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Karachi Division

Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E / 24.9059; 67.0805
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Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن
‎
Division
Location of Karachi Division
Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E / 24.9059; 67.0805
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalKarachi
EstablishedDecember 1960; 65 years ago (December 1960)
Founded byAyub Khan
Districts
07
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerSyed Hassan Naqvi (PPP)
 • Mayor KarachiMurtaza Wahab (PPP)
Area
 • Division
3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Division
20,382,881
 • Density5,779/km2 (14,970/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,868,021 (92.57%)
 • Rural
1,514,860
 • Avg. Household size
5.9
 combined population of all districts
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (75.11%)
National Assembly Seats (2024)Total (22)


  •   MQM-P (15)
  •   PPP (7)
  •   PTI (0)
  •   JIP (0)
  •   PMLN (0)
Provincial Assembly Seats (2024)Total (47)


Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Karachi Division is 20,382,881 (20 million).

History

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The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843 and created Karachi District.

In December 1960, Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.

In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three districts; East, West and South.

In 1996, two more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division.

The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 towns and 178 union councils. Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO, City District government Karachi.

On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored five districts of Karachi division.[3]

In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[4]

In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi—Keamari District, which was formed by splitting District West.[5]

In March 2024, the Sindh government renamed the four existing districts to their famous areas names.[6]

Old names New names
Karachi South District[3] Karachi District[6]
Karachi Central District[3] Nazimabad District[6]
Karachi East District[3] Gulshan District[6]
Karachi West District[3] Orangi District[6]
Karachi Division

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
19815,437,984—    
19989,856,318+3.56%
201716,051,521+2.60%
202320,382,881+4.06%
Sources:[7]

In the 2023 Pakistani census, Karachi Division had a population of 20,382,88, roughly equal to the country Sri Lanka[8] or the US state of Florida. It consisted of 10,787,338 males and 9,567,463 females. The literacy rate of the division was 69.11% in which female literacy rate was 71.77% and male literacy rate was 68.11%.

Languages

Languages of Karachi Division (2023 Pakistani census)[9]
  1. Urdu (50.7%)
  2. Pashto (13.5%)
  3. Sindhi (11.1%)
  4. Punjabi (8.08%)
  5. Saraiki (3.70%)
  6. Balochi (3.97%)
  7. Hindko (3.21%)
  8. Others (5.71%)
Language Rank 2023 census[9] Speakers
Urdu 1 50.67% 10,315,905
Pashto 2 13.51% 2,752,148
Sindhi 3 11.12% 2,264,189
Punjabi 4 8.08% 1,645,282
Balochi 5 3.97% 808,352
Saraiki 6 3.70% 753,903
Hindko 7 3.21% 653,727
Others 8 5.71% 1,163,968
All 9 100% 20,357,474

At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 10,315,905 spoke Urdu, 2,752,148 Pashto, 1,645,282 Punjabi, 2,264,189 Sindhi, 753,903 Saraiki, 808,352 Balochi, 653,727 Hindko, 50,982 Kashmiri, 75,993 Brahui, 21,860 Shina, 26,906 Balti, 30,375 Mewati, 614 Kalasha, 14,073 Koshistani, 943,165 others, as their first language of total 20,357,474.[2]

List of the Districts

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# District Headquarter Area

(km2)

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Nazimabad North Nazimabad 69 3,822,325 55,838.8 83.55%
2 Gulshan Gulshan e Iqbal 139 3,921,742 28,220.1 80.07%
3 Karachi Saddar Karachi 122 2,329,764 19,104.6 78.57%
4 Orangi Orangi Town 370 2,679,380 7,238.1 67.43%
5 Keamari[5] Moriro Mirbahar 559 2,068,451 3,699.8 62.07%
6 Korangi Korangi 108 3,128,971 28,968.8 79.86%
7 Malir Malir 2,160 2,432,248 1,126.8 63.14%

List of the Tehsils

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Tehsil Area (km²)[10] Population (2023)[10] Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)[10]

Literacy rate

(2023)[11]

