Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Karachi Division is 20,382,881 (20 million).
Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Karachi |
| Established | December 1960 |
| Founded by | Ayub Khan |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Syed Hassan Naqvi |
| • Mayor Karachi | Murtaza Wahab |
| Area | |
| • Division | 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Division | 20,382,881 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,868,021 (92.57%) |
| • Rural | 1,514,860 |
| • Avg. Household size | 5.9 |
| combined population of all districts | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 74XXX–75XXX |
| Dialling code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editThe East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843 and created Karachi District.
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three districts; East, West and South.
In 1996, two more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division.
The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 towns and 178 union councils.[3] Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO City District government Karachi.
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored five districts of Karachi division.[4]
In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[5][6]
In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi—Keamari District, which was formed by splitting District West.[7][8]
Recently, the Sindh government renamed the four existing districts to their famous areas names.
| Old names | New names |
|---|---|
| Karachi South District | Karachi District |
| Karachi Central District | Nazimabad District |
| Karachi East District | Gulshan District |
| Karachi West District | Orangi District |
Currently, the Sindh government is planning to create Bin Qasim district after bifurcating Malir district.
Demographics
editIn the 2023 Pakistani census, Karachi Division had a population of 20.3 millions (total 20,357,474) consists of 10,787,338 males & females 9,567,463.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[10] | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 50.67% | 10,315,905 |
| Pashto | 2 | 13.51% | 2,752,148 |
| Sindhi | 3 | 11.12% | 2,264,189 |
| Punjabi | 4 | 8.08% | 1,645,282 |
| Balochi | 5 | 3.97% | 808,352 |
| Saraiki | 6 | 3.70% | 753,903 |
| Hindko | 7 | 3.21% | 653,727 |
| Others | 8 | 5.71% | 1,163,968 |
| All | 9 | 100% | 20,357,474 |
At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 10,315,905 spoke Urdu, 2,752,148 Pashto, 1,645,282 Punjabi, 2,264,189 Sindhi, 753,903 Saraiki, 808,352 Balochi, 653,727 Hindko, 50,982 Kashmiri, 75,993 Brahui, 21,860 Shina, 26,906 Balti, 30,375 Mewati, 614 Kalasha, 14,073 Koshistani, 943,165 others, as their first language of total 20,357,474.[11]
List of the Districts
edit| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[12] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazimabad District | North Nazimabad | 69 | 3,822,325 | 55,838.8 | 83.55% |
| 2 | Gulshan District | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139 | 3,921,742 | 28,220.1 | 80.07% |
| 3 | Karachi District | Saddar Karachi | 122 | 2,329,764 | 19,104.6 | 78.57% |
| 4 | Orangi District | Orangi Town | 370 | 2,679,380 | 7,238.1 | 67.43% |
| 5 | Keamari | Moriro Mirbahar | 559 | 2,068,451 | 3,699.8 | 62.07% |
| 6 | Korangi | Korangi | 108 | 3,128,971 | 28,968.8 | 79.86% |
| 7 | Malir | Malir | 2,160 | 2,432,248 | 1,126.8 | 63.14% |
List of the Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[13] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulberg Town | 14 | 613,724 | 43,837.43 | Karachi Central District | |
| 2 | Liaquatabad Town | 6 | 547,706 | 91,284.33 | ||
| 3 | New Karachi Town | 18 | 1,165,742 | 64,763.44 | ||
| 4 | North Nazimabad Town | 23 | 922,413 | 40,104.91 | ||
| 5 | Nazimabad | 8 | 572,740 | 71,592.50 | ||
| 6 | North Karachi | |||||
| 7 | Gulistan-e-Jouhar (G-E-J) | Karachi East District | ||||
| 8 | Gulshan Town | |||||
| 9 | Jamshed Town | 11 | 656,014 | 59,637.64 | ||
| 10 | Ferozabad | 20 | 1,167,692 | 58,384.60 | ||
| 11 | Gulshan-E-Iqbal | 29 | 979,502 | 33,775.93 | ||
| 12 | Gulzar-E-Hijri | 79 | 1,118,534 | 14,158.66 | ||
| 13 | Lyari Town | 6 | 949,878 | 158,313.00 | Karachi South District | |
| 14 | Saddar Town | 35 | 159,363 | 4,553.23 | ||
| 15 | Aram Bagh | 4 | 237,224 | 59,306.00 | ||
| 16 | Civil Line | 73 | 480,480 | 6,581.92 | ||
| 17 | Garden | 4 | 502,819 | 125,704.75 | ||
| 18 | Orangi Town | 9 | 596,919 | 66,324.33 | Karachi West District | |
| 19 | Manghopir | 342 | 1,081,753 | 3,163.02 | ||
| 20 | Maripur | 450 | 218,933 | 486.52 | ||
| 21 | Mominabad | 19 | 1,000,708 | 52,668.84 | ||
| 22 | Ittehad Town | |||||
| 23 | Baldia Town | |||||
| 24 | Korangi Town | 59 | 1,363,992 | 23,118.51 | Korangi District | |
| 25 | Landhi Town | 19 | 681,294 | 35,857.58 | ||
| 26 | Shah Faisal Town | 21 | 641,894 | 30,566.38 | ||
| 27 | Model Colony | 9 | 441,791 | 49,087.89 | ||
| 28 | Bin Qasim Town | 447 | 322,915 | 722.4 | Malir District | |
| 29 | Gadap Town | 1,104 | 100,351 | 90.9 | ||
| 30 | Malir Town | |||||
| 31 | Jinnah | |||||
| 32 | Ibrahim Hyderi | 97 | 1,341,638 | 13,831.32 | ||
| 33 | Murad Memon | 195 | 376,987 | 1,933.27 | ||
| 34 | Shah Murad | 276 | 35,987 | 130.39 | ||
| 35 | Keamari Town | 50 | 451,801 | 9,036.02 | Keamari District | |
| 36 | Baldia Town | 34 | 948,597 | 27,899.91 | ||
| 37 | S.I.T.E. Town | 25 | 449,120 | 17,964.80 | ||
| 38 | Karachi Fish Harbour |
CNIC codes
edit- Nazimabad District 42101
- Gulshan District 42201
- Karachi District 42301
- Orangi District 42401
- Korangi District same as Gulshan District
- Malir District 42501
- Keamari District same as Orangi District
References
edit- ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ City District Government Karachi Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News International on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 5 August 2012
- ^ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
- ^ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
- ^ "New district in Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
