Korangi District

Korangi District (Sindhi: ڪورنگي ضلعو; ) 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 was 3,127,976 at the 2023 census.

Town Municipal Committee As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Korangi District has four towns.

Shah Faisal Town Landhi Town Korangi Town Model Colony Town, Karachi

History

The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013."Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" The News International (newspaper)

The district is diverse with its population comprising Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 July 2018, Retrieved 6 March 2022

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.

Demographics

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. In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,127,976.

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 and 76,917 others, as their first language.

Religions

The majority religion is Islam, with 96.03% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.42% of the population.

Administrative towns Korangi District has three administrative towns.

Korangi Town

Union CouncilU.C. 1 Bilal ColonyU.C. 2 Nasir ColonyU.C. 3 Chakra GothU.C. 4 Mustafa Taj ColonyU.C. 5 Hundred QuartersU.C. 6 Gulzar ColonyU.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33U.C. 10 Korangi Sector 34U.C. 8 Zaman TownU.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony

Landhi Town

Union CouncilU.C. 1 Old MuzafarabadU.C. 2 MuslimabadU.C. 3 Dawood ChowrangiU.C. 4 MoinabadU.C. 5 Sharafi GothU.C. 6 Bhutto NagarU.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer ColonyU.C. 8 LandhiU.C. 9 Awami ColonyU.C. 10 Burmee ColonyU.C. 11 KorangiU.C. 12 Sherabad

Shah Faisal Town

Union CouncilU.C. 1 Natha Khan GothU.C. 2 Pak Sadat ColonyU.C. 3 Drigh ColonyU.C. 4 Raita PlotU.C. 5 Moria Khan GothU.C. 6 AlbadarU.C. 7 Al-Falah Society

Model Colony Town

Union CouncilU.C. 1 KhazmabadU.C. 2 Indus MehranU.C. 3 Khokhra ParU.C. 4 Liaquat MarketU.C. 5 Kala BoardU.C. 6 Haji Rahim Khan JokhioU.C. 7 Rafi BungalowU.C. 8 Jamiya Milya

List of Dehs The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:

Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs) Drigh Drigh Road Model Colony taluka (2 dehs) Mehran-II Thano-II Landhi taluka (2 dehs) Phihai-II Sahrafi-I Korangi taluka (2 dehs) Dih Phihai-I

Korangi District

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