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. Rana Shakeel Aslam
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total3,744 km2 (1,446 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total4,049,418
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
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.[2] In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.[3]

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

The district comprises 5 tehsils:[3]

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

Committees

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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 in Sheikhupura district (2017)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.10%
Christianity
 
 3.77%
Other or not stated
 
 0.13%
Religion in Sheikhupura District[a]
Religion Population (1941)[8]: 42  Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
Islam 542,344 63.62% 3,325,148 96.1%
Sikhism 160,706 18.85% — —
Hinduism [b] 89,182 10.46% 323 0.01%
Christianity 59,985 7.04% 130,405 3.77%
Ahmadi — — 3,656 0.11%
Others [c] 291 0.03% 472 0.01%
Total Population 852,508 100% 3,460,004 100%

Languages of Sheikhupura district (2017)[7]

  Punjabi (97.07%)
  Urdu (1.28%)
  Pashto (1.01%)
  Others (0.64%)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census) Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.
  5. ^ 1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura. Census publication. Vol. 79. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. pp. 105–6.
  6. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  1. ^ Historic district borders may not be 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.
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

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