Korangi District
Korangi District
ضلع کورنگی | |
|---|---|
District of Karachi Division | |
| Street in Korangi Town Street in Korangi Town | |
| Etymology: Karachi East | |
| Map of Korangi District Map of Korangi District | |
| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | File:Flag of Sindh.svg Sindh |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Preceded | District Karachi East (1972-2013) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Headquarters[1] | DMC Korangi |
| Administrative Towns | 04
|
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Deputy Commissioner |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Syed Jawad Muzaffar |
| • Administrator | Javed Rehman Kalwar[2] |
| • Constituensy | NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III |
| Area | |
• Total | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,127,976 |
| • Density | 29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| Website | dmckorangi |
Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi Division, created in 2013 after the area's split from Karachi East District. Located in eastern Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, its population is 3,127,976, according to the 2023 census.
History
The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013.[4][5] The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.[6] The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.[7]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 1,608,609 | — |
| 2017 | 2,577,556 | +2.51% |
| 2023 | 3,128,971 | +3.28% |
| Sources:[8] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,127,976.[3]
Languages
At the time of the 2023 census, 2,204,623 (70.48%) of the population spoke Urdu, 298,075 (9.53%) Punjabi, 172,684 (5.52%) Sindhi, 134,924 (4.31%) Pashto, 85,428 (2.73%) Saraiki and 82,491 (2.64%) Hindko, 22,574 Balochi, 6,056 Kashmiri, 1,422 Brahui, 6,752 Shina, 6,924 Balti, 8,247 Mewati, 59 Kalasha, 800 Kohistani & 76,917 others, as their first language.[10] Religions The majority religion is Islam, with 96.03% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.42% of the population.[11]
Administrative towns
Korangi District has three administrative towns.[13]
Korangi Town
| Union Council |
|
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Bilal Colony | |
| U.C. 2 Nasir Colony | |
| U.C. 3 Chakra Goth | |
| U.C. 4 Mustafa Taj Colony | |
| U.C. 5 Hundred Quarters | |
| U.C. 6 Gulzar Colony | |
| U.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33 | |
| U.C. 10 Korangi Sector 34 | |
| U.C. 8 Zaman Town | |
| U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony |
Landhi Town
| Union Council |
|
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 OldMuzafarabad | |
| U.C. 2 Muslimabad | |
| U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi | |
| U.C. 4 Moinabad | |
| U.C. 5 Sharafi Goth | |
| U.C. 6 Bhutto Nagar | |
| U.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer Colony | |
| U.C. 8 Landhi | |
| U.C. 9 Awami Colony | |
| U.C. 10 Burmee Colony | |
| U.C. 11 Korangi | |
| U.C. 12 Sherabad |
Shah Faisal Town
| Union Council |
|
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Natha Khan Goth | |
| U.C. 2 Pak Sadat Colony | |
| U.C. 3 Drigh Colony | |
| U.C. 4 Raita Plot | |
| U.C. 5 Moria Khan Goth | |
| U.C. 6 Albadar | |
| U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society |
List of Dehs
The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:
- Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs)
- Model Colony taluka (2 dehs)
- Mehran-II
- Thano-II
- Landhi taluka (2 dehs)
- Phihai-II
- Sahrafi-I
- Korangi taluka (2 dehs)
- Dih
- Phihai-I
See also
References
- ↑ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
- ↑ "50 buses for Karachi to arrive by January 31, says Wahab". The News International (newspaper). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ↑ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" The News International (newspaper)
- ↑ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 July 2018, Retrieved 6 March 2022
- ↑ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ↑ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ↑ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Districts in Karachi (districts further divided and new district added in 2013 - Korangi District)". Karachi Metropolitan Corporation website. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
