Shikarpur District


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 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:

Demographics

As of the 2023 [Pakistani census|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 are under 10 years of age. 318,738 live in urban areas.

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.21% of the population. Hinduism is practiced by 1.51% of the population, a majority of whom live in urban areas.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.14% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.29% Brahui as their first language.