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Orangi Town

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. 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. Later, 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 2023 Pakistani census.

Orangi Town
اورنگی ٹاؤن
Constituent Town of Karachi
Kati Pahari Orangi Town
Kati Pahari Orangi Town
Official seal of Orangi Town
Seal
Orangi Town map
Orangi Town map
Town ChairmanJameel Zia
Municipal CommissionerAgha Fahad
DistrictOrangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Town status14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001)
Metropolitan status1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Disbanded11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
ReorganizedMarch 2015; 9 years ago (March 2015)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
08
  • Gulshan-e-Zia
    Benazir Colony
    Muslim Nagar Colony
    Jinnah Colony
    Iqbal Baloch Colony
    Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
    Shah Waliullah Nagar
    Data Nagar
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-245 Karachi West-II
 • National Assembly MemberSyed Hafeezuddin (Muttahida Qaumi Movement)
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Highest elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Lowest elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)
 • Total596,919
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75800
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

History

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1960's Era

Orangi was established as a township in 1965. Orangi Township was originally planned over 1,300 acres (530 ha) by the Karachi Development Authority, and many of Karachi's squatter settlements were relocated here. The township was planned and developed with informal assistance from the city's municipal administration.

1970's Area

Orangi population rapidly increased during & after Bangladesh Liberation War in late 1971, following the arrival of thousands of refugees fleeing from the newly independent state of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan).

1980's Era

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.[1] 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.[2] The local community financed, designed and built their own low-cost sewerage system.[3]

2000's Era

The federal government introduced local government reforms City District Government Karachi 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 Orangi Town.

2010's Era

In 2011 the City District Government Karachi was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi District West.

Demographics

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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.

Languages of Orangi sub-Division (2023 census)

  Pashto (55.25%)
  Urdu (30.32%)
  Sindhi (3.83%)
  Punjabi (3.20%)
  Hindko (2.92%)
  Saraiki (2.29%)
  Others (2.32%)
Language Rank 2023 census[4] Speakers 2017 Census Speakers Growth rate (2017-2023)
Pashto 1 55.25% 329,285 52.33% 272,224  5.6%
Urdu 2 30.32% 180,690 29.68% 154,421  2.1%
Sindhi 3 3.83% 22,856 3.73% 19,414  2.7%
Punjabi 4 3.20% 19,104 4.64% 24,159  31%
Hindko 5 2.92% 17,447 3.70% 19,273  21%
Saraiki 6 2.29% 13,686 3.27% 17,019  30%
Others 7 2.32% 13,851 2.63% 13,685  12%
All 8 100% 595,919 100% 520,195  14.5%

Religion

Religions in Orangi sub-division (2023)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.54%
Hinduism
 
 0.13%
Christianity
 
 1.46%
Other
 
 0.02%

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

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

Geographics

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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.[6]

Orangi railway station

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Main article: Orangi railway station

Orangi Town Areas

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  • Aligarh Colony
  • Banarsi Town
  • Chishti Nagar
  • Farooq-e-Azam Colony
  • Ghaziabad
  • Ghulfamabad
  • Gulshan-e-Bahar
  • Gulshan-e-Zia
  • Gabol Colony
  • Iqbal Colony
  • Islamnagar
  • Khairabad
  • Mansoor Nagar
  • Mohammad Nagar
  • Mujahidabad
  • Raees Amrohi Colony
  • Shahrah-e-Qaddafi
  • Sector 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11½,12,13,14,15,16.

Services

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Hospitals & Dispensary

  • Al-Khidmat Hospital (Shahrah-e-Orangi, Muhammad Nagar, Sector 05, Orangi Town)
  • Dar-Ul-Shifa Medical Center & Home Maternity (Johar Chowk, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 14, Orangi Town)
  • Korean Hospital or Good Samaritan German Hospital (Al Khizra Society, Sector 16-A, Orangi Town)
  • New Government Qatar Hospital (Banaras Bazar Chowk, Sector 8,Orangi Town)
  • Social Security Hospital (Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 13, Orangi Town)
  • Urban Health Center (Sector 15, Orangi Town)

Parks & Play Grounds

  • Arkan Ground (Sector 12, Orangi Town)
  • Asia Ground (Sector 16-D, Gulshan-e-Bahar, Orangi Town)
  • Bandar Park (Orangi Post Office, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 8, Orangi Town)
  • Eid Gah Ground (Liaquat Chowk, Gulshan-e-Zia, Orangi Town)
  • Family Park (Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 14, Orangi Town)
  • German School Play Ground (Ghaziabad, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Orangi Town)
  • Ghosia Ground (Sector 05, Muhammad Nagar, Orangi Town)
  • Khawateen Family Park (Sector 13-B, Orangi Town)
  • Police Ground (Karbala, Orangi Town)
  • Rehman Baba Stadium (Sector 4, Hanifabad, Orangi Town)
  • Shadab Ground (Sector 13, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Orangi Town)
  • Sector 1-D Family Park (Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 1, Orangi Town)
  • Sharjah Ground/Eid Gah Ground (Mansoor Nagar Road, Orangi Town)
  • ZMC Park (5 Number Orangi Town)

Community Centers

  • Zafar Akhtar Shaheed Orangi Fire Station CDGK (Shahrah-e-Orangi, Sector 5, Orangi Town)

Schools & Universities

  • Arkania Government School (Arkania Lane, Gulshan-e-Bahar, Sector 16-C, Orangi Town)
  • City District Government School for boys (Disco Morr, Sector 14, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Orangi Town)
  • Ebrahim Ali Bhai Government School (Orangi Post Office, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 9 Orangi Town)
  • Government Degree College (Sector 7/C Orangi Town)
  • Government Girls Inter College (Sector 12, Ittefaq Colony, Orangi Town)
  • TCF School (Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 8-A Orangi Town)
  • Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Government College for Boys (Al Khizra Society, Sector 16-A, Orangi Town)
  • Sindh Government 50 Beded Hospital (Mansoor Nagar, Orangi Town)
  • Virtual University (VKHI04) (University Lane, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Sector 06, Orangi Town)

Bacha Khan Flyover (Banaras flyover)

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Imdad Hussain (15 March 2014). "Remembering Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ Hasan, Arif (1999) Akhtar Hameed Khan and the Orangi Pilot Project. City Press, Karachi. ISBN 969-8380-20-5
  3. ^ "ORANGI PILOT PROJECT". web.mit.edu.
  4. ^ "Table 11 – Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Orangi Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "What's in a name? Everything, says this neighbourhood for new Banaras flyover". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ Khalid, Bilal (27 April 2023). "Flying over Karachi's traffic issues". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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