Hyderabad district is a most populous

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in the state of

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in India that contains a part of the metropolitan area 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 ...

. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the

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cadre and is appointed by the state government. It is the smallest of all the districts in the state, but has the highest human density. Old MCH area, which is central region of Hyderabad city comes under this district.The district share boundaries with

Rangareddy Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, ...

and Medhchal districts.

History

Hyderabad district was formed in 1948 after

Operation Polo Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad " police action" in September 1948, by the then newly independent Dominion of India against Hyderabad State. It was a military operation in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the Nizam-ru ...

by merging Atraf-a-Balda District and Baghat District. Baghat was previously a Taluk in Atraf-e-Balda District, and was made a separate district in 1931–34 under the subedar of Medak division. After formation of Andhra Pradesh by merging Telugu speaking of Hyderabad state in 1956 Hyderabad district boundary was altered Tandur Taluka which is Telugu speaking region of Gulbarga district was merged in Hyderabad district and Parigi Taluka of Mahabubnagar district and Vikarabad Taluka of Medak District also merged in Hyderabad district. In 1978 Hyderabad district was later split into Hyderabad Urban District and Hyderabad Rural District.Hyderabad Urban District was made by 4 Talukas are Charminar, Golkonda, Mushirabad and Secunderabad Talukas. Hyderabad rural district was later renamed as

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. Hyderabad Urban district subdivided in 16 Mandals in 1985 and consist of 2 Revenue division

Administrative divisions

Hyderabad District includes the area of the core area

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, commonly known as the GHMC is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the local government for the cities of Hyderabad and Secund ...

, Secunderabad Cantonment, and Osmania University. There are 16 administrative areas called mandals (or tehsils) in Hyderabad. They are: Hyderabad district comprises 15 Assembly constituencies in the core of the

Geography

Hyderabad district occupies an area of approximately .

Demographics

In the 2011 census Hyderabad district's

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was 3,943,323, with a religious make-up of: Hindus (51.45%), Muslims (43.89%), Christians (2.22%), Jains (0.5%), Sikhs (0.29%) and Buddhists (0.03%);
Hyderabad District Religion Census 2011 1.58% did not state any religion. On this page, select "Andhra Pradesh" from the download menu. "District – Hyderabad" is at line 672 of the excel file. This gives it a ranking of 57th in India (out of a total of Districts of India, 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 4.71%. Hyderabad has a

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of 943

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 80.96%.

Language

Climate

Government

The collectorate administers the district on behalf of the state government. The Hyderabad District does not have elected officials at the district level due to the absence of a Zilla Parishad (District Legislature) although it has representations at the state ( MLA) and Union level

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( MP). In addition the entire district is contained within the jurisdiction of the

GHMC The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, commonly known as the GHMC is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the local government for the cities of Hyderabad and Secun ...

, the city administration. Representatives are popularly elected to various wards of GHMC.

References

External links

Official website

Hyderabad new district map with villages and mandals list 2016
{{Authority control 1948 establishments in India Districts of Telangana