Baldia Colony () is one of the neighborhoods of

Baldia Town 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 20 ...

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. Baldia was established as a katchi abadi after 1958. It was estimated to contain 1 million people. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs,

Punjabis The Punjabis (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Pañjābī) are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of northwestern India and eastern Paki ...

Sindhis Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history, ancestry, and language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochi ...

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, Balochis,

Memons The Memon are a Muslim community in Gujarat India, and Sindh, Pakistan, the majority of whom follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. They are divided into different groups based on their origins: Memons (Kathiawar), Kathiawari Memons, Kutchi Me ...

, ( Hazarewal) Bohras and

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. Over 99% of the population is

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References

External links

Karachi Website

Baldia Town
Neighbourhoods of Karachi Squatting in Pakistan {{Sindh-geo-stub