# Hyderabad Division

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. Hyderabad is the divisional headquarters of Hyderabad Division.

## History

Hyderabad was part of Bombay Presidency from 1668 to April 1st, 1936.
Then it became part of Sind province from 1 April 1936 to 14 October 1955.
On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored again Hyderabad division.
14 October 1955, it became part of West Pakistan and remained until 1 July 1970.
After Bangladesh Liberation War then West Pakistan province divided into 4 provinces and Hyderabad District upgraded to Hyderabad Division of Sindh Province of Pakistan on 1st July 1970.
Hyderabad Division was dissolved in 2000, the division comprised the districts of Badin, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar.
On 11 July 2011, Sindh government restored again Hyderabad Division.
On April 2014, Hyderabad Division divided and Thatta District, Badin District & Sujawal District ended up being part of newly created Banbhore Division
On 6 June 2014, Hyderabad Division further divided to create Shaheed Benazirabad Division.

## Demographics

In the 2023 Pakistani census, Hyderabad Division (included Banbhore Division) had a population of 10.16 millions (total 11,657,249) consists of 60,30,741 males & females 5,625,967.
Languages
* Sindhi (83.36%)
* Urdu (11.06%)
* Punjabi (1.71%)
* Pashto (1.07%)
* Hindko (0.7%)
* Balochi (0.67%)
* Saraiki (0.41%)
* Others (0.98%)
There were 9,717,871 Sindhi, 1,290,005 Urdu, 199,809 Punjabi, 125,391 Pashto, 82,454 Hindko, 79,088 Balochi, 48,331 Saraiki, 16,823 Brahui, 9,347 Mewati, 1,579 Kashmiri, 488 Koshitani, 252 Shina, 108 Balti, 123 Kalasha and 85,581 Others.
During colonial rule, the Erstwhile division was a district of Sind in what was then the Bombay Presidency of British India. 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.
| Taluka | Population (1901) |
| 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 |

## List of the districts by population over the years

| Districts of Hyderabad Division | Districts of Hyderabad Division | Districts of Hyderabad Division | Districts of Hyderabad Division | | | | |
| District | Population 2023 | Population 2017 | Population 1998 | Population 1981 | Population 1972 | Population 1961 | Population 1951 |
| Dadu | 1,742,320 | 1,550,266 | 1,106,717 | | | | |
| Hyderabad | 2,432,540 | 2,199,463 | 1,494,866 | | | | |
| Jamshoro | 1,117,308 | 993,142 | 582,094 | | | | |
| Matiari | 849,383 | 769,349 | 494,244 | | | | |
| Tando Allahyar | 922,012 | 836,887 | 493,526 | | | | |
| Tando Muhammad Khan | 726,119 | 677,228 | 438,624 | | | | |
| Totals | 11,659,246 | 10,592,635 | 6,829,537 | | | | |

## List of the districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.

| # | District | Headquarter | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
| 1 | Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,204 | 1,117,308 | 99.7 | 49.63% |
| 2 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 993 | 2,432,540 | 2,448.7 | 67.21% |
| 3 | Badin | Badin | 6,858 | 1,947,081 | 284.6 | 36.65% |
| 4 | Dadu | Dadu | 7,866 | 1,742,320 | 221.8 | 47.13% |
| 5 | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417 | 849,383 | 599.0 | 45.88% |
| 6 | Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,785 | 839,292 | 95.5 | 27.02% |
| 7 | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 1,554 | 922,012 | 592.8 | 39.80% |
| 8 | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,423 | 726,119 | 509.1 | 34.02% |
| 9 | Thatta | Thatta | 8,570 | 1,083,191 | 126.8 | 26.88% |

