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Sheikhupura is commonly known for its worth-seeing historical places, industrial and agriculture surroundings. Famous Sufi poet Waris Shah, whose Heer is an imperishable legend of divine love, also belongs to it..... more...

Sheikhupura

Facts & Figures

 

  

Distance Between Sheikhupura and Lahore is:

39.03 kilometres (24.25 miles)






Postal / Zip code of Sheikhupura:

39350






Sheikhupura was given different names in different times:

Kot Dayal Das

Singhpuria

Jahangirabad







While going to Faisalabad (old Layalpur) in 1942

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

addressed a huge crowd in Sheikhupura.






Area                     5960 Sq.Kms.

Population (2005)    2,444 thousands persons






The current population has been growing steadily

and is projected to exceed to 700,000 by 2019.






Density of population per square Kilometre in the district is:

754 persons






Large, medium and small industrial units in the district are:

about 759






Some operating units in Sheikhupura are:

23 flour mills

93 rice mills

15 vegetable ghee/cooking oil units







Main Crops of District Sheikhupura are:

Rice

Wheat

Sugarcane

Sheikhupura Fort preservation project

United States will help Pakistan to restore 400 year old Sheikhupura Fort in Punjab. The restoration and conservation project of the national heritage monument will take place over the next three years. Sheikhupura Fort, which is currently closed for public, will be opened as a tourist attraction soon.

Salat times for Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura Weather Forecast

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Hiran Minar 
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Text Box: In the memory of his favorite  antelope, Sheikhu constructed an octagonal tower in 1607. This monument is  known as Hiran Minar. Have a look !

Urban & Rural Population of district Sheikhupura

Source:  Punjab Development Statistics, 2005.

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Population (thousand person)

 Name of town

 Sheikhupura

 Ferozewala

 Sharaqpur Sharif

 Muridke

 Total

Urban

Rural

Total

448

786

1234

142

376

518

34

149

183

171

338

509

795

1649

2444