Karachi Central District

Karachi Central District (Urdu: ضلع کراچی وسطی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Districts of Karachi Division

Karachi Central District
ضلع وسطی کراچی
District of Sindh
Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad
Seal
Map of Karachi Central District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Re-established11 July 2011
HeadquartersDC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC Central Karachi
 • Deputy CommissionerTaha Saleem[2][1]
(As of 27 July 2021)
 • AdministratorSyed Muhammad Ali Zaidi[1]
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total2,971,626
 • Density43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)

History

The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and New Karachi Town.[4]

On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored Karachi Central District again.[5]

Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Liaquatabad and Gulberg, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.

Union Committees
UCName
1Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony
2Gulshan Saeed
3Khawaja Ajmair Nagri
4Guliana Town
5Hakeem Ehsan
6Abuzar Gaffari Colony
7Faisal Town
8Kala School
9Mustafa Colony
10Khamisu Goth
11Madina Colony
12Mujeeb ul Nisa
13Godhra Hospital
14Fatima Jinnah Colony
15Sir Syed
16Shadman Town
17Farooq Azam
18Al-Falah
19Mustafa Abad
20Pahar Gunj
21Khandu Goth
22Haidri
23Sakhi Hassan
24Buffer Zone-1
25Buffer Zone-2
26Al-Noor Society
27Samanabad
28Ayesha Manzil
29Water Pump
30Yaseen Abad
31Naseer Abad
32Johar Abad
33Azizabad
34Karimabad
35Musa Colony
36F.C. Area
37Sharif Abad
38Bundhani Colony
39Qasim Abad
40Commercial Area
41Daak Khana
42Ibn-e-Sina Road
43Liaqat Abad
44Haji Murad Goth
45Hadi Market
46Abbasi Shaheed
47Paposh Nagar
48Aurang Abad
49Nazimabad
50Rizvia Society
51Gulbahar

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi Central district had a population of 2,971,382, of which 1,542,028 were males and 1,428,860 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females.

Religions in Karachi Central district (2017)
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 98.31%
Christians
 
 1.22%
Other or not stated
 
 0.47%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.22% of the population.

Languages of Karachi Central district (2017)

  Urdu (70.77%)
  Punjabi (6.57%)
  Pashto (5.53%)
  Saraiki (5.44%)
  Sindhi (2.57%)
  Hindko (1.41%)
  Others (7.71%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 70.77% of the population spoke Urdu, 6.57% Punjabi, 5.53% Pashto, 5.44% Saraiki, 2.57% Sindhi and 1.41% Hindko as their first language.

References
  1. "Billboards hurriedly removed in South, Central districts". The News International (newspaper). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. p. 12.
  4. "Districts - Commissioner Karachi Division". Commissioner Karachi Division. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. "Sindh back to 5 divisions after 11 years". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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