Bihar Colony

Bihar Colony (Urdu: بہار کالونی‎) is one of the neighborhoods of Lyari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

This colony is called Bihar colony and it was at the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947 onwards, Bihari Muslims migrants from the state of Bihar in India came to the area. In the succeeding years, its demography has substantially changed.

Its notable residents include:

Jan Muhammad, Former Union Council Nazim and vetern leader of Jamaat Islami.
Syed Abdul Rasheed, leader of Jamaat Islami Zone Lyari.
Mohammad Bilal Tahir, Social Activist and President Youth Forum Lyari.
Sheikh Maqsood Ahmed, PML-N
Saleem Qureshi, PPP
Kamran Raza, President of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, Lyari Town
Another town in Karachi bear the same name, located at Bahadur Yar Jang Road.

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24°52′24″N 66°59′16″E / 24.873277°N 66.987784°E / 24.873277; 66.987784

Coordinates: 24°52′N 66°59′E / 24.867°N 66.983°E / 24.867; 66.983

References

Neighbourhoods of Karachi

Baldia Town	Gulshan-e-Ghazi Islam Nagar Ittehad Town Muhajir Camp Muslim Mujahid Colony Nai Abadi Naval Colony Rasheedabad Saeedabad

Bin Qasim Town	Cattle Colony Gaghar Gulshan-e-Hadeed Ibrahim Hyderi Landhi Colony Quaidabad Rehri

Gadap Town	Darsano Chana Gadap Gujro Manghopir Maymarabad Murad Memon Goth Sohrab Goth Songal Yousuf Goth

Gulberg Town	Aisha Manzil Ancholi Azizabad Karimabad Naseerabad Shafiq Mill Colony Water Pump Yaseenabad

Gulshan Town	Civic Centre Delhi Mercantile Society Eissa Nagri Gillani railway station Gulistan-e-Jauhar Gulshan-e-Iqbal I Gulshan-e-Iqbal II Gulzar-e-Hijri Jamali Colony Metroville Colony Pehlwan Goth P.I.B. Colony Safooran Goth Shanti Nagar

Jamshed Town	Akhtar Colony Azam Basti Central Jacob Lines Chanesar Goth Garden East Jamshed Quarters Jut Line Mahmudabad Manzoor Colony Pakistan Quarters P.E.C.H.S. P.E.C.H.S. II Soldier Bazar

Keamari Town	Baba Bhit Bhutta Village Gabo Pat Kakapir Keamari Machar Colony Maripur Salehabad Shams Pir Shershah Sultanabad

Korangi Town	Bilal Colony Chakra Goth Gulzar Colony Hasrat Mohani Colony Hundred Quarters Korangi Sector 33 Mustafa Taj Colony Nasir Colony Zaman Town

Landhi Town	Awami Colony Bhutto Nagar Burmee Colony Dawood Chowrangi Khawaja Ajmeer Colony Korangi Landhi Moinabad Muslimabad Muzafarabad Sharafi Goth Sherabad

Liaquatabad Town	Abbasi Shaheed Bandhani Colony Commercial Area Dak Khana Firdous Colony Mujahid Colony Nazimabad Qasimabad Rizvia Society Sharifabad Super Market

Lyari Town	Agra Taj Colony Allama Iqbal Colony Baghdadi Bihar Colony Chakiwara Daryaabad Khada Memon Society Nawabad Ragiwara Shah Baig Line Singo Line

Malir Town	Gharibabad Ghazi Brohi Goth Jafar-e-Tayyar Kala Board Khokhra Par Model Colony Saudabad Usmanabad

New Karachi Town	Abu Zar Ghaffari Faisal Colony Fatima Jinnah Colony Godhra Gulshan-e-Saeed Hakim Ahsan Kalyana Khamiso Goth Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri Madina Colony Mustufa Colony Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony Sir Syed Colony

North Nazimabad Town	Buffer Zone Buffer Zone II Farooq-e-Azam Hyderi Khandu Goth Nusrat Bhutto Colony Pahar Ganj Paposh Nagar Sakhi Hassan Shadman Town

Orangi Town	Baloch Goth Bilal Colony Chisti Nagar Data Nagar Ghabool Town Ghaziabad Hanifabad Haryana Colony Iqbal Baloch Colony Madina Colony Mohammad Nagar Mominabad Mujahidabad

Saddar Town	City Railway Colony Civil Line Clifton Garden Gazdarabad Ghanchi Para Islam Pura/Millat Nagar Kharadar Khehkashan Nanak Wara Old Haji Camp Saddar

Shah Faisal Town	Al-Falah Society Drigh Colony Moria Khan Goth Natha Khan Goth Pak Sadat Colony Rafa-e-Aam Society Raita Plot

SITE Town	Banaras Colony Bhawani Chali Frontier Colony Islamia Colony Jahanabad Metrovil Old Golimar Pak Colony Qasba Colony

Cantonments	Clifton Cantonment Defence Housing Authority Faisal Cantonment Karachi Cantonment Korangi Creek Cantonment Malir Cantonment Manora Cantonment

Industrial zones	SITE Karachi Korangi Industrial Area Landhi Industrial Area North Karachi Industrial Area Federal B Industrial Area Korangi Creek Industrial Park Bin Qasim Industrial Zone Karachi Export Processing Zone Pakistan Textile City West Wharf Industrial Area SITE Super Highway Phase-I SITE Super Highway Phase-II

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