Shahpur District
شاہ پور ضلع
District Administration
Shahpur District is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Shahpur District
Shahpur District
Shahpur District is located in Pakistan
Shahpur District
Shahpur District
Coordinates: 32°17′55″N 72°35′5″E / 32.29861°N 72.58472°E / 32.29861; 72.58472
CountryBritish India
ProvincePunjab
DivisionRawalpindi Division
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
[1]
 • Total15,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code048

Shahpur District was a district in what is now Pakistan from 1893, during the British Raj, till 1960. From 1893 to 1914 Shahpur was the district headquarters. In 1914 the district headquarters were moved from Shahpur to Sargodha, although the district continued to be known as Shahpur. In 1960 the Sargodha District was created and Shahpur District became Shahpur Tehsil.[2]

History

The Shahpur district was one of the six districts of the Rawalpindi Division.[3] It was divided into two equal parts by the river Jhelum, the western half constituting the Khushab tehsil, while the cis-Jhelum portion was subdivided into two tehsils also nearly equal in area, the Bhera tehsil to the east, and the Shahpur tehsil in the middle.[4]

Four census were conducted between 1855 and 1891 by the British. The proportion percent of total populations returned as belonging to the chief religions at successive censuses is as follows.[5]

Percentage of total populations

Census ofHinduSikhMuslimOther
185517.282.8100
186814.50.982.81.8100
188114.01.184.9100
189113.42.084.6100

[6]

Religion in Shahpur District[lower-alpha 1]
Religion Population (1941)[7]: 42  Percentage (1941)
Islam 835,918 83.68%
Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] 102,233 10.23%
Sikhism 48,046 4.81%
Christianity 12,620 1.26%
Others [lower-alpha 3] 104 0.01%
Total Population 998,921 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  2. ↑ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF DISTRICT SARGODHA – Punjab portal
  3. ↑ Gazetteer of the Shahpur District 1897, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Page 1, ISBN 969-35-0314-7
  4. ↑ Gazetteer of the Shahpur District 1897, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Page 1, ISBN 969-35-0314-7
  5. ↑ Gazetteer of the Shahpur District 1897, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Page 77, ISBN 969-35-0314-7
  6. ↑ Gazetteer of the Shahpur District 1897, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Page 77, ISBN 969-35-0314-7
  7. ↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  1. ↑ Presently known as Sargodha District, following district headquarters relocated to Sarghoda in 1960
  2. ↑ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
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