Shikarpur district (, ), 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.
Geography 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:DISTRICT GOVERNMENT Shikarpur Garhi Yasin Khanpur Lakhi Shikarpur
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, Shikarpur district has 214,824 households and a population of 1,386,330. The district has a sex ratio of 102.20 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 43.70%: 52.59% for males and 34.65% for females. 514,189 (37.09% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 318,738 (22.99%) live in urban areas.
Religion
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, a majority of whom live in urban areas. +Religion in contemporary Shikarpur DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023Islam 167,16372.27%1,215,15898.49%1,361,51598.21%Hinduism 63,27627.36%17,2461.40%20,8851.51%Others 8680.37%1,3560.11%3,9300.28% Total Population 231,307 100% 1,233,760 100% 1,386,330 100% + Religious groups in Shikarpur District (British Sindh era)Religiousgroup18721881189119011911192119311941 Islam 628,662 684,275 728,661 797,882 414,671 358,396 440,148 491,634 Hinduism 147,224 167,896 185,813 218,829 155,156 148,188 177,467 195,458 Christianity 238 736 522 492 585 481 827 648 Zoroastrianism 39 64 71 66 96 123 123 59 Judaism 1 9 27 31 5 0 10 10 Buddhism 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jainism 0 1 0 3 16 2 0 Sikhism 402 3,295 2,146 5,180 4,696 Tribal 30 942 0 51 Others 63 0 0 813 72 0 22 0 Total population 776,227 852,986 915,497 1,018,113 573,913 510,292 623,779 692,556
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 97.14% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.29% Brahui as their first language.
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