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JICA Study Report on Transport

 

List of the table

 

Top 10 Most Traveled Spots in Karachi

Town Wise Breakup of Daily Person Trips on Weekdays in Karachi

HOUSE HOLD DISTRIBUTION OWNERSHIP

YEARS OF HOUSE OCCUPANCY

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL

HOUSE TYPE

Town Wise Breakup of Daily Person Trips on Weekdays in Karachi

 

 

Top 10 Most Traveled Spots in Karachi

S.No.

Place Description

Town Code

% Contribution to Total

Total Person Trips

1

Liaquatabad No-10

Liaquatabad Town

5.33

1,290,678

2

Banaras Chowk

SITE Town

4.93

1,194,016

3

Nagan Chowrangi

New Karachi Town

3.71

899,511

4

Quaidabad

Bin Qasim Town

3.39

822,321

5

Tower

Saddar Town

3.01

729,831

6

Nipa Chowrangi

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

2.95

713,837

7

Korangi 1 ½

Korangi Town

2.85

690,541

8

Baloch Colony

Jamshed Town

2.83

636,716

9

Garden

Saddar Town

2.53

611,959

10

Numaish

Saddar Town

2.50

605,701

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

Town Wise Breakup of Daily Person Trips on Weekdays in Karachi

Town Codes

Town Name

Town Population¹,²

No. of Persons Interviewed³

No. of Daily Trips by Individuals4

 

Trip Generation Rate

Daily Person Trips (million trips)

1

Kemari Town

469,905

2585

5,143

1.990

0.935

2

SITE Town

573,087

3453

6,876

1.991

1.141

3

Baldia Town

497,835

2172

4,315

1.987

0.989

4

Orangi Town

887,029

3741

7,468

1.996

1,771

5

Lyari Town

745,214

3139

6,266

1.996

1,488

6

Saddar Town

755,214

4047

8,211

2.029

1,532

7

Jamshed Town

899,790

3851

7,703

2.000

1,800

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

766,342

3994

8,066

2.020

1,548

9

Shah Faisal Town

411,617

1944

3,875

1.993

0,820

10

Landhi Town

817,231

3399

6,791

1.998

1,633

11

Korangi Town

669,848

4333

8,658

1.998

1,338

12

N. Nazimabad Town

608,183

3055

6,212

2.033

1,237

13

New Karachi Town

838,601

3922

7,820

1.994

1,672

14

Gulberg Town

555,841

3306

6,775

2.049

1,139

15

Liaquatabad Town

795,589

4351

8,722

2.055

1,595

16

Malir Town

488,184

2308

4,602

1.994

0,973

17

17

Bin Qasim Town

390,610

2156

4,332

2.009

0,785

18

Gadap Town

354,918

1615

3,168

1.962

0,696

19

Cantonment Areas

569,591

887

1,768

1.993

1,135

 

Total

12,094,629

58,258

116,771

 

24,227

Note:    1          Population of 2004 projected from 1998 Census

2                     Source: Gallup Pakistan

3                     Persons having at least 1 Trip in a Day

4                     Based on Individual Level Interview Information

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Wise Population Distribution of Vehicle Ownership

S.

No.

Town Name

 

Population having Vehicle(s)

Number of People having Vehicle(s)

 

 

 

