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Manghopir Town

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Manghopir Town, (Urdu: منگھوپیر ٹاؤن) is a neighbourhood located in the north-western part of Karachi, one of the three towns of Orangi District in Karachi Division, Sindh province of, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011, now it is one of the three towns of Orangi District of Karachi. Manghopir Town has a population of 1.8 millions as of 2023 Pakistani census.

Manghopir Town
منگھوپیر ٹاؤن
Constituent Town of Karachi
Manghopir Town Map
Manghopir Town Map
Town ChairmanNawaz Ali Brohi
Municipal CommissionerAgha Fahad
DistrictOrangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Town Status2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
16
  • Mai Ghari
    Manghopir
    Pukhtoonabad
    Surjani
    Yousuf Goth
    Raheem Goth
    KDA Flats
    Bhatti Goth
    Khuda Ki Basti
    Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
    Hassan Goth
    Gulshan-e-Maymar
    Mullah Hussain Brohi
    Kuwari Colony
    MPR Colony
    Gabol Colony
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-244 Karachi West-I
 • National Assembly MemberFarooq Sattar (Muttahida Qaumi Movement)
Area
 • Total342.0 km2 (132.0 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
Lowest elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)[1]
 • Total1,081,753
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75890
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Demographics

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Manghopir is a rural area of Karachi, The area has the oldest Sufi shrines in the city named after a Saint Saqib, hot sulphur springs that are believed to have curative powers, and many crocodiles - believed locally to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho.[citation needed] Balochs often call this place as ‘Mangi’ or Garm-aab/Sard-aab (due to the presence of the hot & cold springs).[citation needed]

There are several ethnic groups in Manghopir Town. Urdu-speaking Muhajirs are in simple majority in Manghopir sub-division. Population of Manghopir Sub-Division is 1,081,753 as of 2023 Pakistani census.

Languages of Manghopir Sub-Division (2023 census)

  Urdu (54.00%)
  Pashto (15.63%)
  Punjabi (6.80%)
  Sindhi (6.73%)
  Balochi (4.08%)
  Saraiki (6.47%)
  Others (6.25%)
Language Rank 2023 census[2] Speakers 2017 census Speakers Growth rate (2017-2023)
Urdu 1 54.0% 584,229 44.97% 319,870  20%
Pashto 2 15.63% 169,149 19.56% 139,166  20%
Balochi 3 4.08% 44,211 4.25% 30,232  4%
Punjabi 4 6.80% 73,612 8.19% 58,307  17%
Saraiki 5 6.47% 70,043 7.19% 51,173  10%
Sindhi 6 6.73% 72,841 6.63% 47,166  1.5%
Others 7 6.25% 67,668 9.18% 65,322  31%
All 8 100% 1,081,753 100% 711,236  52%

Religion

Religions in Manghopir sub-division (2023)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.12%
Hinduism
 
 0.57%
Christianity
 
 3.18%
Other
 
 0.11%

There are 1,039,887 Muslims, 34,417 Christians, 6,186 Hindus, 230 Ahmadiyya, 79 scheduled castes, 475 Sikhs, 251 Parsis & 258 others of total population 1,081,753 of Manghopir 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 Manghopir, Orangi District of Karachi Division.

16 Union Committees of Manghopir in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr Number Number of Union Committee Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1 UC#01 Mai Ghari
2 UC#02 Maghopir
3 UC#03 Pukhtoonabad
4 UC#04 Surjani
5 UC#05 Yousuf Goth
6 UC#06 Raheem Goth
7 UC#07 KDA Flats
8 UC#08 Bhatti Goth
9 UC#09 Khuda Ki Basti
10 UC#10 Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
11 UC#11 Hassan Goth
12 UC#12 Gulshan-e-Maymar
13 UC#13 Mullah Hussain Brohi
14 UC#14 Kuwari Colony
15 UC#15 MPR Colony
16 UC#16 Gabol Colony

Manghopir Sub-Division Areas

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  • Surjani Town
  • Taiser Town
  • Qalandarani Goth
  • Abdullah Goth
  • Gulshan-e-Maymar
  • Khuda Ki Basti
  • Gulshan-e-Tauheed
  • Manghopir
  • Ghazi Goth Orangi
  • Ittehad Town
  • KDA Flats
  • Khairabad
  • Zebo Goth
  • Northern Bypass

Adjoining Areas

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  • New Karachi Town
  • North Karachi Town
  • Gulshan-e-Bahar
  • Baldia Town

Constituensy

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NA-244 Karachi West-I

Manghopir Lake

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Crocodile near the sulphur hot spring

The Manghopir Lake is situated near the shrine of Sufi Pir Mangho and there over one hundred Mugger crocodiles in the lake which are fed by the pilgrims.[4]

Sheedis and Festivals

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Manghopir is mostly inhabited by one of Pakistan's smallest ethnic communities, the Sheedi, also known as Makrani. Sheedi are said to be the descendants of Afro-Arabs from Zanzibar and maintain their distinct Afro-Arab and Omani identity in the midst of the dominating South Asian cultures.

Presently, these African-Pakistanis live in various parts of Karachi. Most are found in Lyari, but they are also found in Malir, Moaach Goth, Manghopir, and further in southern at Sindh and Balochistan. Due to Lyari's dominant Sheedi people population, it is often called 'Little Africa'. Some Afro-Arab style festivals and dances like Gowati, Lewa, Dhamaal, beating Omani style shindo, jabwah, and jasser drums are still popular in Manghopirs Lyari locale. Many forms of folk beliefs and medicines are also still practiced. A prominent Urdu poet and Lyari citizen, Noon Meem Danish, proudly claims to be the great-great-grandchild of an African from Zanzibar. "Now after centuries of cultural assimilation, Sheedis proudly call themselves Sindhis and Baloch.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 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. ^ Runaway crocodiles returned to Manghopir shrine
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