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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

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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

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The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into four Tehsils these are:[3]

Demographics

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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]

At the time of the 2017 census, 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

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Religions in Shikarpur district (2023) [6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.21%
Hinduism
 
 1.51%
Other
 
 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.[7]

Religion in contemporary Shikarpur District
Religious
group 		1941 2017[1] 2023[7]
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[8] 1881[9] 1891[10] 1901[11] 1911[12] 1921[13] 1931[14] 1941[15]
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

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Languages of Shikarpur district (2023)

  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.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  6. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Census of the Bombay Presidency, taken on the 21. February 1872". Bombay, 1875. 1872. p. 76. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057641. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ India Census Commissioner (1901). "Census of India 1901. Vols. 9-11, Bombay". JSTOR saoa.crl.25366895. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ India Census Commissioner (1911). "Census of India 1911. Vol. 7, Bombay. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". JSTOR saoa.crl.25393770. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ India Census Commissioner (1931). "Census of India 1931. Vol. 8, Bombay. Pt. 2, Statistical tables". JSTOR saoa.crl.25797128. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

Notes

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  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

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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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