District of Telangana

Hyderabad: 39.4 lakh people, one story

People
39,43,323
Area
217 km²
Literacy
83.25%
Sex ratio
954
#1 in TelanganaPopulation density: 18,172 per km². Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TelanganaLiteracy rate: 83.25%. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TelanganaFemale literacy: 79.35%. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TelanganaUrban population: 100.0%. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →

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HyderabadTelangana

The history, places and schemes of Hyderabad are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Hyderabad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population39.4 lakh#3/10 in Telangana
Area217 km²#10/10 in Telangana
Population density18,172 per km²#1/10 in Telangana▲ state 306
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)914 girls per 1000 boys#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 933
Literacy rate83.25%#1/10 in Telangana▲ state 66.46
Female literacy79.35%#1/10 in Telangana▲ state 57.92
Urban population100.0%#1/10 in Telangana▲ state 38.7

People & society

83.2% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.075.0
Female literacy
79.357.9
Scheduled Castes
6.315.4
Scheduled Tribes
1.29.3
Living in towns
100.038.7

Gender literacy gap: 7.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 51.9%
  • Muslim 43.5%
  • Christian 2.2%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Jain 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 1.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    4 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    14.1 lakh workers, 35.8% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 2.0%
    • Farm labourers 1.6%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 93.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 82% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      81.677.1
      Latrine at home
      81.443.8
      Tap water
      80.861.5
      LPG / PNG
      54.530.4
      Phone
      74.960.1
      Television
      70.049.2
      Bicycle
      21.525.0
      Two-wheeler
      41.319.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.