Hyderabad District (Sindhi: ضلعو حيدرآباد Urdu: ضلع حیدرآباد), is a district of central Sindh locally called the Vichol Region of Sindh province of 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) formed as subdivisions of Hyderabad.

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:

Hyderabad Tehsil (Rural Areas)
Hyderabad City Tehsil
Latifabad Tehsil
Qasimabad Tehsil
Tando Jam

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Hyderabad district has 448,191 households and a population of 2,432,540. The district has a sex ratio of 112.79 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 67.21%: 70.86% for males and 63.08% for females. 658,813 (27.08% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 2,022,379 (83.14%) live in urban areas.

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 urban centers of Hyderabad such as latifabad where they live along with overwhelming population of Sindhis and small communities of Punjabis, and Pashtuns, while Sindhis also dominate urban centers like Qasimabad as well as rural parts of Hyderabad where they form majority.

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

See also
Divisions of Pakistan
Divisions of Balochistan
Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Divisions of Punjab
Divisions of Sindh
Divisions of Azad Kashmir
Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
Tehsils of Pakistan
Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan
Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan
Districts of Pakistan
Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
Districts of Azad Kashmir
Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
Hyderabad, Sindh
List of educational institutions in Hyderabad, Sindh
Shiv temple, Hyderabad

Notes

References

Bibliography
1998 District census report of Hyderabad. Census publication. Vol. 59. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.