Karachi West District

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District of Sindh in Pakistan

Karachi West District

ضلع غربی، کراچی

District of Sindh

Shrine of Pir Mangho in Manghopir

Map of Karachi West District

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

[3]

• Type| Municipal corporation
• Body| DMC West
• Deputy Commissioner| Shehryar Gul[2]
Area

• Total| 370 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[4]

• Total| 2,077,228
• Density| 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Administrative Towns in Karachi West
* 3.1 Orangi Town
* 4 List of Dehs
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## History[edit]

The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:

* Lyari Town
* Kemari Town,
* SITE Town,
* Baldia Town
* and Orangi Town.

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

In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So Keamari Town, SITE Town and Baldia Town ended up being part of Kemari District. Lyari became part of Karachi South district in 2015.[6][7][8]

The district contains mix population including Sindhi, Baloch, Punjabis, Pashtuns and Muhajirs. No single ethnic group form established majority in the district.

## Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi West district had a population of 2,077,228, of which 1,081,887 were males and 995,197 females. The rural population was 160,904 (7.75%) and urban 1,916,324 (92.25%). The literacy rate is 68.29%: 71.27% for males and 65.03% for females.[4]

Religions in Karachi West district (2017)[4]

Religion |  | Percent
Muslims |

| 98.06%
Christians |

| 1.61%
Other or not stated |

| 0.33%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.06% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.61% of the population.[4]

Languages of Karachi West district (2017)

Urdu (50.27%)

Pashto (26.19%)

Punjabi (6.13%)

Saraiki (3.83%)

Sindhi (3.57%)

Hindko (3.09%)

Balochi (2.70%)

Brahui (1.07%)

Others (3.15%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 50.27% of the population spoke Urdu, 26.19% Pashto, 6.13% Punjabi, 3.83% Saraiki, 3.57% Sindhi, 3.09% Hindko, 2.70% Balochi and 1.07% Brahui as their first language.[4]

## Administrative Towns in Karachi West[edit]

### Orangi Town[edit]

Union Council |

|

U.C. 1 Mominabad
U.C. 2 Haryana Colony
U.C. 3 Hanifabad
U.C. 4 Mohammad Nagar
U.C. 5 Madina Colony
U.C. 6 Ghaziabad
U.C. 7 Chisti Nagar
U.C. 8 Bilal Colony
U.C. 9 Iqbal Baloch Colony
U.C. 10 Gabol Colony
U.C. 11 Data Nagar
U.C. 12 Mujahidabad
U.C. 13 Baloch Goth

## List of Dehs[edit]

The following is a list of Karachi West District's dehs, organised by taluka:[9]

* Mauripur Taluka (9 dehs)
* Allah Banoo
* Chhatara
* Gabopat
* Gond Pass
* Lalbakhar
* Maindiyari
* Mann
* Moach
* Moachko
* Mangho Pir Taluka (11 dehs)
* Bijar Bhatti
* Bund Murad (P)
* Halkani
* Hub
* Jam Charkho
* Mai Garhi
* Manghopir
* Mukhi
* Nangan
* Surjani
* Taiser
* Orangi Taluka (1 deh)
* Orangi
* Baldia Taluka (2 dehs)
* Maouch-I
* Metan

## See also[edit]

* Keamari District

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
2. ^ "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation (newspaper). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. ^ "Under SC judgement: Sindh govt repatriates 32 officials of Karachi DMC to parent depts". The News International (newspaper). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. ^ a b c d e "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
5. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
6. ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
7. ^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
8. ^ "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
9. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Coordinates: 24°52′58″N 66°58′29″E﻿ / ﻿24.8829°N 66.9748°E﻿ / 24.8829; 66.9748

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