Bhittai Colony (); () is a neighborhood of

Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ...

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. This neighborhood is named after the

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poet

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the ...

. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs,

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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 ...

, Bohras and

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. Over 90% of the population is

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. Ahmadiyya Muslim community and Non-Muslim like Christian and Hindu communities are also residing there with brotherhood and harmony. Bhittai Colony comes under

Korangi Creek Cantonment Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment () is a military cantonment in Korangi Town within Malir District of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by th ...

but is to some extent self-governing. Bhittai colony is subdivided into many sectors (A to H). The colony faces various problems with utilities including sewerage, water, electricity and the condition of roads. Bhittai Colony is also called Korangi Crossing. It connects with three important roads, one going to Main

Saddar Saddar (), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentratio ...

Bazaar, second to

Korangi Korangi () is a neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located within Korangi District and Landhi Town.Landhi Landhi () is a residential neighbourhood and industrial municipality in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Colony to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Port to the south and ...

and the third to PAF Base Creek.

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Neighbourhoods of Karachi Geography of Sindh Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai {{Karachi-geo-stub