Hyderabad District - Population 2011-2025

Quick Overview: Hyderabad (2025) Estimated Population (2025): 4,247,948 (42.48 Lakhs) Estimated Male Population (2025): 2,170,000–2,...

Quick Overview: Hyderabad (2025)

• Estimated Population (2025): 4,247,948 (42.48 Lakhs)
• Estimated Male Population (2025): 2,170,000–2,188,268
• Estimated Female Population (2025): 2,078,000–2,108,991
• Area: 217 km²
• Population Density (2011): 18,172 per km²
• Urban Population (2011): 3,943,323 (100%)
• Rural Population (2011): 0 (0%)

Population Projections

Year	Projected Population
2011	3,943,323
2021	4,040,000
2025	4,247,948–4,070,000
2026	4,258,324
2036	4,297,768

• Growth since 2011: 7.73% (2025 estimate)
• Annual growth: 0.11–0.26%

Historical Census: 1901–2011

Year	Population	Male	Female	Variation	%
1901	499,082	257,000	242,000	–	–
1911	628,000	322,000	305,000	128,918	25.77%
1921	557,000	285,000	272,000	-70,810	-11.28%
1931	588,000	306,000	283,000	31,300	5.62%
1941	811,000	417,000	394,000	223,000	37.84%
1951	1,084,000	545,000	538,000	273,000	33.65%
1961	1,192,000	618,000	574,000	108,000	9.97%
1971	1,682,000	877,000	805,000	490,000	41.17%
1981	2,251,000	1,172,000	1,079,000	569,000	33.81%
1991	3,146,000	1,627,000	1,519,000	895,000	39.76%
2001	3,830,000	1,981,173	1,848,580	684,677	21.74%
2011	3,943,323	2,018,575	1,924,748	113,323	2.97%

Urban / Rural Breakdown (2011)

Description	Urban	Rural
Population (%)	100%	0%
Total Population	3,943,323	0
Male	2,018,575	0
Female	1,924,748	0
Sex Ratio	954	0
Child Sex Ratio (0-6)	914	0
Child Population (0-6)	469,126	0
Literacy Rate	83.25%	0%
Male Literacy	86.99%	0%
Female Literacy	79.35%	0%

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Estimate)

Religion	2011 Population	%	2025 Estimate
Hindu	2,046,051	51.89%	2,225,591
Muslim	1,713,405	43.45%	1,863,165
Christian	87,522	2.22%	95,399
Sikh	11,446	0.29%	12,472
Jain	19,560	0.50%	21,314
Buddhist	1,268	0.03%	1,384
Others	1,929	0.05%	2,105
Not Stated	62,142	1.58%	67,523

Literacy Data

Category	Average Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Overall	83.25%	86.99%	79.35%
Urban	83.25%	86.99%	79.35%
Rural	0%	0%	0%

Religion	Avg. Literacy Rate	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	84.06%	88.69%	79.24%
Muslim	81.82%	84.55%	78.96%
Christian	88.55%	91.13%	86.04%
Not Stated	81.77%	86.11%	77.63%

Scheduled Caste & Tribe Data

• SC (2011): 247,927 (6.29%), Sex Ratio: 995
• ST (2011): 48,937 (1.24%), Sex Ratio: 915

Economic, Workforce & Households Data

• Households: 849,051
• Total Workers: 1,413,297 (35.84% of total population)
• Male Workers: 1,045,585
• Female Workers: 367,712
• Families living houseless: 4,948
• Houseless persons: 17,903

Child Population (0-6 Years)

• Total: 469,126 (11.9%)
• Boys: 245,127
• Girls: 223,999
• Child Sex Ratio: 914 overall

City / Metro Stats

City Name	2011 Population	Male	Female
Secunderabad (Cantonment Board)	217,910	113,577	104,333

Subdistrict / Taluk List

• Amberpet
• Ameerpet
• Asifnagar
• Bahadurpura
• Bandlaguda
• Charminar
• Golconda
• Himayathnagar
• Khairatabad
• Maredpalle
• Musheerabad
• Nampally
• Saidabad
• Secunderabad
• Shaikpet
• Tirumalagiri

Key Socio-Economic & Demographic Facts

• Highest urban density (18,172/km², 2011) in AP/Telangana
• Minority share second only to some Kerala districts: 43.45% Muslim (2011)
• SC community (6.29%), ST community (1.24%)
• Rapid 1970s/90s growth, now below 1% annual
• Main cities: Hyderabad, Secunderabad