Thursday, April 16, 2009

General information

Area 259 Sq.Km
Population 4.2 Million
RainFall 89cm (June to September)
Temperature Summer : Max 40° C Min 22° C
Winter : Max 22° C Min 13.8° C
Best Season June to February
STD Code + 040
ISD Code + 91
State Andhra
Growth Rate 9.5%
Land Use Urban 93% [including industrial]; Agriculture 1.7%; Water Spread 5.3%
Languages Urdu, English, Telgu, Hindi
Industries Cotton and silk textiles, cigarettes, paper, pottery, glassware and more recently information technology and call centres.
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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