Firozpur district
District in Punjab, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District in Punjab, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Coordinates: 30°56′24″N 74°37′12″E | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Founded by | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
Named for | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
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]
The table below shows the sex ratio of Firozpur district through decades.
Census year | Ratio |
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2011 | 893 |
2001 | 885 |
1991 | 895 |
1981 | 884 |
1971 | 876 |
1961 | 840 |
1951 | 835 |
1941 | 810 |
1931 | 814 |
1921 | 802 |
1911 | 778 |
1901 | 826 |
The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Firozpur district.
Year | Urban | Rural |
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2011 | 838 | 845 |
2001 | 813 | 825 |
Religious group |
1901[7] | 1911[8][9] | 1921[10] | 1931[11] | 1941[12] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 447,615 | 46.72% | 418,553 | 43.61% | 482,540 | 43.94% | 515,430 | 44.56% | 641,448 | 45.07% |
Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] | 279,099 | 29.13% | 273,832 | 28.53% | 306,350 | 27.89% | 244,688 | 21.15% | 287,733 | 20.22% |
Sikhism | 228,355 | 23.83% | 262,511 | 27.35% | 302,761 | 27.57% | 388,108 | 33.55% | 479,486 | 33.69% |
Christianity | 1,908 | 0.2% | 3,342 | 0.35% | 5,365 | 0.49% | 7,070 | 0.61% | 12,607 | 0.89% |
Jainism | 1,090 | 0.11% | 1,401 | 0.15% | 1,211 | 0.11% | 1,411 | 0.12% | 1,674 | 0.12% |
Zoroastrianism | 4 | 0% | 18 | 0% | 15 | 0% | 24 | 0% | 28 | 0% |
Buddhism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0% |
Others | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 86 | 0.01% |
Total population | 958,072 | 100% | 959,657 | 100% | 1,098,248 | 100% | 1,156,732 | 100% | 1,423,076 | 100% |
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
Tehsil | Hinduism [lower-alpha 2] | Islam | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Firozpur Tehsil | 53,520 | 18.44% | 160,371 | 55.25% | 70,782 | 24.38% | 3,847 | 1.33% | 745 | 0.26% | 1,021 | 0.35% | 290,286 | 100% |
Zira Tehsil | 18,863 | 8.95% | 137,586 | 65.26% | 50,209 | 23.82% | 3,801 | 1.8% | 349 | 0.17% | 11 | 0.01% | 210,819 | 100% |
Moga Tehsil | 30,531 | 10.91% | 66,855 | 23.9% | 181,454 | 64.86% | 823 | 0.29% | 32 | 0.01% | 68 | 0.02% | 279,763 | 100% |
Muktsar Tehsil | 46,169 | 17.13% | 115,350 | 42.79% | 106,270 | 39.42% | 948 | 0.35% | 313 | 0.12% | 529 | 0.2% | 269,579 | 100% |
Fazilka Tehsil | 138,650 | 37.21% | 161,286 | 43.28% | 70,771 | 18.99% | 1,612 | 0.43% | 235 | 0.06% | 75 | 0.02% | 372,629 | 100% |
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. |
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.01% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.67% Rajasthani as their first language.[13]
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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