Karachi District (South District)

Karachi South District (Urdu: ضلع کراچی جنوبی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Karachi South District
ضلع کراچی جنوبی
ڪراچي ڏکڻ ضلعو‎
District
Clockwise from top-left: Old Karachi Municipal Corporation, I. I. Chundrigar Road, Frere Hall, View of Mazar-e-Quaid, National Museum of Pakistan
Map of Karachi South District
Map of Karachi South District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established1972
Re-established11 July 2011
Headquarters[1]DMC East office
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC South
 • Deputy CommissionerCapt (R) Muhammad Saeed Laghari [3]
 • AdministratorAfshan Rabab[2]
Area
 • Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[4]
 • Total1,769,230
 • Density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Websitedmcsouth.com.pk

History

Karachi South District is the economic backbone of the country. It has Head Offices of many Corporations, Companies and Banks. Chief Secretary House, Governor House, Chief Minister House, Commissioner House, Commissioner Office, Sindh Assembly, High Court, Embassies and Consulates of different countries and other government offices are also located there.

The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into two towns namely: Jamshed Town, and Saddar Town.

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

In November 2013, Jamshed Town was added into Karachi East District, after three eastern towns of that district split up to form a new district named Korangi. Now Karachi South comprise Saddar along with Clifton and Defence area. Karachi South is considered to be the most affluent area of the city. mujeeb baloch pm of karachi

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi South district had a population of 1,769,230, of which 930,691 were males and 838,349 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 77.79%: 79.98% for males and 75.33% for females.[4]

Religions in Karachi South district (2017)[4]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 94.13%
Hindus
 
 4.01%
Christians
 
 1.70%
Other or not stated
 
 0.16%

The majority religion is Islam, with 94.13% of the population. Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 4.01% and Christianity by 1.70% of the population.[4]

Languages of Karachi South district (2017)

  Urdu (25.62%)
  Sindhi (15.79%)
  Punjabi (11.07%)
  Balochi (10.67%)
  Pashto (9.95%)
  Hindko (5.08%)
  Saraiki (3.73%)
  Others (18.09%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 25.62% of the population spoke Urdu, 15.79% Sindhi, 11.07% Punjabi, 10.67% Balochi, 9.95% Pashto, 5.08% Hindko and 3.73% Saraiki as their first language. A large percentage of the population speaks languages recorded as 'Other' on the census, such as Gujarati.[4]

Administrative Towns of Karachi South

Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi South District.[6]

Saddar Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Old Haji Camp
U.C. 2 Garden
U.C. 3 Kharadar
U.C. 4 City Railway Colony
U.C. 5 Nanak Wara
U.C. 6 Gazdarabad
U.C. 7 Millat Nagar/Islam Pura
U.C. 8 Saddar
U.C. 9 Civil Line
U.C. 10 Clifton
U.C. 11 Kehkashan

See also

References
  1. "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. "Puddles of rainwater cause hardships for motorists". The News International (newspaper). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "We'll promote sports and populate the grounds: Issani". The Nation (newspaper). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  5. Karachi's district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 22 August 2012
  6. "District". 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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