Hyderabad City Taluka
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Hyderabad City Taluka is an administrative subdivision (taluka
) of Hyderabad District
in the Sindh
province of Pakistan
. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the capital Hyderabad
is part of Hyderabad City Taluka.
of Hyderabad city is administratively subdivided into 11 Union Councils
.
the city of Hyderabad
became the headquarters of Hyderabad Taluka - and for a time was part of the Bombay Presidency
of British India.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:
Hyderābād Tāluka.- Tāluka of Hyderābād District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 25°10′ and 25°33′ N. and 68°20′ and 68°45′ E., with an area of 398 square miles (1,030.8 km²). It contains one town, HYDERĀBĀD (population, 69,378), the District and tāluka head-quarters; and 98 villages. The population in 1901 was 138,021, compared with 122,507 in 1891. The density, 347 persons per square mile, is largely above the District average. Land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to about 2 lakh
s. A small limestone range, known as the Ganjo hills, runs nearly due south parallel to the Indus for about 14 miles (22.5 km). The tāluka is compact in shape, and produces bijra, green gram, wheat, and cotton. It is irrigated wholly by canals.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
) of Hyderabad District
Hyderabad District (Pakistan)
Hyderābād District , is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. It used to be an administrative division of the Sindh namely the Hyderabad Division, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The Kirthar National Park is located in Hyderabad...
in the Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Hyderabad district is subdivided into 4 talukas, the Urban area around the capital Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
is part of Hyderabad City Taluka.
Administration
The TalukaTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Hyderabad city is administratively subdivided into 11 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
.
History
During British ruleBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
the city of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
became the headquarters of Hyderabad Taluka - and for a time was part of the Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
of British India.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:
Hyderābād Tāluka.- Tāluka of Hyderābād District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 25°10′ and 25°33′ N. and 68°20′ and 68°45′ E., with an area of 398 square miles (1,030.8 km²). It contains one town, HYDERĀBĀD (population, 69,378), the District and tāluka head-quarters; and 98 villages. The population in 1901 was 138,021, compared with 122,507 in 1891. The density, 347 persons per square mile, is largely above the District average. Land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to about 2 lakh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
s. A small limestone range, known as the Ganjo hills, runs nearly due south parallel to the Indus for about 14 miles (22.5 km). The tāluka is compact in shape, and produces bijra, green gram, wheat, and cotton. It is irrigated wholly by canals.