Cycle

M Cycle

Car / Jeep

Bus / Minibus

Pickup / Wagon

Truck/ Mini Truck

Others

1

Kemari Town

31,263

8,282

18,266

1,417

2,981

317

0

0

2

SITE Town

142,573

21,640

74,430

14,840

16,081

5,146

4,776

5,660

3

Baldia Town

68,017

9,977

43,540

3,516

6,590

1,693

564

2,136

4

Orangi Town

133,589

25,649

85,978

11,756

2,886

1,122

0

6,199

5

Lyari Town

124,814

50,804

49,544

6,466

3,508

899

1,198

12,395

6

Saddar Town

153,796

12,613

122,742

10,890

5,445

708

169

1,230

7

Jamshed Town

205,452

39,689

96,902

26,521

6,019

13,517

1,890

20,913

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

198,021

16,515

118,377

40,674

9,842

3,149

1,327

8,139

9

Shah Faisal Town

124,732

7,883

71,846

31,433

9,043

3,430

960

137

10

Landhi Town

76,599

19,715

32,230

12,538

4,611

2,589

528

4,389

11

Korangi Town

91,769

23,325

49,541

6,910

5,863

1,615

128

4,386

12

N. Nazimabad Town

149,065

4,651

92,107

27,920

7,811

2,534

6,961

7,081

13

New Karachi Town

106,567

19,606

65,074

14,897

4,667

1,875

0

448

14

Gulberg Town

190,338

2,513

120,362

43,934

18,674

1,409

3,445

0

15

Liaqbatabad Town

201,415

11,843

147,698

10,594

15,328

1,128

0

14,824

16

Malir Town

59,031

11,121

34,722

9,592

2,344

1,198

0

53

17

Bin Qasim Town

17,391

1,842

9,073

2,668

2,910

899

0

0

18

Gadap Town

98,053

17,060

61,042

7,108

8,216

520

0

4,108

19

Cantonment Areas

186,770

9,954

149,177

23,213

4,426

0

0

0

 

Total

2,359,255

314,682

1,442,651

306,887

137,245

43,748

21,946

92,098

 

% of pop. having vehicle(s)

19.51

2.60

11.93

2.54

1.13

0.36

0.18

0.76

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE HOLD DISTRIBUTION OWNERSHIP

 

 

Percent House Ownership Distribution

S.No.

Town Name

Percent Households Interviewed

Percentage Households in Each Category

1-Own

2-Rent

3-Others

1

Kemari Town

4.33

71.82

28.88

-

2

SITE Town

5.26

67.07

32.86

0.08

3

Baldia Town

4.29

69.83

29.43

0.74

4

Orangi Town

7.51

63.54

36.25

0.21

5

Lyari Town

6.33

64.21

35.23

0.56

6

Saddar Town

6.92

69.98

29.45

0.57

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

61.17

37.09

1.74

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

6.45

74.74

22.75

2.51

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

64.62

34.40

0.99

10

Landhi Town

6.84

68.25

31.52

0.23

11

Korangi Town

5.63

79.56

19.73

0.70

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

65.51

33.64

0.85

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

66.87

32.96

0.17

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

72.22

27.78

-

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

79.95

18.25

1.79

16

Malir Town

4.28

80.98

18.93

0.09

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

92.66

7.34

-

18

Gadap Town

2.97

72.21

25.66

2.13

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

63.91

9.76

26.33

 

Overall

100.00

70.41

28.49

1.10

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

92.66

37.09

26.33

Minimum

1.34

61.17

7.34

0.08

S.D

1.689

7.822

8.686

6.406

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEARS OF HOUSE OCCUPANCY

 

 

Town Wise Years of Ownership Distribution

S. No

Town Name

No. of Households Interviewed

Years of House Occupancy (Total Households in Each Category)

1 to 2 yrs

3 to 4 yrs

5 to 6 yrs

7 to 8  yrs

9 to 10 yrs

11 to 12 yrs

13 to 14 yrs

15+ yrs

Not

known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

12.80

14.99

3.75

2.93

6.31

1.37

-

57.86

-

2

SITE Town

5.26

12.56

15.19

5.86

3.91

14.81

6.17

3.91

37.22

0.38

3

Baldia Town

4.29

13.84

20.20

9.59

6.00

9.41

6.73

4.06

29.52

0.65

4

Orangi Town

7.51

14.28

24.66

8.59

3.21

10.33

7.48

2.05

28.77

0.63

5

Lyari Town

6.33

11.87

12.93

8.93

5.87

12.30

6.50

6.00

35017

0.44

6

Saddar Town

6.92

6.92

20.18

4.57

4.46

18.01

2.00

1.66

41.91

0.29

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

13.36

16.89

9.43

6.17

12.79

6.57

3.76

30.70

0.34

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

7.60

11.96

10.06

13.86

17.26

12.02

10.06

16.43

0.74

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

11.21

17.69

11.76

5.05

11.76

6.37

3.41

32.31

0.44

10

Landhi Town

6.84

11.10

16.71

7.69

3.59

15.10

13.36

3.99

27.53

0.93

11

Korangi Town

5.63

4.35

4.85

6.81

15.31

20.29

8.85

16.99

21.91

0.63

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

16.50

14.52

7.51

4.67

15.65

6.61

2.55

32.01

0.42

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

23.47

21.31

8.60

4.22

9.43

4.00

1.00

27.58

0.39

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

8.33

15.66

6.76

3.71

18.71

5.28

3.30

38.17

0.08

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

13.00

13.80

4.58

3.40

8.91

4.33

3.90

47.77

0.31

16

Malir Town

4.28

12.93

19.21

6.28

2.68

29.27

5.91

2.22

21.24

0.28

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

4.33

11.43

4.81

12.64

26.59

9.87

9.39

20.82

0.12

18

Gadap Town

2.97

27.66

8.64

2.66

3.59

11.04

3.06

1.99

40.43

0.93

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

4.44

6.51

7.99

6.80

10.06

7.99

2.37

53.85

-

 

Total

25279

100.00

12.35

15.90

7.32

5.82

14.48

6.60

4.41

32.68

Summary (City Level)

Maximum

7.51

27.66

24.66

11.76

15.31

29.27

13.36

16.99

57.86

0.93

Minimum

1.34

4.33

4.85

2.66

2.68

6.31

1.37

1.00

16.43

0.08

S.D.

