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Shikarpur District

Coordinates: 28°00′N 68°40′E / 28.000°N 68.667°E / 28.000; 68.667
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Shikarpur District
ضلع شكارپور
شڪارپور ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Shrine in Nim Shareef
Shrine in Nim Shareef
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
 • District of Sindh
2,512 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)[1]
 • District of Sindh
1,386,330
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
318,738
 • Rural
1,067,592
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.[1][2]

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:[3]

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:[4]

As of the 2023 census, Shikarpur district has 214,824 households and a population of 1,386,330.[5] The district has a sex ratio of 102.20 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 43.70%: 52.59% for males and 34.65% for females.[6][7] 514,189 (37.09% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 318,738 (22.99%) live in urban areas.[6]

Religion

Religions in Shikarpur district (2023)[9]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.21%
Hinduism
 
 1.51%
Other or not state
 
 0.28%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.21% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.51% of the population, a majority of whom live in urban areas.[9]

Religion in contemporary Shikarpur District
Religious
group 		1941 2017[1] 2023[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 167,163 72.27% 1,215,158 98.49% 1,361,515 98.21%
Hinduism 63,276 27.36% 17,246 1.40% 20,885 1.51%
Others [a] 868 0.37% 1,356 0.11% 3,930 0.28%
Total Population 231,307 100% 1,233,760 100% 1,386,330 100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Garbi Yasin and Shikarpur taluks of Sukkur District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Shikarpur District.
Religious groups in Shikarpur District (British Sindh era)
Religious
group 		1872[10] 1881[11] 1891[12] 1901[13] 1911[14] 1921[15] 1931[16] 1941[17]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 628,662 80.99% 684,275 80.22% 728,661 79.59% 797,882 78.37% 414,671 72.25% 358,396 70.23% 440,148 70.56% 491,634 70.99%
Hinduism [b] 147,224 18.97% 167,896 19.68% 185,813 20.3% 218,829 21.49% 155,156 27.03% 148,188 29.04% 177,467 28.45% 195,458 28.22%
Christianity 238 0.03% 736 0.09% 522 0.06% 492 0.05% 585 0.1% 481 0.09% 827 0.13% 648 0.09%
Zoroastrianism 39 0.01% 64 0.01% 71 0.01% 66 0.01% 96 0.02% 123 0.02% 123 0.02% 59 0.01%
Judaism 1 0% 9 0% 27 0% 31 0% 5 0% 0 0% 10 0% 10 0%
Buddhism — — 6 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Jainism — — 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 3 0% 16 0% 2 0% 0 0%
Sikhism — — — — 402 0.04% — — 3,295 0.57% 2,146 0.42% 5,180 0.83% 4,696 0.68%
Tribal — — — — — — — — 30 0.01% 942 0.18% 0 0% 51 0.01%
Others 63 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 813 0.08% 72 0.01% 0 0% 22 0% 0 0%
Total population 776,227 100% 852,986 100% 915,497 100% 1,018,113 100% 573,913 100% 510,292 100% 623,779 100% 692,556 100%
Note1: British Sindh 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 region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: District was renamed to Sukkur District in 1901, following district headquarter relocation from Shikarpur City to Sukkur City.

Note3: District bifurcated in 1901 to create Larkana District.

Language

Languages of Shikarpur district (2023)[18]

  Sindhi (97.14%)
  Brahui (1.29%)
  Others (1.57%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.14% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.29% Brahui as their first language.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "District Statistics (Census - 2017) - Shikarpur District". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  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. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ a b c "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "Census of the Bombay Presidency, taken on the 21. February 1872". Bombay, 1875. 1872. p. 76. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057641. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Census of India, 1891. Operations and results in the Presidency of Bombay, including Sind". 1881. p. 3. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057678. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ India Census Commissioner (1891). "Census of India, 1891. Vol. VIII, Bombay and its feudatories. Part II, Imperial tables". JSTOR saoa.crl.25352815. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ India Census Commissioner (1901). "Census of India 1901. Vols. 9-11, Bombay". JSTOR saoa.crl.25366895. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  14. ^ India Census Commissioner (1911). "Census of India 1911. Vol. 7, Bombay. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". JSTOR saoa.crl.25393770. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ India Census Commissioner (1921). "Census of India 1921. Vol. 8, Bombay Presidency. Pt. 2, Tables : imperial and provincial". JSTOR saoa.crl.25394131. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  16. ^ India Census Commissioner (1931). "Census of India 1931. Vol. 8, Bombay. Pt. 2, Statistical tables". JSTOR saoa.crl.25797128. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  17. ^ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 12, Sind". JSTOR saoa.crl.28215545. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  18. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Notes

  1. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
  2. ^ 1872 census: Also includes Tribals, Jains, Buddhists, and Nanakpanthis (Sikhs).

    1881 census: Also includes Tribals and Nanakpanthis (Sikhs).

    1891 census: Also includes Tribals.

    1901 census: Also includes Tribals and Nanakpanthis (Sikhs).

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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