ELECTIVE – IX

URBAN DESIGN

DEFINING
CITY
GUIDED BY: PRESENTED BY:
PROF. VINAYA VAIDYA SHARAYU VIVEK DHAVANE
PROF. RAZI KHAN
INTRODUCTION
HYDERABAD
• It is Telangana’s largest and most-populous city and is
the major urban center for all of south-central interior
India.
• From 1956 to 2014 Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra
Pradesh state, but, with the creation of Telangana from
Andhra Pradesh in 2014, it was redesignated as the
capital of both states.

• Hyderabad is located on the Musi River in the heart of

the Telangana Plateau, a major upland region of
the Deccan (peninsular India).
• The city site is relatively level to the gently rolling terrain, at an
elevation of about 1,600 feet (500 meters).
• The climate is warm to hot and monsoonal (i.e., marked by wet
and dry periods), with moderate annual precipitation.
• Most rain falls during the wet monsoon months of June to
October.
 DEMOGRAPHICS
• Residents of Hyderabad are called Hyderabadi. They are predominantly Telugu
people (mostly Hindu) and Hyderabadi Muslims. RELIGIONS
• The minority communities of Hyderabad
are Kannadiga (including Nawayathi), Marwari, Odia, Bengali, Tamil, Malayali, G
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ujarati, Marathis, Hindavi, Sindhi, Iranian, Punjabi, Pathan, and Turkish.
• Telugu and Urdu are the official languages of Hyderabad, while English is 60
64.93
commonly used. 50
• Telugu in Hyderabad has a varied dialect called the Telangana dialect, and
the Urdu spoken in the city is called Deccani Urdu. A significant population of the 40

city speaks different languages such 30

as Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. 30.13
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• Though Hindus form a majority of the population, Muslims have substantial
presence across the city and are predominant in and around Old City. The other 10
2.75 2.19
religious communities are French-speaking 0
Christian, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Zoroastrian. Iconic temples, mosques and Category 1
churches are housed in the city. HINDU MUSLIM
• After the expansion of city limits and formation of Greater Hyderabad Municipal CHRISTIAN OTHERS
Corporation in 2007, the Hyderabad city's religious statistics of 2011 census are:
Hindus (64.93%), Muslims (30.13%), Christians (2.75%), Jains (0.29%), Sikhs
(0.25%), Buddhists (0.04%) and remaining others.
DENSITY SEX RATIO
• Hyderabad is a 1-tier city and considered as Class-I City.
• The city of Hyderabad, India covers an area of 625 square kilometers (241 sq mi). 49% 51%
• The population of Hyderabad is 6,809,970 (as per 2011) making it the fourth most
populous city in India. There are 3,500,802 male and 3,309,168 female citizens.
• The area under the municipality increased from 170 square kilometers (66 sq mi) to
625 square kilometers (241 sq mi) in 2007 when the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation was created. As a consequence, the total population leaped from MALE FEMALE
3,637,483 in 2001 census to 6,809,970 in 2011 census, an increase of over 87%. By
comparison, the city population in 1897 was 415,039.
• Migrants from rest of India constitute 24% of the city population. LITRACY RATE
• The sex ratio is 945 female per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 926
per 1000.Among children aged 0–6 years, 373,794 are boys and 352,022 are girls 90
giving rise to the ratio of 942 girls per 1000 boys. 85 85.96
• The city's population density is 18,480/km2 (47,900/sq mi). 80
• Hyderabad city's literacy rate is 82.96% (male 85.96% and female 79.79%), higher 75 79.79

than the national average of 74.04%. 70

• Hyderabad city is governed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation that comes 65 MALE FEMALE

under the Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration, which has a population of 7.7 million
the sixth most populous urban agglomeration in the country, with 3,985,240 males
and 3,764,094 are females.
OCCUPATION
• The economy of Hyderabad, is based on traditional manufacturing, the knowledge sector, and
tourism.
• Hyderabad city is the largest contributor to the state's GDP (Gross domestic product) and state tax.
• Starting in the 1990s, the economic pattern of the city changed from a primarily service hub to a
more diversified economy, but the service industry remains a major contributor.
• Pharma industry is the dominant player of the manufacturing sector. The city is “Bulk drug" capital
of the country - large number of bulk drug units accounting for about 30-35% of the total
production in India .
• As of 2006, the largest employers of Hyderabad are the governments of Andhra Pradesh and India,
with 113,000 and 85,000 employees, respectively.
• In the 1970s, the pharmaceutical and electronic industries were established in the city because of
its strategic location in south-central India, for which it is known as the gateway to south-central
India.
• Since the 1990s, the economic patterns of the city have changed it from a primarily service hub to a
more diversified spectrum, with the growth of IT enterprises, and biotech, insurance, and financial
institutions, and a strong employment base in ancillary activities such as trade and commerce,
transport, storage, communication, real-estate and retail, which employ three times more people
than the IT industries.
• As of 2020, Hyderabad has six lakh employees in the IT/ITES sector, working in more than 1500
companies. The service industry in this arena remains a dominant, with 90% of the workforce.
• As of 2005, out of every 1000 people of working age, 770 males and 190 females are employed.
 PRONOUNCED URBAN CHARACTERISTICS AND AMENITIES
• Hyderabad has become a hub of trade and commerce and an international center for
information technology (IT).
• Pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, and textiles are among the items manufactured there. Service
activities have expanded dramatically, especially those associated with IT, so that they have
come to constitute the lion’s share of the city’s economy.
• Gachibowli, a suburb of Hyderabad, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy
district. Gachibowli has grown into a software hub for companies operating from Hyderabad.
• Tourism has grown in significance. The city has long been associated with the production of
Telugu-language films, which gave rise to its nickname Tollywood. And the city also has famous
film city viz., Ramoji Film City.
• Hyderabad has good intercity transport facilities. There are rail and air services
to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru (Bangalore), as well as to historical sites
including the nearby Golconda fortress and the Ajanta and Ellora caves in
neighboring Maharashtra state.
• North of central Hyderabad lie Hussain Sagar, Tank Bund Road, Rani Gunj and
the Secunderabad railway station. Most of the city's parks and recreational centres, such
as Sanjeevaiah Park, Indira Park, Lumbini Park, NTR Gardens, the Buddha
statue and Tankbund Park are located here.
• In the northwest part of the city there are upscale residential and commercial areas such as
Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Begumpet, Khairatabad, Tolichowki, Jagannath
Temple and Miyapur. The northern end contains industrial areas such
as Kukatpally, Sanathnagar, Moosapet, Balanagar, Patancheru and Chanda Nagar.
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%20of%20Hyderabad%20district,are%2017.13%20lakhs%20(43.35%25).
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