Sheikhupura District ( pa, ; ur, ), is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in

Lahore Division Lahore Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It comprises four Districts - Kasur, Lahore, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura. The Lahore Division is commanded by a Commissioner to manage the division. Under the Commissio ...

of Punjab Province,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura ( pa, ; ur, ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Jehangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of most populous citie ...

is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban. In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new

Nankana Sahib District Nankana Sahib District ( pa, ; ur, ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about west of La ...

. Before the Partition of Punjab(1947), there were more than 150 villages of Virk Jatts in the district of Sheikhupura. The predominant language of the district is

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

, which according to the 1998 census results for the tehsils of Sheikhupura, Ferozewala and

Safdarabad Safdarabad ( ur, ), is a city in Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.first language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...

of % of the population, while

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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, most populous cities of the district are

Muridke Muridke ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 ...

Kot Abdul Malik Kot Abdul Malik ( ur, ) is a city in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan located near the M-2 motorway. It is the 63rd largest city in Pakistan. Kot Abdul Malik is the part of Ferozewala Tehsil of Sheikhupura District Sheikhupura Distric ...

and

Ferozewala Firozwala ( ur, ), is a city of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is headquarters of Firozwala Tehsil and is located near the provincial capital Lahore. Situated on the Grand Trunk Road, it is the 64th largest ci ...

. All these four cities are listed in the

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Tehsils

The district comprises 5

tehsils A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

: #

# Sharaq Pur #

Safdarabad Safdarabad ( ur, ), is a city in Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Nankana Sahib District Nankana Sahib District ( pa, ; ur, ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about west of La ...

between 2005 and 2008)

Committees

List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura #Sheikhupura Municipal Committee #Farooq abad Municipal Committee #

Mananwala Manawala ( ur, ) is a city in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated on the Lahore-Sheikhupura-Faisalabad road. History Prior to the Partition of India, Mananwala was established by and belonged to the famous Sikh Mann Sardar ...

Municipal Committee #Safdar abad Municipal Committee #Khanqah dogran Municipal Committee #Ferozwala Municipal Committee #Kot Abdulmalik Municipal Committee #Muridke Municipal Committee #Narang Mandi Municipal Committee #Sharaqpur Municipal Committee

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Sheikhupura district had a population of 3,460,426 of which 1,786,383 were male and 1,673,242 female. 2,258,491 which is 65.26% of the population lives in rural areas while 1,201,513 which is 34.72% of the population lives in urban areas. 97.07% of the population spoke Punjabi, 1.28% Urdu and 1.01%

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as their first language. 96.10% of the population was Muslim and 3.77%

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

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Tehsils

Committees

Demographics

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