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Shikarpur District

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

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]

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 spoke Sindhi, 3.39% Brahui, 1.30% Balochi and 1.22% Urdu as their first language.[1]

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

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