Malir District Explained

Malir District should not be confused with Malir Cantonment.

Malir 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
Parts Style:coll
Parts:3[1]
P1:Malir Town
P2:Gadap Town
P3:Ibrahim Hyderi Town
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1996
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:DC Office Malir[2]
Government Footnotes:[3]
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Saeed Leghari[4]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2,160
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:2403959
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Date1:11 July 2011
Established Title1:Re-established

Malir District (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضلع ملير) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

Before the independence of Pakistan, there were small villages of Sindhi and Kalmati Baloch in the Gadap Town and Malir Town of modern Karachi. Now both towns are developed as the suburbs of the city because of the urban sprawl.[5]

Countryside

Malir has been regarded in history as the countryside of Karachi City due to its open atmosphere and lush green farms, but now these are no more.[6]

Agriculture land

Malir was once famous for its fruit and vegetable farms; but, now due to severe scarcity of groundwater, these farmlands are being converted into residential areas, thus increasing urbanization and environmental degradation. The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) has been concerned about drought and desertification in Malir district and has launched a campaign against illegal sand and gravel mining in dry river beds of Malir and its tributaries. Because sand and gravel mining cause lowering of ground water, as rainwater can cannot percolate in the aquifer. SCOPE is developing rainwater reservoirs in drought affected rural areas.[7]

Administrative status

Malir District was established in 1996.

Malir District was abolished in 2000 and divided into three towns namely:

On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored again Malir District.[8]

In 2022, a/c to Local Election Act -2022 (amended), Malir District was divided into three "Town Municipal Corporation" [9] namely:

Headed by its elected chairman and a vice-chairman.

and also 6 subdivisions namely:

Each subdivision's headed by an Assistant Commissioner.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Malir had a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 63.69%: 69.85% for males and 56.43% for females. 1,066,712 (55.43%) lived in urban areas. 504,348 (26.21%) were under 10 years of age.[10] In 2023, the district had 416,512 households and a population of 2,403,959.[11]

The majority religion is Islam, with 96.45% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.82% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.66% of the population.[12]

Languages

At the time of the 2023 census, 34.98% of the population spoke Sindhi, 17.71% Pashto, 15.79% Urdu, 9.94% Punjabi, 7.88% Balochi, 5.69% Hindko and 3.22% Saraiki as their first language.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Contact Us. dcmalir.sindh.gov.pk. 31 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Core Team. dcmalir.sindh.gov.pk. 31 December 2023.
  4. News: Chaukhandi graveyard to undergo monumental uplift. 14 December 2023. 14 December 2023. Dawn (newspaper).
  5. Web site: 2014-03-27. From Zardaris to Makranis: How the Baloch came to Sindh. 2020-10-18. The Express Tribune. en.
  6. Web site: 2019-08-18. Save the Green Belt of Malir. 2020-10-18. The Nation. en.
  7. Web site: SCOPE - Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment. 7 March 2022. www.scope.org.pk.
  8. https://www.geo.tv/latest/25858-five-districts-of-karachi-restored-notification-issued Five districts of Karachi restored, notification issued
  9. News: Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act. 9 January 2022. 22 January 2023. Business Recorder (newspaper).
  10. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. Web site: 2023 . TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  13. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .