Sheikhupura District

Sheikhupura District
ضلع شیخوپورا
ضلع شیخوپورہ
District of Punjab
Top: Hiran Minar
Bottom: Havelis in Sheikhupura Fort
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Map of Sheikhupura District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionLahore
HeadquartersSheikhupura
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMr. Shahid Imran Marth
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District of Punjab3,744 km2 (1,446 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Punjab4,049,418
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,550,793
 • Rural
2,498,625
Literacy
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 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (68.88%)
  • Male:
    (72.09%)
  • Female:
    (65.46%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code056
TehsilsSheikhupura
Ferozewala
Muridke
Sharaq Pur
Safdarabad

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.[3] In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.[4]

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[5] of 98% of the population, while Urdu is the first language of 1.1%.[6]

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

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The district comprises 5 tehsils:[4]

  1. Sheikhupura
  2. Ferozewala
  3. Muridke
  4. Sharaq Pur
  5. Safdarabad (part of Nankana Sahib District between 2005 and 2008)

Committees

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List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura

  1. Sheikhupura Municipal Committee
  2. Farooq abad Municipal Committee
  3. Mananwala Municipal Committee
  4. Safdar abad Municipal Committee
  5. Khanqah dogran Municipal Committee
  6. Ferozwala Municipal Committee
  7. Kot Abdulmalik Municipal Committee
  8. Muridke Municipal Committee
  9. Narang Mandi Municipal Committee
  10. Sharaqpur Municipal Committee

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1998 2,276,164—    
2017 3,460,004+2.23%
2023 4,049,418+2.66%
Sources:[7]

At the time of the 2017 census, 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.[8] In 2023, the district had 593,506 households and a population of 4,049,418.[9]

Religion

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Religion in Sheikhupura district (2023) [1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.23%
Christianity
 
 3.67%
Other
 
 0.1%
Religion in Sheikhupura District
Religious
group 		2017[10] 2023[11]
Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 3,325,148 96.1% 3,896,801 96.23%
Christianity 130,405 3.77% 148,784 3.67%
Ahmadiyya 3,656 0.11% 2,638 0.07%
Hinduism 323 0.01% 820 0.02%
Others 472 0.01% 334 0.01%
Total Population 3,460,004 100% 4,049,377 100%
Religious groups in Sheikhupura District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1921[12] 1931[13] 1941[14]
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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1921)[12]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[b] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Khangah Dogran Tehsil 149,478 55.84% 47,291 17.67% 52,581 19.64% 18,262 6.82% 62 0.02% 0 0% 267,674 100%
Sharakpur Tehsil 181,402 71.01% 38,490 15.07% 30,384 11.89% 5,169 2.02% 16 0.01% 0 0% 255,461 100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1941)[14]
Tehsil Islam Hinduism [a] Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[c] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Sheikhupura Tehsil 201,401 53.48% 45,690 12.13% 94,882 25.2% 34,359 9.12% 211 0.06% 46 0.01% 376,589 100%
Nankana Sahib Tehsil 174,787 74.33% 22,631 9.62% 31,562 13.42% 6,157 2.62% 8 0% 0 0% 235,145 100%
Shahdara Tehsil 166,156 69.01% 20,861 8.66% 34,262 14.23% 19,469 8.09% 2 0% 24 0.01% 240,774 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Language

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Languages of Sheikhupura district (2023) [1]

  Punjabi (93.4%)
  Urdu (4.89%)
  Pashto (0.95%)
  Others (0.76%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 93.4% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.89% Urdu and 0.95% Pashto as their first language.[6]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census) Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.
  6. ^ a b 1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura. Census publication. Vol. 79. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. pp. 105–6.
  7. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  10. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  12. ^ a b "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  1. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  3. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
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