Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and subdivided into 9 union councils.

The town system was disbanded in 2011 but restored in 2022[1][2] and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed.

Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Pashtuns, Sindhi and Baloch.

Landhi Town contained much of the oldest parts of Karachi.

Languages of Landhi sub-division (2023 Pakistani census) There are 681,293 people of which 590,988 spoke Urdu, 22,953 Sindhi, 18,370 Punjabi, 10,812 Pashto, 6,813 Hindko, 4,257 Saraiki, 2,404 Shina, 1,988 Balochi, 1,934 Balti, 617 Kashmiri & 20,157 others.