Baldia Town () is an administrative sub-division within Keamari District of Karachi Division in Sindh Province of Pakistan. 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.
Town Municipal Committee The Town Municipal Committee Baldia (TMC Baldia) is a local government body in Karachi, Pakistan, responsible for providing municipal services within its designated jurisdiction. It is one of the 26 Town Municipal Corporations established in Karachi under the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021.
The creation of the Town Municipal Committee Baldia is part of a restructuring of Karachi's local government system. The Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Baldia Town is one of three towns located within the Keamari District, alongside Mauripur Town and Moriro Mirbahar Town.
Demographics
There are several ethnic groups in Baldia sub-division. Total population of Baldia Sub-Division is 948,399 consists of Males 498,073 and females 450,223 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
Languages
LanguageRank2023 censusSpeakersPashto130.11%285,619Urdu229.92%283,833Punjabi312.68%120,331Hindko411.05%104800Balochi55.42%51,447Sindhi65.04%47,801Saraiki72.45%23,252Kashmiri80.36%3,451Kohistani90.30%2,866Others102.63%24,999All11100%948,399
Religions
There are 931,219 Muslims, 14,327 Christians, 2,432 Hindus, 55 Ahmadiyya, 10 scheduled castes, 53 Sikhs, 44 Parsis and 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 Khan4UC#04Gulshan-e-Ghazi5UC#05Islam Nagar6UC#06Jam Nagar7UC#07Madina Colony8UC#08Saeedabad9UC#09Nai Abadi10UC#10Shaheed Eidi Ameen11UC#11New Saeedabad 12UC#12Naval Colony13UC#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.
Neighbourhoods Abidabad Afridi Colony Baldia Colony Delhi Colony Dhoraji Colony Gujrat Colony Gulshan-e-Ghazi Islamnagar Ittehad Town Kokan Colony Muhajir Camp Muslim Mujahid Colony Nai Abadi Naval Colony Rasheedabad Saeedabad
Constituency NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I
See also Baldia railway station 2012 Pakistan factory fires#Karachi Baldia Town factory
References
External links Karachi City website - Archived