| Shikarpur District | |
| Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|ضلع شكارپور Sindhi: {{script/Arabic|شڪارپور ضلعو |
| Settlement Type: | District of Sindh |
| Coordinates: | 28°N 108°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Larkana |
| Area Total Km2: | 2512 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 Pakistani census |
| Population Total: | 1386330 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 318738 |
| Population Rural: | 1,067,592 |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1977 |
| Founder: | Sindh Government |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Shikarpur |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | N/A |
| Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | N/A |
| Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
| Leader Name2: | N/A |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Sindhi |
| Website: | District Government Shikarpur official website - Archived |
Shikarpur district (sd|شڪارپور ضلعو, ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع شكارپور), is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan.
The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur Tehsil and Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2.[1]
Shikarpur district borders Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Sukkur. Two National Highways (N-65 & N-55) intersect the city of Shikarpur making it the junction points of 4 provinces.
The district of Shikarpur is sub-divided into four Tehsils these are:[2]
At the time of the 2017 census, Shikarpur had a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 40.48%: 51.65% for males and 28.79% for females. 304,441 (24.68%) lived in urban areas. 428,885 (34.76%) were under 10 years of age.[3] In 2023, the district had 214,901 households and a population of 1,386,330.[4]
| 167,163 | 72.27% | 1,215,158 | 98.49% | 1,361,515 | 98.21% | ||
| 63,276 | 27.36% | 17,246 | 1.40% | 20,885 | 1.51% | ||
| Others | 868 | 0.37% | 1,356 | 0.11% | 3,930 | 0.28% | |
| Total Population | 231,307 | 100% | 1,233,760 | 100% | 1,386,330 | 100% |
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.21% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.51% of the population.
At the time of the 2023 census, 97.14% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.29% Brahui as their first language.[6]