Nazimabad District Explained

Karachi Nazimabad District
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:sd
Settlement Type:District of Sindh
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Karachi
Parts Type:Towns[1]
Parts Style:coll
Parts:5
P1:Gulberg Town
P2:Liaquatabad Town
P3:Nazimabad Town
P4:New Karachi Town
P5:North Nazimabad Town
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1996
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:DC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Fawad Soomro[2]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:69
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:3,822,325
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Date1:11 July 2011
Established Title1:Re-established

Nazimabad District (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضلع ناظم آباد ), formerly Karachi Central District, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

The district was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town.[4]

On 11 July 2011, the Government of Sindh restored Karachi Central District again.[5]

Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Gulberg and Liaquatabad, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.

In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, Nazimabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town respectively.

In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi Central District to Nazimabad District to align with its famous town name.[6]

Union committees

The following is a list of the union councils of Nazimabad District, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Nazimabad District has a total of five towns and 45 union councils.[7]

Gulberg Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Shafiq Mill Colony
U.C. 2 Samanabad
U.C. 3 Water Pump
U.C. 4 Naseerabad
U.C. 5 Yaseenabad
U.C. 6 Azizabad
U.C. 7 Karimabad
U.C. 8 Gulberg

Liaquatabad Town

See also: Liaquatabad Town.

Union Council
U.C. 1 Moosa Colony
U.C. 2 Sharifabad
U.C. 3 Bandhani Colony
U.C. 4 Ibn-e-Seena
U.C. 5 Commercial Area
U.C. 6 Dak Khana
U.C. 7 C-Area

Nazimabad Town

See also: Nazimabad Town.

Union Council
U.C. 1 Paposh Nagar
U.C. 2 Abbasi Shaheed
U.C. 3 Hadi Market
U.C. 4 Nazimabad
U.C. 5 Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.)
U.C. 6 Firdous Colony
U.C. 7 Gulbahar

New Karachi Town

See also: New Karachi Town.

Union Council
U.C. 1 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony
U.C. 2 Gulshan-e-Saeed
U.C. 3 Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri
U.C. 4 Godhra
U.C. 5 Abu Zar Ghaffari
U.C. 6 Khamiso Goth
U.C. 7 Madina Colony
U.C. 8 Faisal Colony
U.C. 9 Abu Zar Ghaffari
U.C. 10 Godhra
U.C. 11 Hakim Ahsan
U.C. 12 Kailana
U.C. 13 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony

North Nazimabad Town

See also: North Nazimabad Town.

Union Council
U.C. 1 Sir Syed Colony
U.C. 2 Farooq-e-Azam
U.C. 3 Siddiq-e-Akbar
U.C. 4 Buffer Zone
U.C. 5 Taimooria
U.C. 6 Sakhi Hassan
U.C. 7 Hyderi
U.C. 8 Al-Falah
U.C. 9 Pahar Gunj
U.C. 10 Mustafaabad

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Nazimabad had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 627,927 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 652,776 households and a population of 3,822,325.[9]

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population.[10]

At the time of the 2023 census, 80.2% of the population spoke Urdu, 4.04% Punjabi, 4.65% Pashto, 3.88% Saraiki and 2.22% Sindhi as their first language.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government). Tahir Siddiqui. 8 January 2022. Dawn (newspaper). en-US. 17 January 2022.
  2. News: CM says deadly fire criminal negligence of SBCA. 8 December 2023. 19 December 2023. The Nation (newspaper).
  3. Web site: PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017 . . 2017 . 12.
  4. Web site: Districts - Commissioner Karachi Division. 12 October 2021. Commissioner Karachi Division.
  5. News: Sindh back to 5 divisions after 11 years. 11 July 2011. 12 October 2021. Pakistan Today (newspaper).
  6. Web site: 2024-03-29 . Four Karachi districts to be renamed . 2024-04-04 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification. lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department – Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. 29 December 2023.
  8. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. Web site: 2023 . TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  11. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .