Orangi Town
Orangi Town
اُورنگی ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
 Orangi Town was split into 13 Union Councils | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Councils | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 520,195 |
| Postal code | 75800 |
Orangi Town (Urdu: اُورنگی ٹاؤن) 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, Orangi Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) in 2015.
Demographics
[edit]There are several ethnic groups in Orangi sub-division. Total population of Orangi sub-division is 596,919 consists of Males 316,870 & females 280,021 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[1] | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 30.32% | 180,690 |
| Pashto | 2 | 55.25% | 329,285 |
| Sindhi | 3 | 3.83% | 22,856 |
| Punjabi | 4 | 3.20% | 19,104 |
| Hindko | 5 | 2.92% | 17,447 |
| Saraiki | 6 | 2.29% | 13,686 |
| Others | 7 | 2.32% | 13,851 |
| All | 8 | 100% | 595,919 |
Religion
There are 587,225 Muslims, 8,733 Christians, 793 Hindus, 20 Ahmadiyya, 13 scheduled castes, 94 Sikhs & 41 others of total population 595,919 of Orangi sub-division.
Town Municipal Corporation
[edit]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
- UC#01 Gulshan-e-Zia
- UC#02 Benazir Colony
- UC#03 Muslim Nagar Colony
- UC#04 Jinnah Colony
- UC#05 Iqbal Baloch Colony
- UC#06 Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
- UC#07 Shah Waliullah Nagar
- UC#08 Data Nagar
Location
[edit]Orangi Town was bordered by New Karachi Town to the north east across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Baldia Town to the west, Hub Chowki to the north west, Gulberg Town to the east across the Gujjar Nala stream, Liaquatabad Town to the south east, and SITE Town to the south. It also linked to Northern Bypass M-10 through Shahrah-e-Qaddafi. There were 13 residential neighborhoods, called union councils within Orangi Town.[3]
History
[edit]Orangi became famous in the 1980s when local inhabitants became frustrated at the lack of development in the area by the municipal administration and launched the Orangi Pilot Project under the guidance of Akhtar Hameed Khan.[4] The Orangi area was the largest squatter settlement in Karachi at the time, so the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) did not extend services to the Orangi community.[5] The local community financed, designed and built their own low-cost sewerage system.[6]
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 in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Kemari Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Kemari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West district.[citation needed]
Orangi Sub-Division Areas
[edit]- Aligarh Colony
- Baloch Goth
- Banarsi Town
- Data Nagar
- Ghulfamabad
- Gabol Colony
- Iqbal Colony
- Islamnagar
- Mohammad Nagar
- Mujahidabad
- Shahrah-e-Qaddafi
- 5 Number
- 8 Number
- 12/L
- 13 Number
Bacha Khan Flyover (Banaras flyover)
[edit]The Bacha Khan Flyover (Banaras flyover) in Orangi Town is a 2.5 km-long flyover built in 2009. Bacha Khan Flyover was built to prevent ethnic violence among two groups and to protect one from the other.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Orangi Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Imdad Hussain (15 March 2014). "Remembering Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Hasan, Arif (1999) Akhtar Hameed Khan and the Orangi Pilot Project. City Press, Karachi. ISBN 969-8380-20-5
- ^ "ORANGI PILOT PROJECT". web.mit.edu.
- ^ "What's in a name? Everything, says this neighbourhood for new Banaras flyover". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Khalid, Bilal (27 April 2023). "Flying over Karachi's traffic issues". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.