Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura
Area	km²
Population (1998)  • Density	3,321,029  • /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established  • District Nazim  • District Naib Nazim  • District Council  • Number of Tehsils	• Mian Jalil Ahmed Sharqpuri  • Malik Rehmat Ali[1]]  •  seats   • 4
Main language(s)	Punjabi and Urdu
Website	[1]

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.^[2] To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Sheikhupura or Shekhupura (Urdu: شيخوپورہ) is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. ...

Administration

The district comprises 4 tehsils: A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ...

• Sheikhupura
• Ferozewala
• Muridke
• Sharaqpur

A major commercial city near Lahore, Pakistan, Muridke is situated on famous Grand Trunk Road and at the crossroads to Sheikupura, Gujranwala and Narang Mandi. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Boundaries

Sheikhupura is bounded by 6 other districts of Pakistani Punjab namely: Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Hafizabad, and Gujranwala. Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... -1... Narowal District (Urdu/Punjabi: نارووال) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Hafizabad district (Urdu: حافظ آباد) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Gujranwala District is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ...

To the east is the international boundary of Amritsar - Indian Punjab. Amritsar District is one of 19 districts in the state of Punjab in North West India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...

Geology

The area is a part of Rachna Doab, and consists of some recent sediment 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. rachna Doab can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... A levee, levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. ... The Pleistocene epoch (IPA: ) on the geologic timescale is the period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years BP. The Pleistocene epoch had been intended to cover the worlds recent period of repeated glaciations. ... Calcareous formed from or containing a high proportion of Calcium carbonate. ... The term Metamorphic can be associated with a number of meanings:- Metamorphic rock The term for rocks that have been transformed by extreme heat and pressure. ... For the movie Himalaya, see Himalaya (film). ... Mukulathar or Mukulathor also Mukkulathor is a relatively new name for related social groups or castes of south Tamil Nadu state of India. ... R-phrases   S-phrases   Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

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 Celsius. 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. For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Winter (disambiguation). ...

The dust storms 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%. “Sandstorm” redirects here. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ... The term humidity is usually taken in daily language to refer to relative humidity. ...

References

• Best Online Newspaper in Sheikhupura.