Karachi Division

Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن
Location of Karachi Division
Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E / 24.9059; 67.0805
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalKarachi
EstablishedDecember 1960; 63 years ago (December 1960)
Founded byAyub Khan
Districts
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerSyed Hassan Naqvi
 • Mayor KarachiMurtaza Wahab
Area
 • Division
3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Division
20,382,881
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,868,021 (92.57%)
 • Rural
1,514,860
 • Avg. Household size
5.9
 combined population of all districts
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (69.11%)
  • Male:
    (68.18%)
  • Female:
    (71.77%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
74XXX–75XXX
Dialling code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Karachi Division is 20,382,881 (20 million).

  1. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).