Shikarpur is a city in Shikarpur District in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 204,938 residents, against 196,158 in 2017, a change of 4.5 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. It is the capital of Shikarpur District, set about 29 kilometres west of the right bank of the Indus and 37 kilometres north-west of Sukkur, with a railway station. GeoNames places the city at latitude 27.95558 and longitude 68.63823 at an elevation of about 71 metres, in the Asia/Karachi time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time, five hours ahead of UTC.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Population table, 2023 censusQuote, Population table, 2023 census
Shikārpur 70,924 88,138 134,883 196,158 204,938
2. GeoNames: Shikarpur
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 71 m SRTM3 71 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Sindh 05 › Shikarpur District 1165106 › Shikarpur 1165106
On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Sindh 05 › Shikarpur District 1165106 › Shikarpur 1165106
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Sindh 05 › Shikarpur District 1165106 › Shikarpur 1165106
View the Source3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)ASCII data, grid cellQuote, ASCII data, grid cell
27.75 68.75 BWh
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.