Shikarpur District

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Shikarpur District
ضلع شكارپور
شڪارپور ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
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Coordinates: 28°00′N 68°40′E / 28.000°N 68.667°E / 28.000; 68.667
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionLarkana
Established1977
Founded bySindh Government
HeadquartersShikarpur
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total2,512 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)
 • Total1,386,330
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
WebsiteDistrict Government Shikarpur official website - Archived

Shikarpur district (Sindhi: شڪارپور ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع شكارپور), is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan.

The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur Tehsil and Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2.

Geography

An old building architecture of Shikarpur.

Shikarpur district borders Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Sukkur. Two National Highways (N-65 & N-55) intersect the city of Shikarpur making it the junction points of 4 provinces.

Administrative divisions

The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into four Tehsils these are:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 306,007—    
1961 314,780+0.28%
1972 530,551+4.86%
1981 596,409+1.31%
1998 880,438+2.32%
2017 1,233,760+1.79%
2023 1,386,330+1.96%
source:
Religions in Shikarpur district (2017)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.49%
Hinduism
 
 1.40%
Other or not stated
 
 0.11%

At the time of the 2017 census, Shikarpur district had 182,946 households and a population of 1,231,481. Shikarpur had a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 40.48%: 51.65% for males and 28.79% for females. 304,441 (24.68%) lived in urban areas. 428,885 (34.76%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 214,901 households and a population of 1,386,330.

Religion in present-day Shikarpur district
Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
Islam 167,163 72.27% 1,215,158 98.49%
Hinduism 63,276 27.36% 17,246 1.40%
Others 868 0.37% 1,356 0.11%
Total Population 231,307 100% 1,233,760 100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.39% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.40% of the population.

Languages of Shikarpur district (2017)

  Sindhi (92.52%)
  Brahui (3.39%)
  Balochi (1.30%)
  Urdu (1.22%)
  Others (1.57%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 92.52% of the population spoke Sindhi, 3.39% Brahui, 1.30% Balochi and 1.22% Urdu as their first language.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "District And Tehsil Level Population (Census - 2017) - Shikarpur District" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Population of District Shikarpur Census 2017 Information 2022". www.pakinformation.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT Shikarpur
  4. ^ "Population of administrative units" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 1998.
  5. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ Garbi Yasin and Shikarpur taluks of Sukkur district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

Bibliography

  • 1998 District census report of Shikarpur. Census publication. Vol. 13. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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