## List of the Tehsils

| # | Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Districts |
| 1 | Badin Tehsil | 1,816 | 490,386 | 270.04 | Badin District |
| 2 | Khoski Tehsil | | | | Badin District |
| 3 | Matli Tehsil | 1,143 | 471,100 | 412.16 | Badin District |
| 4 | Shaheed Fazil Rahu Tehsil | 1,642 | 374,854 | 228.29 | Badin District |
| 5 | Talhar Tehsil | 569 | 184,206 | 323.74 | Badin District |
| 6 | Tando Bago Tehsil | 1,688 | 426,535 | 252.69 | Badin District |
| 7 | Jati Tehsil | 3,489 | 214,710 | 61.54 | Sujawal District |
| 8 | Kharo Chan Tehsil | 778 | 11,403 | 14.66 | Sujawal District |
| 9 | Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil | 698 | 231,735 | 332 | Sujawal District |
| 10 | Shah Bandar Tehsil | 3,074 | 168,911 | 54.95 | Sujawal District |
| 11 | Sujawal Tehsil | 746 | 212,533 | 284.9 | Sujawal District |
| 12 | Ghorabari Tehsil | 1,018 | 198,920 | 195.4 | Thatta District |
| 13 | Keti Bunder | 771 | 63,217 | 81.99 | Thatta District |
| 14 | Mirpur Sakro Tehsil | 2,958 | 376,078 | 127.14 | Thatta District |
| 15 | Thatta Tehsil | 3,823 | 444,976 | 116.39 | Thatta District |
| 16 | Dadu Tehsil | 846 | 508,607 | 601.19 | Dadu District |
| 17 | Johi Tehsil | 3,509 | 333,179 | 94.95 | Dadu District |
| 18 | Khairpur Nathan Shah Tehsil | 2,583 | 379,975 | 147.11 | Dadu District |
| 19 | Mehar Tehsil | 928 | 520,559 | 560.95 | Dadu District |
| 20 | Hyderabad City Tehsil | 43 | 778,132 | 18,096.09 | Hyderabad District |
| 21 | Hyderabad Tehsil | 711 | 511,265 | 719.08 | Hyderabad District |
| 22 | Latifabad Tehsil | 204 | 800,983 | 3,926.39 | Hyderabad District |
| 23 | Qasimabad Tehsil | 35 | 342,160 | 9,776.00 | Hyderabad District |
| 24 | Kotri Tehsil | 1,051 | 472,003 | 244,105 | Jamshoro District |
| 25 | Sehwan Tehsil | 2,160 | 322,011 | 165,837 | Jamshoro District |
| 26 | Manjhand Tehsil | 2,303 | 161,794 | 84,442 | Jamshoro District |
| 27 | Thana Bulla Khan Tehsil | 5,690 | 161,500 | 83,652 | Jamshoro District |
| 28 | Hala Tehsil | 488 | 286,155 | 586.38 | Matiari District |
| 29 | Matiari Tehsil | 568 | 377,945 | 665.4 | Matiari District |
| 30 | Saeedabad Tehsil | 361 | 185,283 | 513.25 | Matiari District |
| 31 | Chamber Tehsil | 483 | 233,424 | 483.28 | Tando Allahyar District |
| 32 | Jhando Mari Tehsil | 626 | 266,665 | 425.98 | Tando Allahyar District |
| 33 | Tando Allahyar Tehsil | 445 | 421,923 | 948.14 | Tando Allahyar District |
| 34 | Nasarpur Tehsil | | | | Tando Allahyar District |
| 35 | Bulri Shah Karim Tehsil | 770 | 247,027 | 320.81 | Tando Muhammad Khan District |
| 36 | Tando Ghulam Hyder Tehsil | 390 | 206,665 | 529.91 | Tando Muhammad Khan District |
| 37 | Tando Mohammad Khan Tehsil | 263 | 272,427 | 1,035.84 | Tando Muhammad Khan District |

## Constituencies

| Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
| PS-56 Matiari-I | NA-216 Matiari | Matiari |
| PS-57 Matiari-II | NA-216 Matiari | Matiari |
| PS-58 Tando Allahyar-I | NA-217 Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar |
| PS-59 Tando Allahyar-II | NA-217 Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar |
| PS-60 Hyderabad-I | NA-218 Hyderabad-I | Hyderabad |
| PS-61 Hyderabad-II | NA-218 Hyderabad-I | Hyderabad |
| PS-62 Hyderabad-III | NA-219 Hyderabad-II | Hyderabad |
| PS-63 Hyderabad-IV | NA-219 Hyderabad-II | Hyderabad |
| PS-64 Hyderabad-V | NA-220 Hyderabad-III | Hyderabad |
| PS-65 Hyderabad-VI | NA-220 Hyderabad-III | Hyderabad |
| PS-66 Tando Muhammad Khan-I | NA-221 Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan |
| PS-67 Tando Muhammad Khan-II | NA-221 Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan |
| PS-77 Jamshoro-I | NA-226 Jamshoro | Jamshoro |
| PS-78 Jamshoro-II | NA-226 Jamshoro | Jamshoro |
| PS-79 Jamshoro-III | NA-226 Jamshoro | Jamshoro |
| PS-80 Dadu-I | NA-227 Dadu-I | Dadu |
| PS-81 Dadu-II | NA-227 Dadu-I | Dadu |
| PS-82 Dadu-III | NA-228 Dadu-II | Dadu |
| PS-83 Dadu-IV | NA-228 Dadu-II | Dadu |
| PS-68 Badin-I | NA-222 Badin-I | Badin |
| PS-69 Badin-II | NA-222 Badin-I | Badin |
| PS-70 Badin-III | NA-222 Badin-I | Badin |
| PS-70 Badin-III | NA-223 Badin-II | Badin |
| PS-71 Badin-IV | NA-223 Badin-II | Badin |
| PS-72 Badin-V | NA-223 Badin-II | Badin |
| PS-73 Sujawal-I | NA-224 Sujawal | Sujawal |
| PS-74 Sujawal-II | NA-224 Sujawal | Sujawal |
| PS-75 Thatta-I | NA-225 Thatta | Thatta |
| PS-76 Thatta-II | NA-225 Thatta | Thatta |