Languages And Religion

Residents of Hyderabad are called Hyderabadi. Telugu people comprise the majority of Hyderabad's population, followed by Marathi and Arab communities. The minority communities of Hyderabad are Kannadi (including Nawayathi), Marwari, Bengali, Tamil, Malayali, Gujarati, Punjabi, and Uttar Pradeshi. Among the foreign-origin communities Yemeni Arabs forms the majority while African Arabs, Armenian, Abyssinians, Iranian, Pathan and Turkish ethnicity are also present. The foreign-origin population declined since Hyderabad State became a part of the Indian Union.
Telugu and Urdu are the first and second official languages of Hyderabad, while English is also used particularly among white-collar workers. 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 city speaks different languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada and Tamil.
In Hyderabad, the Hindus form a majority of the population, and Muslims have large presence across the city and are predominant in and around the Old City. The other religious communities are Christian, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Parsi. Iconic temples, mosques and churches are housed in the city. According to 2001 census, (before Greater Hyderabad was formed), the Hyderabad city's religious make up included Hindus (55%), Muslims (42%), Christians (2%), Sikhs (0.5%), Buddhists (0.3%), and Jains (0.2%). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India