Firozpur district, also known as Ferozepur district, is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. Firozpur district comprises an area of 2,190 km2 (850 sq mi).
Firozpur district
Firojpur district | |
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District of Punjab | |
Coordinates: 30°56′24″N 74°37′12″E | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Founded by | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
Named for | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
Headquarters | Firozpur |
Area | |
• Total | 2,406.84 km2 (929.29 sq mi) |
• Rank | 230th |
Population (2011)[‡] | |
• Total | 1,001,931 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | PB 05 |
Literacy | 69.80% |
No. of villages | 639 |
Lok Sabha constituency | 1 |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 4 |
Website | ferozepur |
Firozpur (Ferozepur) is the capital city of the district. It is situated inside ten gates—Amritsari Gate, Wansi Gate, Makhu Gate, Zira Gate, Bagdadi Gate, Mori Gate, Delhi Gate, Magjani Gate, Multani Gate, and Kasuri Gate.
According to the 2011 Census the undivided Firozpur district had a population of 2,029,074.[1] This gives it a ranking of 230th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 380 inhabitants per square kilometre (980/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.08%. Firozpur has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.8%. (This data is before the creation of Fazilka district).[2]
After bifurcation of Fazilika district, the residual district has a population of 1,001,931. Scheduled Castes made up 42.85% of the population.[3]
Religion in Firozpur district (2011)[4][lower-alpha 1] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Sikhism | 67.96% | |||
Hinduism | 29.80% | |||
Christianity | 1.62% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.62% |
Religion | Population (1941)[5]: 42 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[4] | Percentage (2011) |
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Islam | 641,448 | 45.07% | 6,844 | 0.34% |
Sikhism | 479,486 | 33.69% | 1,090,815 | 53.76% |
Hinduism [lower-alpha 3] | 287,733 | 20.22% | 906,408 | 44.67% |
Christianity | 11,031 | 0.78% | 19,358 | 0.95% |
Others [lower-alpha 4] | 3,378 | 0.24% | 5,649 | 0.28% |
Total Population | 1,423,076 | 100% | 2,029,074 | 100% |
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.01% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.67% Hindi as their first language.[6]
No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
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75 | Zira | Naresh Kataria | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
76 | Firozpur City | Ranveer Singh Bhullar | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
77 | Firozpur Rural (SC) | Rajnish Dahiya | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
78 | Guru Har Sahai | Fauja Singh Srari | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
The district is administratively into the following tehsils:[1]
List of Sub-Tehsils of Firozpur
Blocks of district Firozpur
Vidhan Sabha Seats in Firozpur
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Cities and towns in Firozpur district | |
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Firozpur | |
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State of Punjab, India | ||
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Capital: Chandigarh | ||
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