Districts
Lyari Town 6 949,878 158,313.00 68.40% Karachi District
Saddar Town 35 159,363 4,553.23 88.56%
Aram Bagh 4 237,224 59,306.00 86.43%
Civil Lines 73 480,480 6,581.92 84.75%
Garden 4 502,819 125,704.75 84.50%
Gulberg Town 14 613,724 43,837.43 89.92% Nazimabad District
Liaquatabad Town 6 547,706 91,284.33 83.69%
New Karachi Town 18 1,165,742 64,763.44 79.82%
North Nazimabad Town 23 922,413 40,104.91 83.01%
Nazimabad 8 572,740 71,592.50 84.73%
Jamshed Town 11 656,014 59,637.64 85.99% Gulshan District
Ferozabad 20 1,167,692 58,384.60 83.02%
Gulshan-e-Iqbal 29 979,502 33,775.93 89.18%
Gulzar-e-Hijri 79 1,118,534 14,158.66 64.74%
Korangi Town 59 1,363,992 23,118.51 70.93% Korangi District
Landhi Town 19 681,294 35,857.58 84.60%
Shah Faisal Town 21 641,894 30,566.38 89.60%
Model Colony 9 441,791 49,087.89 86.85%
Orangi Town 9 596,919 66,324.33 60.76% Orangi District
Manghopir 342 1,081,753 3,163.02 63.03
Mominabad 19 1,000,708 52,668.84 76.07%
Gadap Town 1,104 100,351 90.90 58.94% Malir District
Bin Qasim 447 322,915 722.40 62.19%
Airport 41 254,370 6,204.15 86.74%
Ibrahim Hyderi 97 1,341,638 13,831.32 57.91%
Murad Memon Goth 195 376,987 1,933.27 71.88%
Shah Mureed 276 35,987 130.39 49.70%
Keamari Town 50 451,801 9,036.02 55.61% Keamari District
Baldia Town 34 948,597 27,899.91 64.25%
S.I.T.E. Town 25 449,120 17,964.80 68.48%
Maripur 450 218,933 486.52 52.76%

Constituencies

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Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency District
PS-84 Karachi Malir-I NA-229 Karachi Malir-I Malir
PS-85 Karachi Malir-II
PS-86 Karachi Malir-III NA-230 Karachi Malir-II
PS-87 Karachi Malir-IV
PS-88 Karachi Malir-V NA-231 Karachi Malir-III
PS-89 Karachi Malir-VI
PS-90 Karachi Korangi-I NA-232 Karachi Korangi-I Korangi
PS-91 Karachi Korangi-II
PS-92 Karachi Korangi-III NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II
PS-93 Karachi Korangi-IV
PS-94 Karachi Korangi-V
PS-95 Karachi Korangi-VI NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III
PS-96 Karachi Korangi-VII
PS-97 Karachi East-I NA-235 Karachi East-I Karachi East[3]
PS-98 Karachi East-II
PS-99 Karachi East-III NA-236 Karachi East-II
PS-100 Karachi East-IV
PS-103 Karachi East-VII NA-237 Karachi East-III
PS-104 Karachi East-VIII
PS-105 Karachi East-IX
PS-101 Karachi East-V NA-238 Karachi East-IV
PS-102 Karachi East-VI
PS-106 Karachi South-I NA-239 Karachi South-I Karachi South[3]
PS-107 Karachi South-II
NA-240 Karachi South-II
PS-108 Karachi South-III
PS-109 Karachi South-IV NA-241 Karachi South-III
PS-110 Karachi South-V
PS-112 Karachi Keamari-II NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I Keamari[5]
PS-113 Karachi Keamari-III
PS-114 Karachi Keamari-IV
PS-111 Karachi Keamari-I NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II
PS-115 Karachi Keamari-V
PS-116 Karachi West-I NA-244 Karachi West-I Karachi West[3]
PS-117 Karachi West-II
PS-118 Karachi West-III NA-245 Karachi West-II
PS-119 Karachi West-IV
PS-120 Karachi West-V NA-246 Karachi West-III
PS-121 Karachi West-VI
PS-122 Karachi Central-I NA-247 Karachi Central-I Karachi Central[3]
PS-123 Karachi Central-II
PS-124 Karachi Central-III NA-248 Karachi Central-II
PS-125 Karachi Central-IV
PS-126 Karachi Central-V
PS-127 Karachi Central-VI NA-249 Karachi Central-III
PS-128 Karachi Central-VII
PS-129 Karachi Central-VIII NA-250 Karachi Central-IV
PS-130 Karachi Central-IX

CNIC codes

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References

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  1. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 (see page 81 of 148 - Table for Karachi Division)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Literacy rate of Karachi Division, Census-2023 (see page 98 of 148 - for Karachi Division)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Five districts of Karachi restored". The News International newspaper. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "New district in Karachi (Keamari District)". Dawn newspaper. Pakistan. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Sindh Govt to Rename 4 Districts of Karachi". Urban Resource Center website. 9 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
  11. ^ "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
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