--- title: "Orangi – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Orangi, Pakistan: Orangi is a town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. Nearby: Karachi Zoo…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/orangi" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/orangi.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/KgSurapit_Sabah_SESB-Papar-01.jpg/1920px-KgSurapit_Sabah_SESB-Papar-01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan # Orangi Orangi is a town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. ![Orangi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/KgSurapit_Sabah_SESB-Papar-01.jpg/1920px-KgSurapit_Sabah_SESB-Papar-01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Orangi · CEphoto, Uwe Aranas The place Orangi is a town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. Orangi was developed as a planned settlement in 1972 by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to provide affordable housing for lower-income households. The town consists of 13 union councils. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangi), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Orangi 5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Karachi Zoo The Karachi Zoo, also known as Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Gandhi Garden, is located in Garden East, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1899, it is the largest zoo of Pakistan and second oldest zoo in the country after Lahore Zoo. 10 km · zoo in Sindh, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Zoo) 2. Jinnah University for Women The Jinnah University for Women is a private research university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an all-woman university and is the first women's university in the country. 7 km · private university in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinnah_University_for_Women) 3. Bani Israel Graveyard The Bani Israel Graveyard is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This cemetery is a part of the larger Mewa Shah Graveyard. 8.7 km · Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani_Israel_Graveyard) 4. Paposh Nagar Graveyard Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan. In 2011, the cemetery drew attention as the site of a criminal case. 6.1 km · cemetery in Paposh Nagar, Karachi · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paposh_Nagar_Graveyard) 5. Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It was constructed in the memory of Late Justice Asghar Ali Shah, a former Judge of the Sindh High Court, father of renowned orthopaedic surgeon, politician and a member of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. 6.7 km · cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asghar_Ali_Shah_Cricket_Stadium) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Orangi **Airports:** Jinnah (KHI), 20 km\ **Stations:** PAF Base Masroor, 6.9 km · North Nazimabad railway station, 7.7 km · Orangi railway station, 6.6 km · Baldia railway station, 9.1 km · Manghopir railway station, 6.1 km\ - Turbat → Orangi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/turbat-to-orangi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Turbat&to=Orangi) - Gurandani → Orangi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/gurandani-to-orangi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Gurandani&to=Orangi) - Quetta → Orangi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/quetta-to-orangi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Quetta&to=Orangi) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Orangi) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Orangi Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Orangi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get around Most of Karachi's inhabitants rely on public transport to and from their workplace and do ride in a taxi and auto-rickshaw at least once in the city. - Get around If you are not used to Pakistani roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be a heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending. - Get around Rickshaws are a popular method of travelling in Karachi, they're cheap, flexible and are everywhere in the city at any time of day. - Get around If you need to travel shorter distances, go by rickshaw. - Get around Pregnant ladies are most strongly advised not to travel by auto-rickshaws since the combination of rash driving, poor suspensions, and horrible road conditions have quite often led to serious complications. From [Wikivoyage: Karachi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Tirthan Valley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tirthan-valley) IN 8 ways of moving, 29 sources 1,265 km 2. [Chitkul](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chitkul) IN 7 ways of moving, 20 sources 1,330 km 3. [Kaza](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaza) IN 7 ways of moving, 20 sources 1,352 km 4. [Gokarna](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokarna) IN 7 ways of moving, 14 sources 1,388 km 5. [Munsiyari](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/munsiyari) IN 8 ways of moving, 25 sources 1,426 km If you know how people move in Orangi – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Corangi&title=Orangi&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Forangi), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Orangi Orangi is 11 km from [Karachi](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Nazimabad District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nazimabad-district) administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan 7.4 km - [Karachi West District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi-west-district) district in Sindh, Pakistan 7.5 km - [Lyari Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lyari-town) administrative borough of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; disbanded in 2011 and re-instated in 2015 9 km - [Baldia Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/baldia-town) human settlement in Pakistan 2.9 km - [SITE Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/site-town) human settlement in Pakistan 5.6 km - [Liaquatabad Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/liaquatabad-town) sub-division in Sindh's Karachi Central District 9.6 km [The place page for Orangi](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/orangi) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Pakistan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-PK) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/orangi, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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