Sheikhupura District
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Sheikhupura District is a district
of Punjab
province
, Pakistan
. Sheikhupura
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.
All the Sikhs That lived in Sheikhupura District before the 1947 partition were from Eastern Punjab. During the colonization of Lower Chenab Bar Which consisted of Present day Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, and Gujranwala Districts in the late 19th century Large number of Sikhs Mainly From eastern Punjab were given land in Bar Area by the British, later Villages Were Built in a Square Colony Shape. Large number of Muslims and some Hindus also Settled in the New Bar Area. Bar Area was a Big Area Which covered from Jhang to Gujranwala Area and was not that Populated it had Forests an Empty land with some Cities and Minor Villages. During the partition The Whole of the Sikh population left for east Punjab.
During the partition of 1947 Shiekhupura District had a Big Sikh Population but was given to Pakistan a New Muslim Country Created at that Time. The Sikhs Faced Threats from the Muslims they left for East Punjab.
, Nankana Sahib
, Narowal
, Hafizabad
, and Gujranwala
.
To the east is the international boundary of Amritsar
- Punjab, India.
brought by spill channel from Chenab River. There are some old channel levee
remnants and old basins filled up with clay materials. It is probably of late Pleistocene
age derived from mixed calcareous
, sedimentary and metamorphic
rocks of the lower Himalayas
. The only mineral products of the District are Kankar
and Kallar. The small particles of Kankar may be burnt into lime. These are the features of all bare lands and are found on the surface or a little below it. Kallar is found on mounds, which are sites of old ruined habitations, and is used for the manufacture of crude saltpeter
.
. The winter season starts from November and continues till March. December and January are the coldest months with a mean minimum temperature of 5 degrees.
The dust storm
s occur occasionally during the hot season, during June, July and August. Rainy weather alternates with oppressive weather. The rainfall is 500mm per year. The mean minimum and maximum humidity
during winter is 37% and 84%.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province
Subdivisions of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, and a group of federally-administered tribal areas...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura or Shekhupur , formerly Kot Dayal Das or Singhpuria or Virkgarh , is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. It is known for its historical places, and is commonly known locally as Qila Shaikhupura, because of the fort in the city,...
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.
All the Sikhs That lived in Sheikhupura District before the 1947 partition were from Eastern Punjab. During the colonization of Lower Chenab Bar Which consisted of Present day Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, and Gujranwala Districts in the late 19th century Large number of Sikhs Mainly From eastern Punjab were given land in Bar Area by the British, later Villages Were Built in a Square Colony Shape. Large number of Muslims and some Hindus also Settled in the New Bar Area. Bar Area was a Big Area Which covered from Jhang to Gujranwala Area and was not that Populated it had Forests an Empty land with some Cities and Minor Villages. During the partition The Whole of the Sikh population left for east Punjab.
During the partition of 1947 Shiekhupura District had a Big Sikh Population but was given to Pakistan a New Muslim Country Created at that Time. The Sikhs Faced Threats from the Muslims they left for East Punjab.
Administration
The district comprises 5 tehsils:- SheikhupuraSheikhupura TehsilSheikhupura is an administrative subdivision of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Sheikhupura is the headquarters of the tehsil....
- FerozewalaFerozewala TehsilFerozewala Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is headquartered at the city of Ferozewala....
- MuridkeMuridke TehsilMuridke Tehsil was carved out of the Ferozewala tehsil of Sheikhupura District in 2005. Its Headquarters are Located in the Muridke city. Besides various villages it includes the town of Narang Mandi....
- SharaqpurSharaqpurSharaqpur Sharif is a town of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°27′48″N 74°6′0″E[1] and lies on the Jaranwala road 32 km from Lahore,and 20km from first exit of M2. It is very beautiful and flourishing town with different flowers, greenery, meadows and...
- Safdarabad
Boundaries
Sheikhupura is bounded by 6 other districts of Pakistani Punjab namely: LahoreLahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...
, Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the principal town of the district. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres east of Faisalabad.-Administration:The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a...
, Narowal
Narowal District
Narowal District is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. Narowal District is divided into three tehsils: Narowal, Shakargarh and Zafarwal. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Shakargarh...
, Hafizabad
Hafizabad District
Hafizabad District is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad was made a district in 1991; formerly, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District. It is situated in the central Punjab and is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and cotton textile industry on the industrial side...
, and Gujranwala
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
.
To the east is the international boundary of Amritsar
Amritsar District
Amritsar district is one of 22 districts in the state of Punjab in West India. It has a population of 3,074,207 and covers an area of 5075 km²...
- Punjab, India.
Geology
The area is a part of Rachna Doab, and consists of some recent sedimentSediment
Sediment is naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of fluids such as wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particle itself....
brought by spill channel from Chenab River. There are some old channel levee
Levee
A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...
remnants and old basins filled up with clay materials. It is probably of late Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
age derived from mixed calcareous
Calcareous
Calcareous is an adjective meaning mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate, in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.-In zoology:...
, sedimentary and metamorphic
Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and pressure causing profound physical and/or chemical change...
rocks of the lower Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
. The only mineral products of the District are Kankar
Kankar
Kankar is a sedimentological term derived from Hindi occasionally applied in India and the United States to detrital or residual rolled, often nodular calcium carbonate formed in soils of semi-arid regions....
and Kallar. The small particles of Kankar may be burnt into lime. These are the features of all bare lands and are found on the surface or a little below it. Kallar is found on mounds, which are sites of old ruined habitations, and is used for the manufacture of crude saltpeter
Potassium nitrate
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula KNO3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrate ions NO3−.It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Its common names include saltpetre , from medieval Latin sal petræ: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt...
.
Climate
The District has extreme climate; the summer season starts from April and continues till October. During the summer season, temperature ranges from 30 to 45 degrees CelsiusCelsius
Celsius is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death...
. The winter season starts from November and continues till March. December and January are the coldest months with a mean minimum temperature of 5 degrees.
The dust storm
Dust storm
A dust / sand storm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Particles are transported by saltation and suspension, causing soil to move from one place and deposition...
s occur occasionally during the hot season, during June, July and August. Rainy weather alternates with oppressive weather. The rainfall is 500mm per year. The mean minimum and maximum humidity
Humidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
during winter is 37% and 84%.