Baldia Town Explained

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]

Demographics

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

LanguageRank2023 census[4] Speakers
Pashto130.11%285,619
Urdu229.92%283,833
Punjabi312.68%120,331
Hindko411.05%104800
Balochi55.42%51,447
Sindhi65.04%47,801
Saraiki72.45%23,252
Kashmiri80.36%3,451
Kohistani90.30%2,866
Others102.63%24,999
All11100%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.

Union Committees

Baldia Town 13 Union Committees of Baldia in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr NumberNumber of Union Committee (Baldia)Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1UC#01Methan
2UC#02Ittehad Town
3UC#03Shaheed Nawab Khan
4UC#04Gulshan-e-Ghazi
5UC#05Islam Nagar
6UC#06Jam Nagar
7UC#07Madina Colony
8UC#08Saeedabad
9UC#09Nai Abadi
10UC#10Shaheed Eidi Ameen
11UC#11New Saeedabad
12UC#12Naval Colony
13UC#13Yousuf Goth

Location

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.

Baldia Railway Station

Baldia railway station

Neighbourhoods

Constituensy

NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I

See also

External links

24.9244°N 66.9736°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldia Town, Karachi, Pakistan. dead. City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website. 19 February 2006. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20060219152724/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Baldia.
  2. Web site: Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari. SAMAA TV News website. 20 August 2020. 2023-06-09. Sohail Rab Khan. en-US.
  3. News: 2020-08-21. Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts. 2023-06-09. The Nation (newspaper). en.
  4. Web site: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN . 20 July 2024.