Sheikhupura District
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Sheikhupura District (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), 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.[1] In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.[2]
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.
Administration
The district comprises five tehsils:[2]
| Tehsil[3] | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[5] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muridke | 1,028 | 721,192 | 701.55 | 69.10% | ... |
| Ferozewala | 511 | 997,246 | 1,951.56 | 66.55% | ... |
| Safdarabad | 461 | 320,851 | 695.99 | 67.55 % | ... |
| Sheikhupura | 1,369 | 1,780,837 | 1,300.83 | 70.72% | ... |
| Sharak Pur | 375 | 229,292 | 611.45 | 65.05% | ... |
Committees
List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura
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- 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
Population
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As of the 2023 census, Sheikhupura district has 593,260 households and a population of 4,049,418. The district has a sex ratio of 105.58 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 68.88%: 72.09% for males and 65.46% for females.[6][7] 1,087,191 (26.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 1,550,793 (38.30%) live in urban areas.[6]
Religion
| Religious group |
1941[10] | 2017[11] | 2023[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 326,042 | 60.54% | 3,325,148 | 96.30% | 3,896,801 | 96.23% |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 109,276 | 20.29% | — | — | 85 | ~0% |
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 56,378 | 10.47% | 323 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 820 | 0.02% |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 46,737 | 8.68% | 130,405 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 148,784 | 3.67% |
| Ahmadiyya File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya 1-2.svg | — | — | 3,656 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2,638 | 0.07% |
| Others | 151 | 0.02% | 472 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 334 | 0.01% |
| Total Population | 538,584 | 100% | 3,460,004 | 100% | 4,049,377 | 100% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Shahdara and part of Sheikupura tehsils of erstwhile Sheikhupura district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Sheikhupura district. Current ratio of population of Sangla Hill and Shahkot tehsils (which were split from Sheikhupura tehsil) to current borders of erstwhile Sheikhupura tehsil were used to estimate 1941 population of rural areas currently in Nankana Sahib district. Sangla Hill town was removed separately and rural areas were assumed to have a uniform distribution of religions. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| Religious group |
1921[13] | 1931[14] | 1941[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 330,880 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 445,996 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 542,344 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn | 85,781 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 81,887 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 89,182 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 82,965 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 119,477 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 160,706 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 23,431 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 49,266 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 60,054 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | 78 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 100 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 221 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 1 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Judaism File:Star of David.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Others | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Total population | 523,135 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 696,732 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 852,508 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Khangah Dogran Tehsil | 149,478 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 47,291 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 52,581 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,262 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 62 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 267,674 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Sharakpur Tehsil | 181,402 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 38,490 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 30,384 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 5,169 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 16 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 255,461 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Sheikhupura Tehsil | 201,401 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 45,690 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 94,882 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,359 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 211 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 46 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 376,589 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Nankana Sahib Tehsil | 174,787 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 22,631 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 31,562 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 6,157 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 8 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 235,145 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Shahdara Tehsil | 166,156 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 20,861 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,262 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,469 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 2 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 24 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 240,774 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 93.40% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.89% Urdu and 0.95% Pashto as their first language.[15] The Majhi dialect is the predominant dialect here. In 1998, 98.1% of the population spoke Punjabi.[15]
Notable people
- Dhani Ram Chatrik, an influential punjabi poet
- Ganga Ram, civil engineer and architect
- Kulwant Singh Virk, an author in Punjabi and English language
See also
- Sharaqpur Sharif
- Hiran Minar
- Sheikhupura Fort
- Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Pakistan
- Districts of Pakistan
References
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External links
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