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. Before the Partition of Punjab(1947), there were more than 150 villages of Virk Jatts in the district of Sheikhupura.[3]
Sheikhupura District
ضلع شیخوپورا ضلع شیخوپورہ | |
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District of Punjab | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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 | 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 3,460,426 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Tehsils | Sheikhupura Ferozewala Muridke Sharaq Pur Safdarabad |
Website | sheikhupura |
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.
The district comprises 5 tehsils:[3]
List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura
At the time of the 2017 census, Sheikhupura district had a population of 3,460,426 of which 1,786,383 were male and 1,673,242 female. 2,258,491 which is 65.26% of the population lives in rural areas while 1,201,513 which is 34.72% of the population lives in urban areas. 97.07% of the population spoke Punjabi, 1.28% Urdu and 1.01% Pashto as their first language. 96.10% of the population was Muslim and 3.77% Christian.[6]
Religion | Population (1941)[7]: 42 | Percentage (1941) |
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Islam ![]() |
542,344 | 63.62% |
Sikhism ![]() |
160,706 | 18.85% |
Hinduism ![]() |
89,182 | 10.46% |
Christianity ![]() |
59,985 | 7.04% |
Others [lower-alpha 3] | 291 | 0.03% |
Total Population | 852,508 | 100% |
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Provincial capital: Lahore | ||
Bahawalpur | ![]() | |
Dera Ghazi Khan |
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Faisalabad | ||
Gujranwala |
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Gujrat | ||
Lahore |
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Multan | ||
Rawalpindi | ||
Sahiwal | ||
Sargodha |
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