Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi last modified in 2013, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013.

The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.

The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi district had 437,932 households and a population of 2,577,556. Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,128,971.

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.90% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.51% of the population.

At the time of the 2017 census, 61.34% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.55% Punjabi, 5.80% Sindhi, 5.23% Pashto, 4.02% Saraiki and 3.55% Hindko as their first language.

Administrative towns

Korangi District has three administrative towns.

Korangi Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Bilal Colony
U.C. 2 Nasir Colony
U.C. 3 Chakra Goth
U.C. 4 Mustafa Taj Colony
U.C. 5 Hundred Quarters
U.C. 6 Gulzar Colony
U.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33
U.C. 10 Korangi Sector 34
U.C. 8 Zaman Town
U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony

Landhi Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 OldMuzafarabad
U.C. 2 Muslimabad
U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi
U.C. 4 Moinabad
U.C. 5 Sharafi Goth
U.C. 6 Bhutto Nagar
U.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer Colony
U.C. 8 Landhi
U.C. 9 Awami Colony
U.C. 10 Burmee Colony
U.C. 11 Korangi
U.C. 12 Sherabad

Shah Faisal Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Natha Khan Goth
U.C. 2 Pak Sadat Colony
U.C. 3 Drigh Colony
U.C. 4 Raita Plot
U.C. 5 Moria Khan Goth
U.C. 6 Albadar
U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:

• Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs)
  • Drigh
  • Drigh Road
• Model Colony taluka (2 dehs)
  • Mehran-II
  • Thano-II
• Landhi taluka (2 dehs)
  • Phihai-II
  • Sahrafi-I
• Korangi taluka (2 dehs)
  • Dih
  • Phihai-I

See also

• Subdivisions in Karachi
• Korangi
• Korangi Town
• Korangi District
• Korangi J Area
• Korangi Industrial Area
• Korangi Creek Cantonment
• Korangi (disambiguation)
• Korangi railway station