Haiderābād 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 residents live in urban areas.
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 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 the Hyderabad district.
Demographics
The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Hyderabad District.
The population of the district was enumerated at 2,199,000 at the 2017 Census.
Combined population of these four districts (not including Badin) as per the 1998 census was 2.891M out of which 1.469M people lived in urban while the rest 1.422M people lived in the rural areas. According to the 1998 census results for the four talukas of Hyderabad, Hyderabad City, Latifabad and Qasimabad, the major first languages were as follows: Urdu (52%), Sindhi (33%), Punjabi (5.5%), Pashto (2.9%) and Saraiki (1.6%).
First Languages of Hyderabad district
Rapid Immigration to urban areas from other areas of Sindh and Other provinces led to growth in Hyderabad recorded in 2012 June at more than 6.5%.
Religion
Religion in Hyderabad district (2017 Census)
Islam (91%) is the dominant religion in Hyderabad district. Hindus form about 8 % of the population, according to the 2017 Census.
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