Bahadurabad

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Bahadurabad (Urdu: بہادرآباد) (Officially known as Bahadur Yar Jang Co-operative Housing Society) is a neighborhood of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the Civic Centre zone in the Gulshan Town. The neighborhood was originally inhabited by mainly relatively well-off Urdu-speaking migrants from Hyderabad Deccan. Bahadurabad is named after Bahadur Yar Jang, a Muslim nationalist from Hyderabad Deccan.

There are several ethnic groups in Bahadurabad including Urdu speakers, Biharis, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 98% of the population is Muslim. Bahadurabad also consist of different societies such as B.M.C.H.S, Sharfabad, K.M.C.H.S, Dhoraji etc.

There are so many communities like Memon, Dhoraji, Batva, Selane welfare, Alamgir welfare, MQM Offices, Chandi Park. So many social worker and leader resident of Bahadurabad like Dr. Fahim, Hasnain Haqani, Nisar Ashrafi, Zubair Motiwala, Rahim Janoo, Hanif Razzak Janoo, Sattar Masota, Amin Chamadia, Rashid Godil, Ranggonwala living in this area