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Shikarpur District

Coordinates:28°00′N68°40′E/ 28.000°N 68.667°E/28.000; 68.667
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Shikarpur District
ضلع شكارپور
شڪارپور ضلعو‎
DistrictofSindh
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Shrine in Nim Shareef
Coordinates:28°00′N68°40′E/ 28.000°N 68.667°E/28.000; 68.667
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
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)[1]
• 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 inLarkana DivisionofSindhprovince inPakistan.

The city ofShikarpuris the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas:Lakhi,Garhi Yasin,Khanpur Tehsiland Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2.[1][2]

Geography

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An old building architecture of Shikarpur.

Shikarpur district bordersLarkana,Jacobabad,KhairpurandSukkur.Two National Highways (N-65 & N-55) intersect the city of Shikarpur making it the junction points of 4 provinces.

Administrative divisions

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The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into fourTehsilsthese are:[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951306,007—
1961314,780+0.28%
1972530,551+4.86%
1981596,409+1.31%
1998880,438+2.32%
20171,233,760+1.79%
20231,386,330+1.96%
source:[4]
Religions in Shikarpur district (2017)[1]
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.[1]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.[1]In 2023, the district had 214,901 households and a population of 1,386,330.[5]

Religion in present-day Shikarpur district[a]
Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Population (2017)[1] Percentage (2017)
Islam 167,163 72.27% 1,215,158 98.49%
Hinduism 63,276 27.36% 17,246 1.40%
Others[b] 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.[1]

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 spokeSindhi,3.39%Brahui,1.30%Balochiand 1.22%Urduas their first language.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcdefghij"District And Tehsil Level Population (Census - 2017) - Shikarpur District"(PDF).Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 March 2018.Retrieved22 January2024.
  2. ^"Population of District Shikarpur Census 2017 Information 2022".pakinformation.Retrieved15 February2022.
  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

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

Bibliography

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