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Hyderabad Statistics
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| Area |
260 Sq. Km |
| Population |
Approx 7 million (1991 Census : 3,145,939) |
| Growth Rate |
9.5% |
| Land Use |
Urban 93% [including industrial]; Agriculture 1.7%; Water
Spread 5.3% |
| Altitude |
536 metres above sea level |
| Languages |
Urdu, Telgu, Hindi, English |
| Industries |
Cotton and silk textiles, cigarettes, paper,
pottery, glassware and more recently information technology and call centres.
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| Character |
The area exhibits undulating topography with
number of tanks and hill ranges. The elevation ranging between 500 to 600m.
While Banjara, Jubilee, Golconda, Nawabat Pahad, Tirumalagiri and Moula Ali are
prominent hill ranges, Hussain Sagar and Mir Alam are prominent tanks located
within the city. Hussain Sagar located in the heart of the city bifurcates it
into Secunderabad and Hyderabad. The Musi river passing through the middle of
Hyderabad city flows in an easterly direction.
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| Weather |
Summer temperatures range from a mean maximum
of 40 deg centigrade to a mean minimum of 30 deg centigrade. Winter
temperatures range from 22 deg centigrade. to 14 deg centrigrade. The monsoon
season normally occurs from June to December. Registers rainfall of about 89
cms.
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