Baldia Town
Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan
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Baldia Town (Urdu: 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.
- 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
Baldia Town
بلدیہ ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
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 Baldia Town Map | |
| Town Chairman | Abdul Karim Askani |
| District | Keamari District (since 2020) |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province | Sindh |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Established | 2001 (CDGK) |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Restored | 2015 |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 13
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I |
| • National Assembly Member | Syed Mustafa Kamal (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 948,399 |
| • Density | 27,899.91/km2 (72,260.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75760 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out of Karachi West District, and Baldia Town ended up being part of Kemari District.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
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.[4][5]
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
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 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 |
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.
