Nazimabad District

24.9313°N 67.0374°E / 24.9313; 67.0374

Nazimabad District Karachi ضلع ناظم آباد کراچی
District of Karachi
Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad
Etymology: District Central
Map of Nazimabad District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi
Established	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Disbanded	14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001) (CDGK)
Re-established	11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
Headquarters	DC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone
Towns[1]	5 Gulberg Town Liaquatabad Town Nazimabad Town New Karachi Town North Nazimabad Town
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Taha Saleem[2]
Area
• District of Karachi	69 km^2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Lowest elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023)[3]
• District of Karachi	3,822,325
• Density	55,000/km^2 (140,000/sq mi)
• Urban	3,822,325
• Rural	0
Demonym	Karachiite
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (Pakistan Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	74600
NWD (area) code	021
ISO 3166 code	PK-SD
CNIC Code of Nazimabad District	42101-XXXXXXX-X
Website	districtcentral.blogspot.com

Nazimabad District (Urdu: ضلع ناظم آباد ), formerly Karachi Central District, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nazimabad District is 3,822,325 (3.8 million).

History

Districts of Karachi Division

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

See also: 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	...	—
1998	2,289,071	—
2017	2,971,382	+1.38%
2023	3,822,325	+4.29%
Sources:[8]

As of the 2023 census, Karachi Central district has 651,268 households and a population of 3,822,325.[9] The district has a sex ratio of 112.01 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 83.55%: 83.82% for males and 83.27% for females.[3][10] 898,383 (23.52% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] The entire population lives in urban areas.[3]

Religions in Karachi Central district (2023)[12]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.33%
Christianity			1.27%
Other or not stated			0.40%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population.[12]

Languages of Karachi Central district (2023)[13]

  Urdu (80.2%)

  Pashto (4.65%)

  Punjabi (4.04%)

  Saraiki (3.88%)

  Sindhi (2.22%)

  Balochi (0.88%)

  Hindko (0.82%)

  Others (3.3%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 80.20% of the population spoke Urdu, 4.04% Punjabi, 4.65% Pashto, 3.88% Saraiki, 2.22% Sindhi, 0.88% Balochi and 0.82% Hindko as their first language.[13]

References

1. Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Karachi Commissioner launches crackdown on professional beggars amid public concerns". The Nation (newspaper). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
4. "Districts - Commissioner Karachi Division". Commissioner Karachi Division. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
5. "Sindh back to 5 divisions after 11 years". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
6. "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
7. "Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification" (PDF). lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department – Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
8. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
9. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
10. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
11. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
12. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
13. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.