Karachi East District

District of Sindh in Pakistan

Karachi East District

ضلع شرقی کراچی

District of Sindh

Aziz Bhatti Park in Gulshan Town

Map of Karachi East District

Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Sindh
Division| Karachi
Established| 1972
Re-established| 11 July 2011
Headquarters[1]| DC East office
Towns|

5[2]

* Sohrab Goth Town
* Safoora Town
* Gulshan Town
* Jinnah Town
* Chanesar Town
* Malir

Government

• Deputy Commissioner| Raja Tariq Hussain[3]
Area

• Total| 139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[4]

• Total| 2,875,315
• Density| 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Website| www.dmceast.gos.pk

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

## History[edit]

The district was established in 1972.

The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely:

* Gulshan Town
* Jamshed Town
* Gulzar-e-Hijri Town
* Faisal Cantonment
* Feroz Abad Town.

On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi East District.[5]

In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan.[6][7][8]

In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.[9]

## Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi East district had a population of 2,875,315, of which 1,506,788 were males and 1,368,002 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 76.00%: 78.26% for males and 73.49% for females.[10]

Religions in Karachi East district (2017)[citation needed]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 95.31%
Christianity |

| 3.14%
Hinduism |

| 1.38%
Other or not stated |

| 0.17%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.14% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.38% of the population.

Languages of Karachi East district (2017)

Urdu (37.51%)

Pashto (13.91%)

Punjabi (13.29%)

Sindhi (11.55%)

Saraiki (8.38%)

Hindko (3.29%)

Balochi (2.34%)

Others (9.73%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 37.51% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.91% Pashto, 13.29% Punjabi, 11.55% Sindhi, 8.38% Saraiki, 3.29% Hindko and 2.34% Balochi as their first language.[citation needed]

## Administrative Towns in Karachi East[edit]

Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.[11]

Jinnah Town  Union Council

U.C. 1 Pakistan Quarters
U.C. 2 Soldier Bazar
U.C. 3 Patel Para
U.C. 4 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 5 Martin Quarters
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Bahadurabad
U.C. 8 Delhi Mercantile
U.C. 9 Tunisia Line
U.C. 10 Jacob Lines
U.C. 11 Behind Jacob Lines

Chanesar Town  Union Council

U.C. 1 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
U.C. 2 P.E.C.H.S. II
U.C. 3 Mahmudabad
U.C. 4 Manzoor Colony
U.C. 5 Manzoor Colony-II
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Akhtar Colony
U.C. 8 Chanesar Goth

Sohrab Goth Town  Union Council

U.C. 1 Al-Asif Square
U.C. 2 New Quetta Town
U.C. 3 Sukhiya Goth
U.C. 4 Ayub Goth
U.C. 5 Khadim Hussain Goth
U.C. 6 Ahsanabad
U.C. 7 Yousuf Shah Goth
U.C. 8 Sabzi Mandi

Safoora Town  Union Council

U.C. 1 Abbas Town
U.C. 2 Gulzar-e-Hijri
U.C. 3 Sachal Goth
U.C. 4 Al-Azhar Garden
U.C. 5 Johar Complex
U.C. 6 Pehlwan Goth
U.C. 7 Gulistan-e-Johar
U.C. 8 Safari Park

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town  Union Council

U.C. 1 Essa Nagri
U.C. 2 Hassan Square
U.C. 3 Jamali Colony
U.C. 4 Zia-ull-Haq Colony
U.C. 5 New Dhoraji
U.C. 6 Metroville-III
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar
U.C. 8 National Stadium
Karachi Safari Park is located in Gulshan Town National Cricket Stadium, Karachi

## List of Dehs[edit]

The following is a list of Karachi East District's dehs, organised by taluka:[12]

* Gulshan-e-Iqbal taluka (5 dehs)
* Dozan (P)
* Gujero (P)
* Okewari
* Safooran (P)
* Songal (P)
* Gulzar-e-Hijri taluka (5 dehs)
* Bitti Amri
* Dozan (P)
* Gujro-1
* Songal
* Thoming

## Hospital and health care facilities[edit]

There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital[13] and Liaquat National Hospital.[14]

## Education Center[edit]

There are several education center in district east like NED university of Engineering and Technology,[15] University of Karachi[16] & Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus).

## See also[edit]

Karachi

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner Karachi Division. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.
2. ^ "Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act". Business Recorder (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
3. ^ "Removal of illegal parking, bus stands from service lane, green belt ordered". Dawn (newspaper). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. ^ "KARACHI EAST DISTRICT (01 - Area, Population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban proportion, household size and annual growth rate)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
6. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
7. ^ "Former UN staffer being tipped as PM's focal person for polio". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
8. ^ "District". www.kmc.gos.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
9. ^ "District East may go for PTI as it did in last general elections". The News International (newspaper). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
10. ^ "KARACHI EAST DISTRICT (13 - Population (10 years and above) by literacy, sex and rural/urban)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
11. ^ Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
12. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
13. ^ "The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - The Aga Khan Hospitals". www.agakhanhospitals.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
14. ^ "Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College". www.lnh.edu.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
15. ^ "Home | NED University of Engineering & Technology". www.neduet.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
16. ^ "Home". uok.edu.pk.

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