Hyderabad Division

Administrative division of Sindh

This article is about the division of Sindh in Pakistan. For other divisions called Hyderabad, see Hyderabad (disambiguation).

Division in Sindh, Pakistan

Hyderabad Division

حیدر آباد ڈویژن
حيدرآباد ڊويزن

Division

Map of Hyderabad Division

Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Sindh
Capital| Hyderabad
Government

• Type| Divisional Administration
• Commissioner| Nadeem Ur Rehman Memon (PCS)
• Regional Police Officer| Syed Pir Muhammad Shah (PSP)
Population

(2017)

• Total| 7,026,335
• Density| 210/km2 (500/sq mi)

Hyderabad Division (Sindhi: حيدرآباد ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Hyderabad Division is 41.[1]

Hyderabad is the divisional headquarters of Hyderabad Division. Following the separation of the Badin, Sujawal and Thatta Districts out of Hyderabad Division to form the new Banbhore Division, the residual Hyderabad Division now comprises six districts:[2][3]

## Districts

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Guru Balpuri Ashram in Thana Bulla Khan in Jamshoro district Districts of Hyderabad Division

District | Area (km2) | Population
1998 Census | Population
2017 Census | Capital
Dadu | 7,866 | 1,106,717 | 1,550,266 | Dadu
Hyderabad | 5,519 | 1,494,866 | 2,199,463 | Hyderadad
Jamshoro | 11,250 | 582,094 | 993,142 | Jamshoro
Matiari | 1,417 | 494,244 | 769,349 | Matiari
Tando Allahyar | 5,165 | 493,526 | 836,887 | Tando Allahyar
Tando Muhammad Khan | 2,310 | 438,624 | 677,228 | Tando Muhammad Khan
Totals | 33,527 | 4,610,071 | 7,026,335 | Hyderadad

## History

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During colonial rule, the Erstwhile division was a district of Sind in what was then the Bombay Presidency of British India.[4] The population of the district increased by 47% between 1872 and 1901. The total population according to the census were 677,994 in 1872, 703,637 in 1881, 861,994 in 1891 and 989,030 in 1901.[5]

Taluka  | Population (1901)

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Guni  | 91,506
Badin  | 81,790
Tando Bago  | 74,876
Dero Mohbat  | 46,919
Hyderabad  | 138,021
Tando Alahyar  | 87,990
Shahdadpur  | 73,504
Hala  | 98,230
Sakrand  | 64,036
Moro  | 66,641
Naushahro  | 97,506
Kandiaro  | 62,937
Nusrat (Nawabshah)  | 5,074

After independence in 1947 the district became a division until its dissolution in 2000, the division comprised the districts of Badin, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar.

On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored again Hyderabad division.

## See also

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* Hyderabad

## References

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1. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
2. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
3. ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
4. ^ Hyderābād District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 312.
5. ^ Hyderābād District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 314.

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