Population
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Historical population| Year | | |
|---|
| 1998 | 2,276,164 | — |
|---|
| 2017 | 3,460,004 | +2.23% |
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| 2023 | 4,049,418 | +2.66% |
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| Sources:[8] |
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As of the 2023 census, Sheikhupura district has 593,260 households and a population of 4,049,418. The district has a sex ratio of 105.58 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 68.88%: 72.09% for males and 65.46% for females.[9][10] 1,087,191 (26.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 1,550,793 (38.30%) live in urban areas.[9]
Religion
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| Religion in Sheikhupura district (2023) [1] |
|---|
| Religion |
|
Percent |
| Islam |
|
96.23% |
| Christianity |
|
3.67% |
| Other |
|
0.1% |
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Religion in Sheikhupura District
Religious
group |
1941[12][a] |
2017[13] |
2023[14] |
|---|
| Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Islam  |
326,042 |
60.54% |
3,325,148 |
96.30% |
3,896,801 |
96.23% |
Sikhism  |
109,276 |
20.29% |
— |
— |
85 |
~0% |
Hinduism  |
56,378 |
10.47% |
323 |
0.01% |
820 |
0.02% |
Christianity  |
46,737 |
8.68% |
130,405 |
3.77% |
148,784 |
3.67% |
Ahmadiyya  |
— |
— |
3,656 |
0.11% |
2,638 |
0.07% |
| Others |
151 |
0.02% |
472 |
0.01% |
334 |
0.01% |
| Total Population |
538,584 |
100% |
3,460,004 |
100% |
4,049,377 |
100% |
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Religious groups in Sheikhupura District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group |
1921[15] |
1931[16] |
1941[12] |
|---|
| Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
| Islam |
330,880 |
63.25% |
445,996 |
64.01% |
542,344 |
63.62% |
| Hinduism [b] |
85,781 |
16.4% |
81,887 |
11.75% |
89,182 |
10.46% |
| Sikhism |
82,965 |
15.86% |
119,477 |
17.15% |
160,706 |
18.85% |
| Christianity |
23,431 |
4.48% |
49,266 |
7.07% |
60,054 |
7.04% |
Jainism  |
78 |
0.01% |
100 |
0.01% |
221 |
0.03% |
Zoroastrianism  |
0 |
0% |
6 |
0% |
1 |
0% |
Judaism  |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
Buddhism  |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Others |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Total population |
523,135 |
100% |
696,732 |
100% |
852,508 |
100% |
Note1: British Punjab province 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 historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Note2:District created between Gujranwala District, Sialkot District, Amritsar District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Lyallpur District in 1920 to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony. |
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Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1921)[15]
| Tehsil |
Islam |
Hinduism |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[c] |
Total |
|---|
| Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
| Khangah Dogran Tehsil |
149,478 |
55.84% |
47,291 |
17.67% |
52,581 |
19.64% |
18,262 |
6.82% |
62 |
0.02% |
0 |
0% |
267,674 |
100% |
| Sharakpur Tehsil |
181,402 |
71.01% |
38,490 |
15.07% |
30,384 |
11.89% |
5,169 |
2.02% |
16 |
0.01% |
0 |
0% |
255,461 |
100% |
| Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
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Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1941)[12]
| Tehsil |
Islam |
Hinduism [b] |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[d] |
Total |
|---|
| Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
| Sheikhupura Tehsil |
201,401 |
53.48% |
45,690 |
12.13% |
94,882 |
25.2% |
34,359 |
9.12% |
211 |
0.06% |
46 |
0.01% |
376,589 |
100% |
| Nankana Sahib Tehsil |
174,787 |
74.33% |
22,631 |
9.62% |
31,562 |
13.42% |
6,157 |
2.62% |
8 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
235,145 |
100% |
| Shahdara Tehsil |
166,156 |
69.01% |
20,861 |
8.66% |
34,262 |
14.23% |
19,469 |
8.09% |
2 |
0% |
24 |
0.01% |
240,774 |
100% |
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. |
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Language
Languages of Sheikhupura district (2023)
[1]
- Punjabi (93.4%)
- Urdu (4.89%)
- Pashto (0.95%)
- Others (0.76%)
At the time of the 2023 census, 93.40% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.89% Urdu and 0.95% Pashto as their first language.[17] The Majhi dialect is the predominant dialect here. In 1998, 98.1% of the population spoke Punjabi.[17]
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