka
Hyderabad City Tehsil (Sindhi : حيدرآباد شھر تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the ca ...
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
See also
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Hyderabad, Sindh
Hyderabad ( Sindhi and ur, ; ) is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the eighth largest in Pakistan.
Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...