Gulshan District

Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Urdu: ضلع گلشن ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of the 2023 Pakistani census the population of Gulshan District is 3,913,656.^[7]

Gulshan District ضلع گلشن
District of Karachi
Karachi East
Aziz Bhatti Park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town
Etymology: District East
Map of Gulshan District (Karachi East)
Coordinates: 24.8844°N 67.1443°E / 24.8844; 67.1443
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi
Established	August 1972; 53 years ago (August 1972)
Abolished	August 2001; 24 years ago (August 2001) (CDGK)
Restored	11 July 2011; 14 years ago (11 July 2011)
Headquarters[1]	DC East office
Towns	4[2][3] Jamshed Town Gulshan Town Chanesar Town Jinnah Town
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Body	Government of Karachi
• Constituency	NA-235 Karachi East-I NA-236 Karachi East-II NA-237 Karachi East-III NA-238 Karachi East-IV
• Deputy Commissioner	Altaf Sheikh[4]
Area
• Total	139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[5]
• Total	3,913,656
• Density	28,417/km2 (73,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Karachiite
Literacy [6]
• Literacy rate	Total: 80.07% Male: 81.31% Female: 78.65%
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	75300
NWD (area) code	021
ISO 3166 code	PK-SD
CNIC Code of Gulshan District	42201-XXXXXXX-X
Website	www.dmceast.gos.pk

In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East District to Gulshan District to align with its town name.^[8]

History

The district was established in 1972.

The district was abolished in 2000 as federal government formed City District Government Karachi as a result Karachi South District was divided into four towns namely:

• Gulshan Town
• Jamshed Town
• Korangi Town
• Shah Faisal Town

On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored Karachi East District.^[9]

In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan.^[10][11][12]

In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.^[13]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	...	—
1998	1,447,529	—
2017	2,875,315	+3.68%
2023	3,921,742	+5.31%
Sources:[14]

As of the 2023 census, Karachi East district has 659,389 households and a population of 3,921,742.^[15] The district has a sex ratio of 113.51 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 80.07%: 81.31% for males and 78.65% for females.^[5][16] 933,514 (23.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[17] The entire population lives in urban areas.^[5]

Religions in Karachi East district (2023)[18]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.05%
Christianity			3.10%
Hinduism			1.57%
Other or not stated			0.28%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.05% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.1% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.57% of the population.^[18]

Languages of Karachi East district (2023)^[19]

1. Urdu (49.0%)
2. Sindhi (12.8%)
3. Pashto (11.6%)
4. Punjabi (10.4%)
5. Saraiki (5.92%)
6. Hindko (2.33%)
7. Balochi (1.82%)
8. Others (6.14%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 1,916,767 of the people spoke Urdu, 501,156 spoke Sindhi, 453,464 spoke Pashto, 407,425 Punjabi, 231,523 Saraiki, 91,034 Hindko, 71,312 Balochi and 240,975 others of total 3,913,656 as their first language.^[19]

Administrative Towns in Karachi East

Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.^[20]

Jinnah Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Pakistan Quarters
U.C. 2 Soldier Bazar
U.C. 3 Patel Para
U.C. 4 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 5 Martin Quarters
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Bahadurabad
U.C. 8 Delhi Mercantile
U.C. 9 Tunisia Line
U.C. 10 Jacob Lines
U.C. 11 Behind Jacob Lines

Chanesar Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
U.C. 2 P.E.C.H.S. II
U.C. 3 Mahmudabad
U.C. 4 Manzoor Colony
U.C. 5 Manzoor Colony-II
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 7 Akhtar Colony
U.C. 8 Chanesar Goth

Sohrab Goth Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Al-Asif Square
U.C. 2 New Quetta Town
U.C. 3 Sukhiya Goth
U.C. 4 Ayub Goth
U.C. 5 Khadim Hussain Goth
U.C. 6 Ahsanabad
U.C. 7 Yousuf Shah Goth
U.C. 8 Sabzi Mandi

Safoora Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Abbas Town
U.C. 2 Gulzar-e-Hijri
U.C. 3 Sachal Goth
U.C. 4 Al-Azhar Garden
U.C. 5 Johar Complex
U.C. 6 Pehlwan Goth
U.C. 7 Gulistan-e-Johar
U.C. 8 Safari Park

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Essa Nagri
U.C. 2 Hassan Square
U.C. 3 Jamali Colony
U.C. 4 Zia-ull-Haq Colony
U.C. 5 New Dhoraji
U.C. 6 Metroville-III
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar
U.C. 8 National Stadium

Karachi Safari Park is located in Gulshan Town

National Cricket Stadium, Karachi

Hospital and health care facilities

There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital^[21] and Liaquat National Hospital.^[22]

Education Center

There are several educational institutions in district east such as NED university of Engineering and Technology,^[23] University of Karachi,^[24] Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus) and many other big and small educational facilities.

See also

Karachi