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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of Sindh,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. 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, in the northern part of Southern India ...

. 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 c ...

, with 80% of its residents live in urban areas.

History

The

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...

occupied Sindh in 1843; They formed three districts in Sindh administratively:

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 an ...

. In 1907, create a new taluka named Nasrat from

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. The city of

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. Badi ...

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 t ...

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 f ...

districts were formed out of Hyderabad district.

Geography

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: #

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) #

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 ...

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 ...

Qasimabad Tehsil Qasimabad Tehsil ( sd, قاسم آباد تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of 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%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Punjabi, 3.22%

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and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Hyderabad District's dehs, organised by taluka: *

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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** Agheemani ** Almani ** Alni ** Amilpur ** Barechani ** Barham ** Bhido Jagar ** Bhido Rayati ** Bhinpur ** Bilori ** Bohiki ** Boochki Jagir ** Boochki Rayati ** Buxo laghari ** Chacha Detha **

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 ...

** 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 **

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** Liyar Jagir ** Mati ** Miyano ** Moharo **

Moolan Moolan is a town and union council 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 the world's List of countri ...

** Mori Jagir ** Mori Rayati ** Mulki ** Narejani ** Noorai Jagir ** Noorai Rayati ** Panhwari ** Pasaikhi ** Patbhari ** Patoro ** Raees ** Rahooki ** Rajpari ** Rukanpur ** Sahita ** Sanhwar **

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** 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 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 cap ...

** Mirzapur **

Sari A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std ...

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* 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 **

Notes

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control Districts of Sindh