Orangi Town
Constituent Town of Karachi
Town ChairmanJameel Zia
Municipal CommissionerAgha Fahad
DistrictOrangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
ProvinceSindh
CountryPakistan
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation08
Parts stylecoll,para
P 1Gulshan-e-Zia
Benazir Colony
Muslim Nagar Colony
Jinnah Colony
Iqbal Baloch Colony
Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
Shah Waliullah Nagar
Data Nagar
ConstituencyNA-245 Karachi West-II
National Assembly MemberSyed Hafeezuddin (Muttahida Qaumi Movement)
Established1972 (age 54)
Town status14 August 2001
Disbanded11 July 2011
ReorganizedMarch 2015
Area total9 km²
Area total3.47 sq mi
Elevation max123 m
Elevation min28 m
Elevation58 m
Population as of2023 Pakistani census
Population total596,919
Population density66,324.33 km²
Population urban596,919
Population rural0
Population demonymKarachiite
Time zonePKT (UTC+05:00)
Time zone (DST)DST is not observed
NWD (area) code021
ZIP Code75800
Iso codePK-SD
Motorways & Minor Arterial Road& Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, New Karachi - Orangi Link Road

Orangi Town () is a residential town of Orangi District located in the northwestern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the sprawling municipality of Orangi.

Town Municipal Committee

As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi West District has three towns.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

Town system was formed in August 2001 by dissolving Karachi District West as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in July 2011. Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) in March 2015. Orangi Town has a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

Demographics

There are several ethnic groups in Orangi sub-division. The total population of Orangi sub-division is 596,919, including 316,870 male and 280,021 female residents as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

LanguageRank2023 census[7]Speakers2017 CensusSpeakersGrowth rate (2017-2023)
Pashto155.25%329,28552.33%272,2245.6%
Urdu230.32%180,69029.68%154,4212.1%
Sindhi33.83%22,8563.73%19,4142.7%
Punjabi43.20%19,1044.64%24,15931%
Hindko52.92%17,4473.70%19,27321%
Saraiki62.29%13,6863.27%17,01930%
Others72.32%13,8512.63%13,68512%
All8100%595,919100%520,19514.5%

Religion

There are 587,225 Muslims, 8,733 Christians, 793 Hindus, 20 Ahmadiyya, 13 scheduled castes, 94 Sikhs and 41 others of total population 595,919 of Orangi sub-division.

Town Municipal Corporation

On 29 September 2022 Government of Sindh issued a notification of remaining names of Union Committees of Orangi Town, Orangi District of Karachi Division.

08 Union Committees of Orangi in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr NumberNumber of Union CommitteeName of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1UC#01Gulshan-e-Zia
2UC#02Benazir Colony
3UC#03Muslim Nagar Colony
4UC#04Jinnah Colony
5UC#05Iqbal Baloch Colony
6UC#06Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
7UC#07Shah Waliullah Nagar
8UC#08Data Nagar

Geographics

Orangi Town is linked to New Karachi Town by th north east across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain (New Karachi - Orangi Link Road), Baldia Town to the west through Baldia Stadium Road (Farid Colony - Gulshan-e-Ghazi Road) & North Nazimabad to the east via Kati Pahari (N.Nazimabad - Orangi link road) and also Bacha Khan Flyover. It is also linked to M-10 motorway (also called Northern Bypass) through Shahrah-e-Qaddafi and Orangi link road. There were 13 residential neighborhoods, called union councils within Orangi Town.[8]

Orangi railway station

Main article: Orangi railway station

Transport

The Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus, also known as the Abdul Sattar Edhi Line, is a 3.88 km (2.4 mi) bus rapid transit line of the Karachi Metrobus in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[9][10] It is the smallest of the five Metrobus lines in the city.[11] The current daily ridership is 3,000.[12] The route goes from Board Office to Gulshan-e-Zia (Orangi Town). It was inaugurated on 10 September 2022.[13]

Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus goes from Board Office/Jinnah University to Orangi town TMA office, spanning about 4 kilometers. The line carries around 3,000 passengers daily with a station after every kilometer.[11][14] Three of the four stations are at ground level, while one is elevated. Each station is 6 meters wide and 70 meters long.[11]

Orangi Town areas

Bacha Khan Flyover (Banaras flyover)

The Banaras Flyover is the largest flyover[15][16] in Karachi, Pakistan. Spanning nearly two kilometers in length and 24 meters in width,[17] it is one of the city's most significant and longest infrastructural projects. The flyover connects North Nazimabad to Sajidabad and Orangi Town, alleviating traffic congestion in one of Karachi's busiest areas. Officially inaugurated in 2012,[18][19] the flyover had partial access during its construction phase prior to the official opening. Banaras Flyover was built to prevent ethnic violence among two groups and to protect one from the other.[20]

See also

References

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