Summary
Sheikhupura District (Punjabi: ضلع شیخوپورا; Urdu: ضلع شيخوپورہ), is a district located in Lahore Division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban.[2] In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.[3]
Sheikhupura District
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 Map of Sheikhupura District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Lahore |
| Headquarters | Sheikhupura |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mr. Rana Shakeel Aslam |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,744 km2 (1,446 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,049,418 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Tehsils | Sheikhupura Ferozewala Muridke Sharaq Pur Safdarabad |
The predominant language of the district is Punjabi, which according to the 1998 census results for the tehsils of Sheikhupura, Ferozewala and Safdarabad, is the first language[4] of 98% of the population, while Urdu is the first language of 1.1%.[5]
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, most populous cities of the district are Sheikhupura, Muridke, Kot Abdul Malik and Ferozewala. All these four cities are listed in the List of most populous cities in Pakistan.
Tehsils edit
The district comprises 5 tehsils:[3]
- Sheikhupura
- Ferozewala
- Muridke
- Sharaq Pur
- Safdarabad (part of Nankana Sahib District between 2005 and 2008)
Committees edit
List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura
- Sheikhupura Municipal Committee
- Farooq abad Municipal Committee
- Mananwala Municipal Committee
- Safdar abad Municipal Committee
- Khanqah dogran Municipal Committee
- Ferozwala Municipal Committee
- Kot Abdulmalik Municipal Committee
- Muridke Municipal Committee
- Narang Mandi Municipal Committee
- Sharaqpur Municipal Committee
Demographics edit
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,276,164 | — |
| 2017 | 3,460,004 | +2.23% |
| 2023 | 4,049,418 | +2.66% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Sheikhupura district had 516,195 households and a population of 3,460,004. Sheikhupura had a sex ratio of 937 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 67.02% - 70.92% for males and 62.85% for females. 1,201,513 (34.73%) lived in urban areas. 887,987 (25.66%) were under 10 years of age.[7] In 2023, the district had 593,506 households and a population of 4,049,418.[1]
Religion edit
| Religious group |
2017[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
Islam 
|
3,325,148 | 96.1% |
Christianity 
|
130,405 | 3.77% |
Ahmadiyya 
|
3,656 | 0.11% |
Hinduism 
|
323 | 0.01% |
| Others | 472 | 0.01% |
| Total Population | 3,460,004 | 100% |
| Religious group |
1921[9] | 1931[10] | 1941[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam
|
330,880 | 63.25% | 445,996 | 64.01% | 542,344 | 63.62% |
| Hinduism [a]
|
85,781 | 16.4% | 81,887 | 11.75% | 89,182 | 10.46% |
Sikhism 
|
82,965 | 15.86% | 119,477 | 17.15% | 160,706 | 18.85% |
| Christianity
|
23,431 | 4.48% | 49,266 | 7.07% | 60,054 | 7.04% |
Jainism 
|
78 | 0.01% | 100 | 0.01% | 221 | 0.03% |
Zoroastrianism 
|
0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Judaism 
|
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Buddhism 
|
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 523,135 | 100% | 696,732 | 100% | 852,508 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2:District created between Gujranwala District, Sialkot District, Amritsar District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Lyallpur District in 1920 to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony. | ||||||
Language edit
At the time of the 2017 census, 97.07% of the population spoke Punjabi, 1.28% Urdu and 1.01% Pashto as their first language.[7]
Notable people edit
- Dhani Ram Chatrik, an influential punjabi poet
- Kulwant Singh Virk, an author in Punjabi and English language
- Ganga Ram, civil engineer and architect
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census) Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.
- ^ 1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura. Census publication. Vol. 79. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. pp. 105–6.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
External links edit
- Sheikhupura District
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