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{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع شيخوپورہ}}}}), is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] located in [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|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.<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=2006-05-13 }}</ref> In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new [[Nankana Sahib District]].<ref name="punjab">{{cite web|url=https://www.punjab.gov.pk/sheikhupura|title=Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> |
{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع شيخوپورہ}}}}), is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] located in [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|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.<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=2006-05-13 }}</ref> In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new [[Nankana Sahib District]].<ref name="punjab">{{cite web|url=https://www.punjab.gov.pk/sheikhupura|title=Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> |
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The predominant language of the district is [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], which according to the 1998 census results for the tehsils of Sheikhupura, Ferozewala and [[Safdarabad]], is the [[first language]]<ref>"Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.</ref> of {{sigfig|97.98|2}}% of the population, while [[Urdu]] is the first language of {{sigfig|1.09|2}}%.<ref>{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 79| date = 2000| pages = 105–6}}</ref> |
The predominant language of the district is [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], which according to the 1998 census results for the tehsils of Sheikhupura, Ferozewala and [[Safdarabad]], is the [[first language]]<ref>"Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children.</ref> of {{sigfig|97.98|2}}% of the population, while [[Urdu]] is the first language of {{sigfig|1.09|2}}%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 79| date = 2000| pages = 105–6}}</ref> |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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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.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> In 2023, the district had 593,506 households and a population of 4,049,418.<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Punjab.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> |
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=== Religion === |
=== Religion === |
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{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Muslims|Islam]]|green|96. |
{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Muslims|Islam]]|green|96.23}} |
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{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3. |
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.67}} |
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{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.84}} |
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! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group |
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group |
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! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017|title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017|title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_9.pdf}}</ref> |
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![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] |
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] |
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
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!Pop. |
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!% |
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| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]] |
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]] |
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| 3,325,148 |
| 3,325,148 |
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| {{Percentage | 3325148 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
| {{Percentage | 3325148 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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|3,896,801 |
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|96.23% |
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| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]] |
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]] |
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| 130,405 |
| 130,405 |
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| {{Percentage | 130405 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
| {{Percentage | 130405 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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|148,784 |
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|3.67% |
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| [[Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg|15px]] |
| [[Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg|15px]] |
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| 3,656 |
| 3,656 |
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| {{Percentage | 3656 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
| {{Percentage | 3656 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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|2,638 |
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|0.07% |
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| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]] |
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]] |
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| 323 |
| 323 |
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| {{Percentage | 323 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
| {{Percentage | 323 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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|820 |
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|0.02% |
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| Others |
| Others |
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| 472 |
| 472 |
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| {{Percentage | 472 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
| {{Percentage | 472 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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|334 |
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|0.01% |
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! Total Population |
! Total Population |
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! 3,460,004 |
! 3,460,004 |
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! {{Percentage | 3460004 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
! {{Percentage | 3460004 | 3460004 | 2 }} |
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!4,049,377 |
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!100% |
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|caption = Languages of Sheikhupura district (2023) <ref name="2023 census">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> |
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|caption = Languages of Sheikhupura district (2017)<ref name="2017census"/> |
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|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = |
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 93.4 |color1 = red |
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|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = |
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 4.89 |color2 = green |
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|label3 = [[Pashto]] |value3 = |
|label3 = [[Pashto]] |value3 = 0.95 |color3 = lightgreen |
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|label4 = Others |value4 = 0. |
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.76 |color4 = grey |
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At the time of the |
At the time of the 2023 census, 93.4% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 4.89% [[Urdu]] and 0.95% [[Pashto]] as their first language.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
Revision as of 14:33, 6 August 2024
Sheikhupura District
ضلع شیخوپورا ضلع شیخوپورہ | |
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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 (2023)[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 |
Sheikhupura District (Punjabi: ضلع شیخوپورا; Template:Lang-ur), 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]
- Sheikhupura
- Ferozewala
- Muridke
- Sharaq Pur
- Safdarabad (part of Nankana Sahib District between 2005 and 2008)
Committees
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
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 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.[8]
Religion
Religious group |
2017[9] | 2023[10] | ||
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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 group |
1921[11] | 1931[12] | 1941[13] | |||
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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
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.[5]
Notable people
- 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
References
- ^ a b c "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Cite error: The named reference "2023 census" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "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