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 contemporary Sheikhupura District
Religious
group |
1941[12] |
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% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Shahdara and part of Sheikupura tehsils of erstwhile Sheikhupura district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Sheikhupura district. Current ratio of population of Sangla Hill and Shahkot tehsils (which were split from Sheikhupura tehsil) to current borders of erstwhile Sheikhupura tehsil were used to estimate 1941 population of rural areas currently in Nankana Sahib district. Sangla Hill town was removed separately and rural areas were assumed to have a uniform distribution of religions. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. |
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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 [a] |
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[b] |
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 [a] |
Sikhism |
Christianity |
Jainism |
Others[c] |
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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