Karachi East District

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

Karachi East District ضلع شرقی کراچی
District of Sindh
Aziz Bhatti Park in Gulshan Town
Map of Karachi East District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi
Established	1972
Re-established	11 July 2011
Headquarters^[1]	DC East office
Towns	5^[2] Sohrab Goth Town Safoora Town Gulshan Town Jinnah Town Chanesar Town
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Raja Tariq Hussain^[3]
Area
• Total	139 km^2 (54 sq mi)
Population  (2017)^[4]
• Total	2,875,315
• Density	21,000/km^2 (54,000/sq mi)
Website	www.dmceast.gos.pk

History

The district was established in 1972.

The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely:

• Gulshan Town
• Jamshed Town
• Gulzar-e-Hijri Town
• Faisal Cantonment
• Feroz Abad Town.

On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi East District.^[5]

In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan.^[6][7][8]

In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.^[9]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi East district had a population of 2,875,315, of which 1,506,788 were males and 1,368,002 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 76.00%: 78.26% for males and 73.49% for females.^[10]

Religions in Karachi East district (2017)^[citation needed]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.31%
Christianity			3.14%
Hinduism			1.38%
Other or not stated			0.17%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.14% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.38% of the population.

Languages of Karachi East district (2017)

  Urdu (37.51%)

  Pashto (13.91%)

  Punjabi (13.29%)

  Sindhi (11.55%)

  Saraiki (8.38%)

  Hindko (3.29%)

  Balochi (2.34%)

  Others (9.73%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 37.51% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.91% Pashto, 13.29% Punjabi, 11.55% Sindhi, 8.38% Saraiki, 3.29% Hindko and 2.34% Balochi as their first language.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative Towns in Karachi East

Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.^[11]

Jinnah Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Pakistan Quarters
U.C. 2 Soldier Bazar
U.C. 3 Patel Para
U.C. 4 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 5 Martin Quarters
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Bahadurabad
U.C. 8 Delhi Mercantile
U.C. 9 Tunisia Line
U.C. 10 Jacob Lines
U.C. 11 Behind Jacob Lines

Chanesar Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
U.C. 2 P.E.C.H.S. II
U.C. 3 Mahmudabad
U.C. 4 Manzoor Colony
U.C. 5 Manzoor Colony-II
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Akhtar Colony
U.C. 8 Chanesar Goth

Sohrab Goth Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Al-Asif Square
U.C. 2 New Quetta Town
U.C. 3 Sukhiya Goth
U.C. 4 Ayub Goth
U.C. 5 Khadim Hussain Goth
U.C. 6 Ahsanabad
U.C. 7 Yousuf Shah Goth
U.C. 8 Sabzi Mandi

Safoora Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Abbas Town
U.C. 2 Gulzar-e-Hijri
U.C. 3 Sachal Goth
U.C. 4 Al-Azhar Garden
U.C. 5 Johar Complex
U.C. 6 Pehlwan Goth
U.C. 7 Gulistan-e-Johar
U.C. 8 Safari Park

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Essa Nagri
U.C. 2 Hassan Square
U.C. 3 Jamali Colony
U.C. 4 Zia-ull-Haq Colony
U.C. 5 New Dhoraji
U.C. 6 Metroville-III
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar
U.C. 8 National Stadium

 

Karachi Safari Park is located in Gulshan Town

 

National Cricket Stadium, Karachi

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Karachi East District's dehs, organised by taluka:^[12]

• Gulshan-e-Iqbal taluka (5 dehs)
  • Dozan (P)
  • Gujero (P)
  • Okewari
  • Safooran (P)
  • Songal (P)
• Gulzar-e-Hijri taluka (5 dehs)
  • Bitti Amri
  • Dozan (P)
  • Gujro-1
  • Songal
  • Thoming

Hospital and health care facilities

There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital^[13] and Liaquat National Hospital.^[14]

Education Center

There are several education center in district east like NED university of Engineering and Technology,^[15] University of Karachi^[16] & Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus).

See also

Karachi

References

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15. "Home | NED University of Engineering & Technology". www.neduet.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
16. "Home". uok.edu.pk.

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