# Hyderabad District, Telangana – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/ District · Telangana # Hyderabad district Hyderabad is a district of Telangana, 3rd of 10 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,943,323 people** in 16 sub-districts, 3 towns and 0 villages; 100% lived in towns. The largest town is [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/ghmc/) (3,718,651). - 3,943,323people (2011) - 16sub-districts - 3towns - 83.2%literacy ## Who lives in Hyderabad? Hyderabad had **3,943,323 people** at the 2011 Census — 11.2% of Telangana's population and 3rd of 10 districts of Telangana by population. There were 954 women for every 1,000 men (below the Telangana figure of 988; the lowest of 10 districts of Telangana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 914 girls per 1,000 boys (the Telangana figure is 933). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.2 across Telangana. ## How literate is Hyderabad? 83.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Telangana's 66.5%), the highest of 10 districts of Telangana. Men were at 87.0% and women at 79.3% — a gap of 7.6 points (it is 17.0 points across Telangana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Himayathnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/himayathnagar/) (88.6%) and lowest in [Bahadurpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/) (79.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Hyderabad do for a living? 35.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.1%). Of all workers, 1% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 73% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 22% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 2% of workers here, against 47% across Telangana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bahadurpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/) (4% of workers in farming) and the least is [Nampally](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/nampally/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (73%) · **■** Marginal 22 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Hyderabad 100.0% of people lived in towns and cities (above Telangana's 38.7%), the most urban of 10 districts of Telangana. The Census counted 3 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 2 cities have 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/ghmc/). The largest is [GHMC](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/ghmc/) with 3,718,651 people, home to 94% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hyderabad district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Hyderabad district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > The District of Hyderabad has an area of 8291 sq. m., with a population in 1901 of 989,030, showing an increase of 15% in the decade. It consists of a vast alluvial plain, on the left bank of the Indus, 216 m. long and 48 broad. Fertile along the course of the river, it degenerates towards the east into sandy wastes, sparsely populated, and defying cultivation. The monotony is relieved by the fringe of forest which marks the course of the river, and by the avenues of trees that line the irrigation channels branching eastward from this stream. The south of the district has a special feature in its large natural water-courses (called dhoras) and basin-like shallows (chhaus), which retain the rains for a long time. A limestone range called the Ganga and the pleasant frequency of garden lands break the monotonous landscape. The principal crops are millets, rice, oil-seeds, cotton and wheat, which are dependent on irrigation, mostly from government canals. There is a special manufacture at Hala of glazed pottery and striped cotton cloth. Three railways traverse the district: (1) one of the main lines of the North-Western system, following the Indus valley and crossing the river near Hyderabad; (2) a broad-gauge branch running south to Badin, which will ultimately be extended to Bombay; and (3) a metre-gauge line from Hyderabad city into Rajputana. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Hyderabad compared with Telangana ■ Hyderabad · ■ Telangana Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **66.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **933 Working population ****35.8%** **46.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hyderabad Of every 100 households in Hyderabad in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Hyderabad · ■ Electricity for lighting ****99%** Toilet within the home ****98%** No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** Tap water ****98%** Drinking water within premises ****92%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** Use banking services ****59%** Television ****85%** Mobile phone ****80%** Computer with internet ****17%** Two-wheeler ****50%** Car / jeep / van ****14%** None of these assets ****3%** Own their home ****50%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Hyderabad Sub-district People Villages Towns [Shaikpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/shaikpet/) 250,932 0 0 [Ameerpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/ameerpet/) 59,070 0 0 [Secunderabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/secunderabad/) 135,370 0 0 [Tirumalagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/tirumalagiri/) 217,910 0 1 [Maredpalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/maredpalle/) 172,542 0 0 [Musheerabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/musheerabad/) 347,861 0 1 [Amberpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/amberpet/) 153,558 0 0 [Himayathnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/himayathnagar/) 108,062 0 0 [Nampally](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/nampally/) 189,378 0 0 [Khairatabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/khairatabad/) 271,385 0 0 [Asifnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/asifnagar/) 442,229 0 0 [Golconda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/golconda/) 213,359 0 0 [Bahadurpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bahadurpura/) 468,158 0 1 [Bandlaguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/bandlaguda/) 330,193 0 0 [Charminar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/charminar/) 237,594 0 0 [Saidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/hyderabad/saidabad/) 345,722 0 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Hyderabad - GHMC · 3,718,651 - Secunderabad · 217,910 - Osmania University · 6,762 ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Hyderabad?16: Shaikpet, Ameerpet, Secunderabad, Tirumalagiri, Maredpalle, Musheerabad, Amberpet, Himayathnagar, Nampally, Khairatabad, Asifnagar, Golconda… - What is the population of Hyderabad district?3,943,323 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Hyderabad?GHMC