# Manghopir Town

Manghopir Town, (Urdu: منگھوپیر ٹاؤن) is a neighbourhood located in the north-western part of Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh province. It is one of the three towns of Orangi District in Karachi Division, that was previously part of Gadap Town until 2011. Now it is one of the three towns of Orangi District of Karachi. Manghopir Town has a population of 1.8 million, as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

## Demographics

Manghopir is a rural area of Karachi. The area has the oldest Sufi shrines in the city named after a Saint Saqib, hot sulphur springs that are believed to have curative powers, and many crocodiles - believed locally to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho. Balochs often call this place as ‘Mangi’ or Garm-aab/Sard-aab (due to the presence of the hot & cold springs).
There are several ethnic groups in Manghopir Town. Urdu-speaking Muhajirs are in simple majority in Manghopir sub-division. Population of Manghopir Sub-Division is 1,081,753 as of the 2023 census.
Languages of Manghopir Sub-Division (2023 census)
| Language | Rank | 2023 census | Speakers | 2017 census | Speakers | Growth rate (2017-2023) |
| Urdu | 1 | 54.0% | 584,229 | 44.97% | 319,870 | 20% |
| Pashto | 2 | 15.63% | 169,149 | 19.56% | 139,166 | 20% |
| Balochi | 3 | 4.08% | 44,211 | 4.25% | 30,232 | 4% |
| Punjabi | 4 | 6.80% | 73,612 | 8.19% | 58,307 | 17% |
| Saraiki | 5 | 6.47% | 70,043 | 7.19% | 51,173 | 10% |
| Sindhi | 6 | 6.73% | 72,841 | 6.63% | 47,166 | 1.5% |
| Others | 7 | 6.25% | 67,668 | 9.18% | 65,322 | 31% |
| All | 8 | 100% | 1,081,753 | 100% | 711,236 | 52% |
Religion
Religions in Manghopir sub-division (2023) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 96.12% | 96.12% |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 3.18% | 3.18% |
| Other | Other | 0.11% | 0.11% |
There are 1,039,887 Muslims, 34,417 Christians, 6,186 Hindus, 230 Ahmadiyya, 79 scheduled castes, 475 Sikhs, 251 Parsis & 258 others of total population 1,081,753 of Manghopir sub-division.

## Town Municipal Corporation

On 29 September, 2022 Government of Sindh issued a notification of remaining names of Union Committees of Manghopir, Orangi District of Karachi Division.
16 Union Committees of Manghopir in Town Municipal Corporation
| Sub Sr Number | Number of Union Committee | Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation |
| 1 | UC#01 | Mai Ghari |
| 2 | UC#02 | Maghopir |
| 3 | UC#03 | Pukhtoonabad |
| 4 | UC#04 | Surjani |
| 5 | UC#05 | Yousuf Goth |
| 6 | UC#06 | Raheem Goth |
| 7 | UC#07 | KDA Flats |
| 8 | UC#08 | Bhatti Goth |
| 9 | UC#09 | Khuda Ki Basti |
| 10 | UC#10 | Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project |
| 11 | UC#11 | Hassan Goth |
| 12 | UC#12 | Gulshan-e-Maymar |
| 13 | UC#13 | Mullah Hussain Brohi |
| 14 | UC#14 | Kuwari Colony |
| 15 | UC#15 | MPR Colony |
| 16 | UC#16 | Gabol Colony |

## Manghopir Sub-Division Areas

* Surjani Town
* Taiser Town
* Qalandarani Goth
* Abdullah Goth
* Gulshan-e-Maymar
* Khuda Ki Basti
* Gulshan-e-Tauheed
* Manghopir
* Ghazi Goth Orangi
* Ittehad Town
* KDA Flats
* Khairabad
* Zebo Goth
* Northern Bypass

## Adjoining Areas

* New Karachi Town
* North Karachi Town
* Gulshan-e-Bahar
* Baldia Town

## Constituensy

NA-244 Karachi West-I

## Manghopir Lake

The Manghopir Lake is situated near the shrine of Sufi Pir Mangho and there over one hundred Mugger crocodiles in the lake which are fed by the pilgrims.

## Sheedis and Festivals

Manghopir is mostly inhabited by one of Pakistan's smallest ethnic communities, the Sheedi, also known as Makrani. Sheedi are said to be the descendants of Afro-Arabs from Zanzibar and maintain their distinct Afro-Arab and Omani identity in the midst of the dominating South Asian cultures.
Presently, these African-Pakistanis live in various parts of Karachi. Most are found in Lyari, but they are also found in Malir, Moaach Goth, Manghopir, and further in southern at Sindh and Balochistan. Due to Lyari's dominant Sheedi people population, it is often called 'Little Africa'. Some Afro-Arab style festivals and dances like Gowati, Lewa, Dhamaal, beating Omani style shindo, jabwah, and jasser drums are still popular in Manghopirs Lyari locale. Many forms of folk beliefs and medicines are also still practiced. A prominent Urdu poet and Lyari citizen, Noon Meem Danish, proudly claims to be the great-great-grandchild of an African from Zanzibar. "Now after centuries of cultural assimilation, Sheedis proudly call themselves Sindhis and Baloch.