Town system was formed in August 2001 by dissolving Karachi District West as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils.

The township was planned and developed with informal assistance from the city's municipal administration.

The total population of Orangi sub-division is 596,919, including 316,870 male and 280,021 female residents as of the 2023 Pakistani census.

08 Union Committees of Orangi in Town Municipal Corporation Orangi Town is linked to New Karachi Town by th north east across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain (New Karachi - Orangi Link Road), Baldia Town to the west through Baldia Stadium Road (Farid Colony - Gulshan-e-Ghazi Road) & North Nazimabad to the east via Kati Pahari (N.Nazimabad - Orangi link road) and also Bacha Khan Flyover.

[11] Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus goes from Board Office/Jinnah University to Orangi town TMA office, spanning about 4 kilometers.

Spanning nearly two kilometers in length and 24 meters in width,[15] it is one of the city's most significant and longest infrastructural projects.

The flyover connects North Nazimabad to Sajidabad and Orangi Town, alleviating traffic congestion in one of Karachi's busiest areas.