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. In 1975, the southern side also separated to form Badin district. After the 1998 census, two new talukas were created in the district named; Hyderabad city and Latifabad talukas. After the 2002 elections, a new taluka was created in the district named Qasimabad from Hyderabad City taluka. The city of Hyderabad 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 district. This administrative setup was demolished by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2001 when he introduced the local body government. In 2005, three new districts - Tando Muhammad Khan, Matiari and Tando Allahyar 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:

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Hyderabad had a sex ratio of 921 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 65.76%: 69.91% for males and 61.23% for females. 373,410 (16.97%) lived in urban areas. 541,027 (24.59%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 448,479 households and a population of 2,432,540.

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 90.67% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 8.32%, while Christianity is practiced by 0.95% of the population.

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 Hyderabad city and its suburbs, where they form a majority, while Sindhi dominates rural areas. Muhajirs arrived in Hyderabad after Partition.

List of Dehs

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