Liaquatabad Town

Liaquatabad Town
لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن
Constituent Town of Karachi
A view of Liaquatabad, Karachi
A view of Liaquatabad, Karachi
Liaquatabad Town was divided into 07 Union Committees
Liaquatabad Town was divided into 07 Union Committees
Coordinates: 24°54′01″N 67°02′41″E / 24.9002°N 67.0446°E / 24.9002; 67.0446
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
Nazimabad DistrictKarachi Division
Established14 August 2001
Disbanded2011
Union Committees
07
  • Moosa Colony
    Sharifabad
    Bundhani Colony
    Ibn-e-Sina
    Commercial Area
    Dakhana
    C-Area
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • Town ChairmanFaraz Haseeb
 • ConstituensyNA-249 Karachi Central-III
 • National Assembly MemberAhmed Salim Siddiqui (Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan)
Area
 • Total
6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Highest elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Lowest elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)
 • Total
547,706
 • Density91,284.33/km2 (236,425.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
Area code021
Office LocationTown Municipal Administration Liaquatabad Town, Shahrah-e-Ibne Sina, Gujar Nala, Nazimabad No.2, Karachi 74600

Liaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیا قت آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the central part of the city of Karachi, in Pakistan. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later restored by the government in early 2022.[1] Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.

History

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 Liaquatabad 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, Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central district.

Demography

There are several ethnic groups in Liaquatabad sub-division. Total population of Liaquatabad Sub-Division is 547,706 consists of Males 289,338 & females 258,266 as of 2023 Pakistani census.

Languages

Languages of Liaquatabad Sub-Division (2023 census)

  Urdu (89.10%)
  Punjabi (3.17%)
  Saraiki (1.72%)
  Balochi (1.37%)
  Sindhi (1.02%)
  Pashto (0.43%)
  others (3.15%)
Language Rank 2023 census[2] Speakers
Urdu 1 89.10% 488,031
Punjabi 2 3.17% 17,412
Saraiki 3 1.72% 9,447
Balochi 4 1.37% 7,542
Sindhi 5 1.02% 5,599
Pashto 6 0.43% 2,409
Others 7 3.15% 17,266
All 8 100% 547,706

Religions

There are 539,707 Muslims, 6,164 Christians, 1,617 Hindus, 129 Ahmadiyya, 15 scheduled castes, 25 Sikhs, zero Parsis & 49 others of total population 547,706 of Liaquatabad sub-division.

Religions in Liaquatabad sub-division (2023)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.53%
Hinduism
 
 0.29%
Christianity
 
 1.12%
Other
 
 0.03%

Union Committees

07 Union Committees of Liaquatabad 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 Liaquatabad UC#01 Moosa Colony
2 UC#02 Sharifabad
3 UC#03 Bundhani Colony
4 UC#04 Ibn-e-Sina
5 UC#05 Commercial Area
6 UC#06 Dak khana
7 UC#07 C-Area

Neighbourhoods

Important information

Hospitals and dispensaries

  • 26 Public/Private Hospitals
  • Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
  • Sindh Government Hospital
  • 10 Dispensaries
  • Imam Zainul Abedin Hospital

Libraries

  • Super Market Library
  • Hasrat Mohani Library
  • Usmania Library
  • Al-Hudda Library
  • Nadir Library
  • Ghalid Library
  • Zain library

Post offices

  • 5 Post Offices

Police stations

  • 7 Police Stations

PS Liaqatabad PS shareefabad PS Super Market PS Nazimabad PS Gulbahar PS Rizvia

Religious places

  • 6 Imam Bargah
  • 6 Mandir
  • 3 Churches
  • 3 Jamatkhanas
  • Sultanabad Jamatkhana
  • Amynabad Jamatkhana
  • Nazimabad Jamatkhana
  • Aurangabad Junagadh State Sindhi Jamat

Graveyards

  • C 1 Area Graveyard
  • Liaquatabad Graveyard
  • Khamosh Colony Graveyard
  • Khaji Ground Graveyard

Railway station

Constituensy

NA-249 Karachi Central-III

See also

References

  1. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Table 11 – Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Liaquatabad Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2023.