# Karachi Division

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).
Currently, Sindh Government planning to bifurcate Karachi Division to create new Malir Division with the districts of Malir, Korangi, 2 new districts Gadap and Bin Qasim at Gharo.

## History

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.
In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.
In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi—Keamari District, which was formed by splitting District West.
Recently, the Sindh government renamed the four existing districts to their famous areas names.
| Old names | New names |
| Karachi South District | Karachi District |
| Karachi Central District | Nazimabad District |
| Karachi East District | Gulshan District |
| Karachi West District | Orangi District |
Currently, the Sindh government is planning to create Bin Qasim district after bifurcating Malir district.

## Demographics

In the 2023 Pakistani census, Karachi Division had a population of 20.3 millions (total 20,357,474) consists of 10,787,338 males & females 9,567,463.
Languages
* Urdu (50.67%)
* Pashto (13.51%)
* Sindhi (11.12%)
* Punjabi (8.08%)
* Saraiki (3.7%)
* Balochi (3.97%)
* Hindko (3.21%)
* Others (5.71%)
| Language | Rank | 2023 census | 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.

## List of the Districts

| # | District | Headquarter | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
| 1 | Nazimabad District | North Nazimabad | 69 | 3,822,325 | 55,838.8 | 83.55% |
| 2 | Gulshan District | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139 | 3,921,742 | 28,220.1 | 80.07% |
| 3 | Karachi District | Saddar Karachi | 122 | 2,329,764 | 19,104.6 | 78.57% |
| 4 | Orangi District | Orangi Town | 370 | 2,679,380 | 7,238.1 | 67.43% |
| 5 | Keamari | 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

| # | Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Districts |
| 1 | Gulberg Town | 14 | 613,724 | 43,837.43 | Karachi Central District |
| 2 | Liaquatabad Town | 6 | 547,706 | 91,284.33 | Karachi Central District |
| 3 | New Karachi Town | 18 | 1,165,742 | 64,763.44 | Karachi Central District |
| 4 | North Nazimabad Town | 23 | 922,413 | 40,104.91 | Karachi Central District |
| 5 | Nazimabad | 8 | 572,740 | 71,592.50 | Karachi Central District |
| 6 | North Karachi | | | | Karachi Central District |
| 7 | Gulistan-e-Jouhar (G-E-J) | | | | Karachi East District |
| 8 | Gulshan Town | | | | Karachi East District |
| 9 | Jamshed Town | 11 | 656,014 | 59,637.64 | Karachi East District |
| 10 | Ferozabad | 20 | 1,167,692 | 58,384.60 | Karachi East District |
| 11 | Gulshan-E-Iqbal | 29 | 979,502 | 33,775.93 | Karachi East District |
| 12 | Gulzar-E-Hijri | 79 | 1,118,534 | 14,158.66 | Karachi East District |
| 13 | Lyari Town | 6 | 949,878 | 158,313.00 | Karachi South District |
| 14 | Saddar Town | 35 | 159,363 | 4,553.23 | Karachi South District |
| 15 | Aram Bagh | 4 | 237,224 | 59,306.00 | Karachi South District |
| 16 | Civil Line | 73 | 480,480 | 6,581.92 | Karachi South District |
| 17 | Garden | 4 | 502,819 | 125,704.75 | Karachi South District |
| 18 | Orangi Town | 9 | 596,919 | 66,324.33 | Karachi West District |
| 19 | Manghopir | 342 | 1,081,753 | 3,163.02 | Karachi West District |
| 20 | Maripur | 450 | 218,933 | 486.52 | Karachi West District |
| 21 | Mominabad | 19 | 1,000,708 | 52,668.84 | Karachi West District |
| 22 | Ittehad Town | | | | Karachi West District |
| 23 | Baldia Town | | | | Karachi West District |
| 24 | Korangi Town | 59 | 1,363,992 | 23,118.51 | Korangi District |
| 25 | Landhi Town | 19 | 681,294 | 35,857.58 | Korangi District |
| 26 | Shah Faisal Town | 21 | 641,894 | 30,566.38 | Korangi District |
| 27 | Model Colony | 9 | 441,791 | 49,087.89 | Korangi District |
| 28 | Bin Qasim Town | 447 | 322,915 | 722.4 | Malir District |
| 29 | Gadap Town | 1,104 | 100,351 | 90.9 | Malir District |
| 30 | Malir Town | | | | Malir District |
| 31 | Jinnah | | | | Malir District |
| 32 | Ibrahim Hyderi | 97 | 1,341,638 | 13,831.32 | Malir District |
| 33 | Murad Memon | 195 | 376,987 | 1,933.27 | Malir District |
| 34 | Shah Murad | 276 | 35,987 | 130.39 | Malir District |
| 35 | Keamari Town | 50 | 451,801 | 9,036.02 | Keamari District |
| 36 | Baldia Town | 34 | 948,597 | 27,899.91 | Keamari District |
| 37 | S.I.T.E. Town | 25 | 449,120 | 17,964.80 | Keamari District |
| 38 | Karachi Fish Harbour | | | | Keamari District |

## Constituencies

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

## CNIC codes

* Nazimabad District 42101
* Gulshan District 42201
* Karachi District 42301
* Orangi District 42401
* Korangi District same as Gulshan District
* Malir District 42501
* Keamari District same as Orangi District