1.689

5.98

5.068

2.385

3.78

6.017

3.064

3.937

11.116

0.24

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

 

 

Percent Distribution of Average House Size in Sq. Yards

S.No.

Town Name

Percent Households Interviewed

Average House Size in Sq. Yd. (Total Households in Each Category)

1

<100 yds

2

100-200 yds

3

121-240 yds

4

241-400 yds

5

> 400 yds

5

Not Known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

96.25

3.38

0.18

-

0.09

0.09

2

SITE Town

5.26

76.84

20.53

2.18

0.30

-

0.15

3

Baldia Town

4.29

64.02

32.93

1.29

0.28

0.37

1.11

4

Orangi Town

7.51

73.13

23.76

1.32

0.05

0.42

1.32

5

Lyari Town

6.33

77.26

18.68

2.50

0.50

0.12

0.94

6

Saddar Town

6.92

92.57

4.86

1.89

0.06

0.17

0.46

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

76.49

19.30

1.80

0.28

0.39

1.74

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

60.09

32.86

4.17

0.25

0.06

2.58

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

45.71

43.30

8.90

0.22

0.22

1.65

10

Landhi Town

6.84

76.46

21.23

1.56

0.06

-

0.69

11

Korangi Town

5.63

71.21

22.26

3.86

2.18

-

0.49

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

61.54

33.57

3.47

0.42

-

0.99

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

74.53

21.42

2.66

0.11

0.17

1.11

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

44.93

49.88

4.20

0.08

0.16

0.74

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

84.59

13.12

1.18

-

0.06

1.05

16

Malir Town

4.28

63.80

28.62

6.65

0.83

-

0.09

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

46.93

48.98

3.49

0.60

-

-

18

Gadap Town

2.97

66.76

27.53

4.12

0.80

-

0.80

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

63.02

22.19

4.44

0.80

-

0.30

 

Overall

100.00

71.32

24.27

2.85

0.37

0.25

0.94

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

96.25

49.88

8.90

2.18

8.58

2.58

Minimum

1.34

44.93

3.38

0.18

0.05

0.06

0.09

S.D.

1.689

14.279

12.665

2.080

0.569

2.421

0.643

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL

 

 

Percent Distribution of Average Monthly Income Levels of Families

 

 

S. No

 

 

 

Town Name

 

 

Percent Households Interviewed

Average Monthly Income Levels of Families

(Percent Households in Each Category)

 

<5000

 

