Shahpur District شاہ پور ضلع | |
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Coordinates: 32°17′55″N72°35′5″E / 32.29861°N 72.58472°E | |
Country | British India |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Rawalpindi Division |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,000 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 048 |
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]
1) Hazrat Shah Shams Shirazi - Qazi in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar
2) Hazrat Shah Yousaf - Sufi Peer.
3) Nawab Sir Malik Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana- A General from British India
4) Nawab Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana- Former Prime Minister of the United Punjab
5) Nawab Muhammad Hayat Qureshi - Former Cabinet Member of the Viceroy,Governor-General of India
6) Nawabzada Zakir Qureshi - Former Federal Minister of Pakistan
7) Nawab Mubaraz Khan Tiwana of Jahanabad - Philanthropist, Former Cabinet Member of the Governor-General of India
8) Mian Habib Sultan Nangiana - Sufi Saint
9) Sir Feroz Khan Noon - Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shahpur, historically significant in the Punjab region, was a district during British colonial rule. Established in the early 19th century, it encompassed parts of present-day Sargodha, Khushab, and Bhakkar districts in Pakistan. The district played a role in the 1857 uprising against British rule, witnessing notable events. Post-independence in 1947, Shahpur underwent administrative changes, leading to the creation of separate districts. Today, the region continues to carry historical and cultural significance within the broader context of Punjab's heritage.
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 of | Hindu | Sikh | Muslim | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1855 | 17.2 | 82.8 | 100 | ||
1868 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 82.8 | 1.8 | 100 |
1881 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 84.9 | 100 | |
1891 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 84.6 | 100 | |
Religious group | 1901 [6] | 1911 [7] [8] | 1921 [9] | 1931 [10] | 1941 [11] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 442,921 | 84.49% | 572,565 | 83.3% | 596,100 | 82.8% | 679,546 | 82.72% | 835,918 | 83.68% |
Hinduism [lower-alpha 1] | 68,489 | 13.06% | 72,695 | 10.58% | 82,182 | 11.42% | 90,561 | 11.02% | 102,172 | 10.23% |
Sikhism | 12,756 | 2.43% | 33,456 | 4.87% | 30,361 | 4.22% | 40,074 | 4.88% | 48,046 | 4.81% |
Christianity | 91 | 0.02% | 8,616 | 1.25% | 11,270 | 1.57% | 11,294 | 1.37% | 12,770 | 1.28% |
Jainism | 2 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 13 | 0% |
Buddhism | 0 | 0% | 28 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total population | 524,259 | 100% | 687,366 | 100% | 719,918 | 100% | 821,490 | 100% | 998,921 | 100% |
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Presently known as Sargodha District, following district headquarters relocated to Sargodha in 1960. |
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