Sheikhupura District is a district within the Lahore Division of Punjab, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of the district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban.Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census) In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.
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: TehsilDivisions/Districts of Pakistan Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division namesArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)
(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsMuridke1,028721,192701.5569.10%...Ferozewala511997,2461,951.5666.55%...Safdarabad461320,851695.9967.55 %...Sheikhupura1,3691,780,8371,300.8370.72%...Sharak Pur375229,292611.4565.05%...
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
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. 1,087,191 (26.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 1,550,793 (38.30%) live in urban areas.
Religion
+ Religion in contemporary Sheikhupura DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023 Islam 326,04260.54%3,325,14896.30%3,896,80196.23%Sikhism 109,27620.29%85~0% Hinduism 56,37810.47%3238200.02% Christianity 46,7378.68%130,405148,7843.67% Ahmadiyya 3,6562,6380.07% Others1510.02%4723340.01% Total Population538,584100%3,460,004100%4,049,377100% + Religious groups in Sheikhupura District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup192119311941 Islam 330,880 445,996 542,344 Hinduism 85,781 81,887 89,182 Sikhism 82,965 119,477 160,706 Christianity 23,431 49,266 60,054 Jainism 78 100 221 Zoroastrianism 0 6 1 Judaism 0 0 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 Total population 523,135 696,732 852,508 + Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1921)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Khangah Dogran Tehsil 149,478 47,291 52,581 18,262 62 0 267,674 Sharakpur Tehsil 181,402 38,490 30,384 5,169 16 0 255,461 + Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1941)TehsilIslam Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Sheikhupura Tehsil 201,401 45,690 94,882 34,359 211 46 376,589 Nankana Sahib Tehsil 174,787 22,631 31,562 6,157 8 0 235,145 Shahdara Tehsil 166,156 20,861 34,262 19,469 2 24 240,774
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. The Majhi dialect is the predominant dialect here. In 1998, 98.1% of the population spoke Punjabi.
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 Usman Khan, Pakistani International Cricketer
See also Sharaqpur Sharif Hiran Minar Sheikhupura Fort Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan Tehsils of Pakistan Districts of Pakistan
References
External links
Sheikhupura District