North Nazimabad Town
In January 2022, the town system was restored by a Government of Sindh notification dividing Karachi into 26 towns and 233 union councils.
History
2000
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including North Nazimabad Town.
2011
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
2015
In 2015, North Nazimabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.
Demography
There are several ethnic groups in North Nazimabad sub-division. Urdu-speaking Muhajirs are in simple majority in North Nazimabad sub-division. Total population of North Nazimabad Sub-Division is 920,476 consists of Males 485,300 & females 435,029 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
| Language | Rank | 2023 census | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 72.10% | 663,698 |
| Pashto | 2 | 7.99% | 73,595 |
| Saraiki | 3 | 7.14% | 65,767 |
| Punjabi | 4 | 5.66% | 52,139 |
| Others | 6 | 7.09% | 65,277 |
| All | 7 | 100% | 920,476 |
Religions
There are 903,985 Muslims, 14,220 Christians, 1,571 Hindus, 472 Ahmadiyya, 30 scheduled castes, 21 Sikhs, 7 Parsis & 220 others of total population 920,476 of North Nazimabad sub-division.
Union Committees
10 Union Committees of North Nazimabad in Town Municipal Corporation
| Sub Sr Number | Councils Falling in District (Nazimabad) | Number of Union Committee | Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TMC North Nazimabad | UC#01 | Sir Syed |
| 2 | UC#02 | Farooq-e-Azam | |
| 3 | UC#03 | Siddiq-e-Akbar | |
| 4 | UC#04 | Buffer Zone | |
| 5 | UC#05 | Taimooria | |
| 6 | UC#06 | Sakhi Hassan | |
| 7 | UC#07 | Hyderi | |
| 8 | UC#08 | Al-Falah | |
| 9 | UC#09 | Pahar Gunj | |
| 10 | UC#10 | Mustafaabad |
Constituensy
See also
References
- ^ Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "North Nazimabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
External links
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