Chanesar Town

Chanesar Town^[1] (Urdu: چنیسر گوٹھ) is a neighborhood in Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is represented in the provincial legislature by Saeed Ghani. The neighbourhood was previously administered as part of Jamshed Town,^[2] which was disbanded in 2011.

Chanesar Town Chanesar Goth چنیسر گوٹھ
Neighbourhood
District	Karachi East
City	Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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 East District has five towns.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

• Safoora Town
• Jinnah Town
• Chanesar Town
• Sohrab Goth Town
• Gulshan Town

History

In 2022, Karachi East District was divided into five towns: Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards.^[9]

Population

Chanesar Town has a total population of 600,000.^[1]

Demography

Several ethnic groups reside here including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Pashtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis and Christians.