5,000 – 7,000

7,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 15,000

15,001 – 20,000

20,001 – 30,000

30,001 – 40,000

40,001 – 50,000

50,001 – 60,000

> 60,000

Not known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

26.23

46.07

15.63

7.77

3.66

0.5

-

-

-

-

0.09

2

SITE Town

5.26

10.15

42.86

27.59

12.86

2.71

0.6

-

-

-

-

3.16

3

Baldia Town

4.29

21.13

34.04

19.74

7.10

1.20

0.0

0.18

-

-

-

16.51

4

Orangi Town

7.51

29.72

30.87

23.02

8.59

1.79

0.3

0.11

0.05

-

-

5.48

5

Lyari Town

6.33

20.86

41.22

21.05

10.74

2.69

0.6

-

-

-

-

2.75

6

Saddar Town

6.92

5.83

41.28

24.24

15.27

8.75

3.0

0.29

-

-

-

1.26

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

13.75

31.43

20.82

6.34

3.20

0.5

0.11

0.06

-

-

23.79

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

9.87

31.76

32.74

11.10

9.56

2.4

0.12

-

-

-

2.39

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

4.07

17.58

32.09

18.68

8.02

1.5

0.33

0.22

0.11

-

17.36

10

Landhi Town

6.84

17.81

35.34

23.94

8.96

1.68

0.2

-

-

-

-

11.97

11

Korangi Town

5.63

1.05

32.87

36.38

16.64

1.33

0.0

-

-

-

-

11.66

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

15.37

36.83

19.69

13.88

6.80

1.9

0.35

0.07

-

-

5.30

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

30.91

34.41

21.48

8.77

2.00

0.3

0.06

-

-

-

2.00

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

5.52

37.92

29.60

13.36

7.09

4.7

0.16

-

-

-

1.65

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

9.59

35.58

29.76

15.90

5.88

0.8

0.06

0.06

-

-

2.35

16

Malir Town

4.28

11.17

28.62

32.32

20.87

4.43

0.4

-

-

-

-

2.22

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

5.90

19.61

50.54

16.25

2.65

3.7

0.60

0.12

-

-

0.60

18

Gadap Town

2.97

18.75

35.64

22.61

14.49

6.12

1.3

0.27

0.13

-

-

0.66

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

2.66

24.85

27.81

24.56

14.7

4.7

-

-

0.30

-

0.30

 

Overall

100.00

14.77

34.53

26.18

12.33

4.47

1.2

0.13

0.03

0.01

0.0

6.27

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

30.91

46.07

50.54

24.56

14.7

4.7

0.60

0.22

0.30

0.00

23.79

Minimum

1.34

1.05

17.58

15.63

6.34

1.20

0.0

0.06

0.05

0.11

0.00

0.09

S.D

1.689

9.056

7.337

7.944

4.920

3.570

1.530

0.157

.061

0.13

0.00

6.938

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE TYPE

 

 

Percent House Type Distribution

S.No.

Town Name

Percent House holds Interviewed

House Type (Total House in Each Category)

 

1-House

2-Flat

3-Not known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

98.99

1.01

-

2

SITE Town

5.26

93.98

5.79

0.23

3

Baldia Town

4.29

97.32

1.75

0.92

4

Orangi Town

7.51

97.84

1.32

0.84

5

Lyari Town

6.33

92.82

7.12

0.06

6

Saddar Town

6.92

68.44

31.05

0.51

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

93.94

4.83

1.23

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

71.92

27.35

0.74

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

87.91

10.44

1.65

10

Landhi Town

6.84

97.17

2.31

0.52

11

Korangi Town

5.63

99.23

0.21

0.56

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

80.17

18.91

0.92

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

94.17

4.94

0.89

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

80.54

18.71

0.74

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

87.00

11.14

1.86

16

Malir Town

4.28

99.35

0.37

0.28

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

98.80

1.20

-

18

Gadap Town

2.97

90.82

7.58

1.60

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

81.36

18.64

-

 

Overall

100.00

81.36

9.32

0.74

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

99.35

31.05

1.86

Minimum

1.34

68.44

0.21

0.06

S.D.

1.689

9.488

9.418

0.519

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Wise Breakup of Daily Person Trips on Weekdays in Karachi

Town Codes

Town Name

Town Population¹,²

No. of Persons Interviewed³

No. of Weekdays Trips by Individuals4

Trip Generation Rate

Weekend Person Trips (million trips)

1

2

3

4

5

6 = 5/4

7 = 6x3

1

Kemari Town

469,905

2585

146

0.056

0.027

2

SITE Town

573,087

3453

292

0.085

0.048

3

Baldia Town

497,835

2172

142

0.065

0.033

4

Orangi Town

887,029

3741

168

0.045

0.040

5

Lyari Town

745,214

3139

214

0.068

0.051

6

Saddar Town

755,214

4047

358

0.088

0.067

7

Jamshed Town

899,790

3851

130

0.034

0.030

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

766,342

3994

198

0.050

0.038

9

Shah Faisal Town

411,617

1944

106

0.055

0.022

10

Landhi Town

817,231

3399

172

0.051

0.041

11

Korangi Town

669,848

4333

26

0.006

0.004

12

N. Nazimabad Town

608,183

3055

240

0.079

0.048

13

New Karachi Town

838,601

3922

196

0.050

0.042

14

Gulberg Town

555,841

3306

231

0.070

0.039

15

Liaquatabad Town

795,589

4351

598

0.137

0.109

16

Malir Town

488,184

2308

72

0.031

0.015

17

17

Bin Qasim Town

390,610

2156

174

0.081

0.032

18

Gadap Town

354,918

1615

466

0.289

0.102

19

Cantonment Areas

569,591

887

224

0.253

0.144

 

Total

12,094,629

58,258

4,153

1.593

0.932

Note:    1          Population of 2004 projected from 1998 Census

5                     Source: Gallup Pakistan

6                     Persons having at least 1 Trip in a Day

7                     Based on Individual Level Interview Information

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)