Hyderabad (ind)

Hyderabad

Hyderabad ranks 497th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ansbach, Hokkaido, and Frederiksberg. Memorable people born in Hyderabad include Sarojini Naidu, Zakir Husain, and Satya Nadella. Memorable people who died in Hyderabad include Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, N. T. Rama Rao, and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Hyderabad has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many actors and politicians. Hyderabad is located in India.

Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of 542 m (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 Census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of 6.9 million residents within the city limits, and has a population of 9.7 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of US$74 billion, Hyderabad has the fifth-largest urban economy in India. Read more on Wikipedia