Mominabad Town (Urdu: مومن آباد ٹاؤن) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Sindh province of Pakistan.[1] It is administered as one of the three towns of Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District, and part of the Orangi Town borough until that was disbanded in 2011). The population of Mominabad sub-division is 1,000,708 as of 2023 Pakistani census.

Mominabad Town
مومن آباد ٹاؤن
Random view in Mominabad Town
Random view in Mominabad Town
Official seal of Mominabad Town
Mominabad Town map in District Orangi
Mominabad Town map in District Orangi
Town ChairmanMaalik Arif
Municipal CommissionerAgha Fahad
DistrictOrangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established2015
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
08
  • Fareed Colony
    Haryana Colony
    Bismillah Colony
    Islam Nagar
    Mominabad
    Frontier Colony
    Banaras Colony
    Peerabad
    Qasba Colony
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-246 Karachi West-III
 • National Assembly MemberSyed Aminul Haque (Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan)
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 • Total1,000,708
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75800
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Demographics

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There are several ethnic groups in Mominabad sub-division. Urdu-speaking Muhajirs are in simple majority in Mominabad sub-division. Total population of Mominabad Sub-Division is 1,000,708 consists of Males 525,476 & females 475,118 as of 2023 Pakistani census.

Languages of Mominabad Sub-Division (2023 Pakistani census)

  Urdu (71.89%)
  Pashto (15.45%)
  Punjabi (3.78%)
  Hindko (3.41%)
  Balochi (2.19%)
  Others (3.24%)
Language Rank 2023 census[2] Speakers 2017 census Speakers Growth rate (2017-2023)
Urdu 1 71.89% 719,476 67.38% 569,932  6.7%
Pashto 2 15.45% 154,695 15.68% 132,664  1.5%
Balochi 3 2.19% 21,996 2.29% 19,399  4.4%
Punjabi 4 3.78% 37,880 5.30% 44,886  28%
Hindko 5 3.41% 34,173 3.97% 33,589  14%
Others 6 3.24% 32,488 5.35% 45,327  39%
All 7 100% 1,000,708 100% 845,797  18%

Religion

Religions in Mominabad sub-division (2023)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
99.19%
Hinduism
0.07%
Christianity
0.70%
Other
0.02%

There are 992,673 Muslims, 7,042 Christians, 765 Hindus, 111 Ahmadiyya, 13 scheduled castes, 34 Sikhs, 1 Parsis & 69 others of total population 1,000,708 of Mominabad 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 Mominabad, Orangi District of Karachi Division.

09 Union Committees of Mominabad in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr Number Number of Union Committee Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation Chairman/Vice Chairman
1 UC#01 Fareed Colony Muhammad Kamran (Vise Chairman)
2 UC#02 Haryana Colony Abdullah Baloch (Town Vice Chairman)
3 UC#03 Bismillah Colony Arif Rehman (Vice Chairman)
4 UC#04 Islam Nagar Abid Shah (Vice Chairman)
5 UC#05 Mominabad Malik Arif Awan (Town Chairman)
6 UC#06 Frontier Colony Mukhtiar Shah (Vice Chairman)
7 UC#07 Banaras Colony Dr Kabeer (Vice Chairman)
8 UC#08 Peerabad Nadir Ur Rehman (Vice Chairman)
9 UC#09 Qasba Colony Syed Baseer Uddin (Vice Chairman)

Mominabad Town Areas

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  • Bismillah Colony
  • Frontier Colony
  • Faqeer Colony
  • Fareed Colony
  • Haryana Colony
  • Marajunabi Colony
  • Mominabad
  • Pathan Colony
  • Pirabad
  • Qasba Town
  • Rahim Shah Colony
  • Usmania Road
  • Zia Colony

Services

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Parks & Play Grounds in TMC Mominabad

  • Qasba Stadium Attached Ali Imam Bargah UC-08
  • Peerabad Playground Near chatti Hotel UC-10
  • Playground UC-15
  • Mexico Play Ground UC-15
  • Rahim Shah Playground UC-25
  • Muhammadan Playground UC-25

Schools in TMC Mominabad

  • DMC (West) Girls Sec. Sch. SST-11 UC-14
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary. Sch. ST-39 UC-14
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary. Sch. ST-37 UC-14
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary. Sch. ST-38 UC-14
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary School ST-34 UC-15
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary School ST-35 UC-15
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary School ST-36 UC-14
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary School Sec 4/F UC-23
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary School Sec 4/F UC-23
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary School Sec 10 UC-22
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary School Sec 10 UC-22
  • DMC (West) Girls Primary School Sec 10/1. UC-20
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary School Sec 10/L UC-20
  • Office of the Director Education
  • Office of the Dy. Director Education
  • DMC (West) Boys Primary. Sch. ST-39 UC-14

Community Centres in TMC Mominabad

  • Community Centre Near Masjid-e-Quba, Moulana Shoukat Ali Road Sec. 11-L
  • Adjasant Orangi Fire Station Sec. 4-F

Dispensaries in TMC Mominabad

  • Qasim Khatak Dispensary KP-128 Metroville Main Road
  • Rashid Minhas Dispensary KP-127 Frontier Colony (Address not provided).

Adjoining Areas

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  • Baldia Town
  • Metroville SITE Town
  • Ittehad Town
  • Orangi Town
  • Manghopir Town

Constituensy

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National Assembly

Provincial Assembly

References

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  1. ^ Orangi Town – Government of Karachi Archived June 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  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.
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