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Fazilka district is one of new and 23 districts in the state of Punjab in India. The district headquarters of the Fazilka District are at Fazilka.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Fazilka.

Fazilka district
District of Punjab
Boundary Marker at Sadqi Border Crossing
Location in Punjab
Fazilka district
Coordinates: 30.403°N 74.025°E / 30.403; 74.025
Country India
StatePunjab
Named forMian Fazil Watoo
HeadquartersFazilka
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerArvindpal Singh Sandhu (IAS)
 • Senior Superintendent of PoliceHarjeet Singh(IPS)
Area
[1]
 • Total3,113 km2 (1,202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,027,143
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • OtherHindi and Bagri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://fazilka.gov.in/

History


On 27 July 2011, the Government of Punjab created two new districts: Fazilka district by the partition of Firozpur district, and Pathankot district by the partition of Gurdaspur district.[3]

On January 29, 1970, Mrs. Gandhi announced the transfer of a part of Fazilka tehsil and Abohar to Haryana. The final transfer of Fazilka and Abohar was to take place by January 1975. The transfer to a neighboring State of Punjab's cotton-producing belt of Abohar and Falzika was not accepted.[4] On January 25, the Mathew Commission said that Abohar and Fazilka tehsils of Punjab could not be transferred to Haryana because they were not contiguous with Haryana's border.[5]


Location


It is located next to the border with Pakistan, the border being to its west. It has the district of Firozpur to its north, Sri Muktsar Sahib to its east and Sri Ganganagar to the south and Pakistan to its west.


Geography


It has an extreme climate, with the summers being very hot and the winters being very cold. The River Sutlej runs through the district and moves over to the Pakistan side through the Indo-Pakistani border.


Politics


No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
79 Jalalabad Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy Aam Aadmi Party Government
80 Fazilka Narinderpal Singh Sawna Aam Aadmi Party Government
81 Abohar Sandeep Jakhar Indian National Congress Opposition
82 Balluana (SC) Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir Aam Aadmi Party Government

Administration


The district's chief executive is the Deputy Commissioner. The office is held by Sh. Arvindpal Singh Sandhu, IAS.

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils:


Demographics


Religion in Fazilka district (2011)[6][lower-alpha 1]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 59.17%
Sikhism
 
 39.90%
Other or not stated
 
 0.93%

According to the 2011 census, Fazilka district has a population of 1,027,143. Scheduled Castes made up 41.51% of the population.[7]


Religion


Hinduism and Sikhism are the main religions of the Fazilka district. The Arora community of Punjabi Hindus constitute a sizeable population in the district. With the migration of the non-Muslim population from Pakistan to India in 1947, they settled here in this region of Firozpur district.

In the Firozpur Religion Census 2011,[8] 84.97% of the Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district registered their religion as Hindu and 13.35% registered as Sikh.

Towns in Fazilka District - Firozpur Religion Census 2011[8]
Towns Majority Religion Population Hindu Sikh Christian Muslim Buddhist Jain Other Religions Not Stated
Fazilka Hindu 76,492 84.97% 13.35% 0.89% 0.45% 0.01% 0.25% 0.00% 0.08%
Abohar Hindu 145,302 83.27% 15.62% 0.42% 0.45% 0.06% 0.12% 0.01% 0.05%
Jalalabad Hindu 39,525 68.56% 30.75% 0.15% 0.49% 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% 0.03%

Languages


Languages of Fazilka district (2011)[9][lower-alpha 2]

  Punjabi (68.31%)
  Bagri (21.55%)
  Hindi (9.12%)
  Others (1.02%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 68.31% of the population spoke Punjabi, 21.55% Bagri and 9.12% Hindi as their first language.[9]


Notes


  1. This accounts for the division of Jalalabad tehsil by assuming the same proportion of religions in rural areas of residual Jalalabad tehsil. Urban area of remaining Jalalabad is Jalalabad town.
  2. Languages present in Fazilka, Abohar tehsils, Jalalabad town and the residual rural area of Jalalabad tehsil

References


  1. "Area of Fazilka". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "District Profile at a Glance". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com.
  4. "Khalistan the politics of passion". panjabdigilib.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. Mitra, Sumit; Thukral, Govind; Chawla, Prabhu (15 February 1986). "Rajiv-Longowal accord: Mathew Commission delivers an unexpected anti-climax". India Today. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "District Profile at a Glance". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "Firozpur District Religion Data - Census 2011". www.census2011.co.in.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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