Baldia Town | |
Settlement Type: | Constituent Town of Karachi |
Subdivision Type: | Town Chairman |
Subdivision Name: | Abdul Karim Askani |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipal Commissioner |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Keamari District (since 2020) |
Subdivision Type3: | Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Karachi Division |
Subdivision Type4: | Province |
Subdivision Type5: | Country |
Subdivision Name5: | Pakistan |
Parts Type: | Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation |
Parts Style: | coll,para |
Parts: | 13 |
P1: | Methan Ittehad Town Shaheed Nawab Khan Gulshan-e-Ghazi Islam Nagar Jam Nagar Madina Colony Saeedabad Nai Abadi Shaheed Eidi Ameen New Saeedabad Naval Colony Yousuf Goth |
Government Type: | Government of Karachi |
Leader Title1: | Constituency |
Leader Name1: | NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I |
Leader Title2: | National Assembly Member |
Leader Name2: | Syed Mustafa Kamal (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | (CDGK) |
Established Title1: | Abolished |
Established Title2: | Restored |
Area Total Km2: | 34 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.12 |
Elevation Max M: | 124 |
Elevation Min M: | 3 |
Elevation M: | 38 |
Population As Of: | 2023 Pakistani census |
Population Total: | 948,399 |
Population Density Km2: | 27,899.91 |
Population Demonym: | Karachiite |
Timezone: | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
Timezone Dst: | DST is not observed |
Area Code Type: | NWD (area) code |
Area Code: | 021 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 75760 |
Iso Code: | PK-SD |
Baldia Town (ur|{{nq| بلدیہ ٹاؤن ) is an administrative sub-division within Keamari District of Karachi Division in Sindh Province of Pakistan.[1] Baldia Town lies in the western part of the city with a population of 948,399 as of the 2023 Pakistani census.
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out of Karachi West District, and Baldia Town ended up being part of Kemari District.[2] [3]
There are several ethnic groups in Baldia sub-division. Total population of Baldia Sub-Division is 948,399 consists of Males 498,073 & females 450,223 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
Languages
Language | Rank | 2023 census[4] | Speakers | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pashto | 1 | 30.11% | 285,619 | |
Urdu | 2 | 29.92% | 283,833 | |
Punjabi | 3 | 12.68% | 120,331 | |
Hindko | 4 | 11.05% | 104800 | |
Balochi | 5 | 5.42% | 51,447 | |
Sindhi | 6 | 5.04% | 47,801 | |
Saraiki | 7 | 2.45% | 23,252 | |
Kashmiri | 8 | 0.36% | 3,451 | |
Kohistani | 9 | 0.30% | 2,866 | |
Others | 10 | 2.63% | 24,999 | |
All | 11 | 100% | 948,399 |
Religions
There are 931,219 Muslims, 14,327 Christians, 2,432 Hindus, 55 Ahmadiyya, 10 scheduled castes, 53 Sikhs, 44 Parsis & 259 others of total population 948,399 of Baldia sub-division.
Baldia Town 13 Union Committees of Baldia in Town Municipal Corporation
Sub Sr Number | Number of Union Committee (Baldia) | Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation |
---|---|---|
1 | UC#01 | Methan |
2 | UC#02 | Ittehad Town |
3 | UC#03 | Shaheed Nawab Khan |
4 | UC#04 | Gulshan-e-Ghazi |
5 | UC#05 | Islam Nagar |
6 | UC#06 | Jam Nagar |
7 | UC#07 | Madina Colony |
8 | UC#08 | Saeedabad |
9 | UC#09 | Nai Abadi |
10 | UC#10 | Shaheed Eidi Ameen |
11 | UC#11 | New Saeedabad |
12 | UC#12 | Naval Colony |
13 | UC#13 | Yousuf Goth |
It was bordered by SITE Town and Orangi to the east and by Kiamari Town to the north and west, with most of the western boundary formed by part of the RCD Highway.