What is the population of Shekhupura?
Shekhupura has a city population of 591,424. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Shekhupura
The 12th-largest city in Punjab, Shekhupura has a population of 591,424. It sits 240 km from Islamabad and 210 m above sea level. Muridke, with 254,291 residents, lies 28 km away; Chuhar Kana (69,321) is 18 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#12of 188
Elevation
210 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
31.713, 73.986
Record updated
2025-02-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 361 in PakistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Shekhupura | 591K |
Shekhupura Population FAQ
Where is Shekhupura?
Shekhupura is in Punjab, Pakistan, 240 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 31.713, 73.986.
How big is Shekhupura compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 21st largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the national population.