Shikarpur District

Shikarpur district (Sindhi: شڪارپور ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع شكارپور), is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan.

Shikarpur District ضلع شكارپور شڪارپور ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
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Coordinates: 28°00′N 68°40′E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Larkana
Established	1977
Founded by	Sindh Government
Headquarters	Shikarpur
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• District of Sindh	2,512 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population  (2023 Pakistani census)[1]
• District of Sindh	1,386,330
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	318,738
• Rural	1,067,592
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Website	District Government Shikarpur official website - Archived

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]

• Garhi Yasin^[1]
• Khanpur
• Lakhi
• Shikarpur^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

Religions in Shikarpur district (2023) [5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.21%
Hinduism			1.51%
Other			0.28%

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.^[6]

Religion in present-day Shikarpur district^[a]

Religion	Population (1941)	Percentage (1941)	Population (2017)[1]	Percentage (2017)	Population (2023)[7]	Percentage (2023)
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 [b]	868	0.37%	1,356	0.11%	3,930	0.28%
Total Population	231,307	100%	1,233,760	100%	1,386,330	100%

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]

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.^[8]

References

1. "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. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
6. "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
7. "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
8. "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

Notes

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

Bibliography

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