Faridkot district

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Faridkot district
District of Punjab
Its pic of Govt.Brijindra College Faridkot.jpg
Brijendra College in Faridkot
Faridkot in Punjab (India).svg
Location in Punjab
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
Headquarters Faridkot
Founded byRaja Mokalsi
Named for Sheikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar
Government
 •  Deputy Commissioner Vineet Kumar, IAS
Area
 • Total1,458 km2 (563 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total617,508
 • Rank17
 • Density424/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Faridkotian, Faridkotiya
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
151203
Telephone code+91-1639
Sex ratio 1000/890 ♂/♀
Literacy69.60%
Website www.faridkot.nic.in

Faridkot district is a district lying in the South-Western part of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters.

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Etymology

The district is named after its headquarters, Faridkot city, which in turn is named in the honor of Baba Farid, who was a Sufi saint and a Muslim missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town. It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi's son Jairsi and Wairsi.educational city

History

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951182,145—    
1961244,718+3.00%
1971293,475+1.83%
1981370,556+2.36%
1991455,005+2.07%
2001550,892+1.93%
2011617,508+1.15%
source: [1]

The region was a self-governing princely state during the British Raj period. [2] Prior to independence, a large part of the district was under the rule of the Maharaja of Faridkot and later it became a part of the Patiala & East Punjab States Union (PEPSU ) in 1948. Before independence the Muslim population was 35% mainly from Jat, Mochi, Arain and Tarkhan castes who migrated to Pakistan and settled mainly in Okara, Kasur, Pakpattan and Bahawalnagar Districts. Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972 out of the areas of erstwhile Bathinda District(Faridkot Tehsil) and Ferozepur District(Moga and Muktsar Tehsils). Further, in November 1995 the Faridkot District was trifurcated when two of its subdivisions viz. Muktsar and Moga were given the status of independent districts.

Government body

Prior to independence large part of the district was under the princely rule of Sikh Maharaja of Faridkot and later it became part of the Patiala & East Punjab States Union (PEPSU ) in 1948. Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972 out of the areas of Bathinda District (Faridkot Tehsil) and Ferozepur District (Moga and Muktsar Tehsils). However, in November 1995, the Faridkot District was trifurcated when two of its subdivisions viz Muktsar and Moga were given the status of independent districts.

Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the North-West, Muktsar in the South-West, Bathinda in the South, and Moga in the West. The District covers an area of 1469 km2. which is 2.92% of the total area of the State and accommodates a population of 552,466, which is 2.27% of the total population of the State. It has three Subdivisions/ Tehsils namely Faridkot, Kotkapura and Jaito and a Sub Tehsil namely Sadiq comprising a total of 171 villages. Faridkot District has two development blocks namely Faridkot and Kotkapura.

In 2020, Faridkot has been made new police division. Earlier, Faridkot was part of Ferozepur police division. Moga and Mukatsar districts were also attached with Faridkot police division.

Politics

No.ConstituencyName of MLAPartyBench
87 Faridkot Gurdit Singh Sekhon Aam Aadmi Party Government
88 Kotkapura Kultar Singh Sandhwan Aam Aadmi Party Government
89 Jaitu (SC) Amolak Singh Aam Aadmi Party Government

Overview

The Faridkot district contains 2 Cities Faridkot, Kotkapura. More than 7 towns/villages are quite notable in the Faridkot area such as Jaitu, Bajakhana, Panjgarain Kalan, Deep Singh Wala, Golewala, Jhok Sarkari, Doad, Ghugiana, Sadiq, Chand Bhan, etc. Faridkot is a hub for premier educational institutions. North India's only Medical University, also named after Baba Farid is in Faridkot besides Medical

- Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Engineering and Dental Colleges.

List of villages

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Faridkot district has a population of 617,508, [3] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands [4] or the US state of Vermont. [5] This gives it a ranking of 519th in India (out of a total of 640). [3] The district has a population density of 424 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,100/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.18%. [3] Faridkot has a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1000 males, [3] and a literacy rate of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 38.92% of the population. [3]

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Faridkot district through decades.

Sex ratio of Faridkot district [6]
Census yearRatio
2011890
2001883
1991883
1981879
1971866
1961849
1951856

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Faridkot district.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Faridkot district [7]
YearUrbanRural
2011844854
2001797820

Religions

Religion in Faridkot district (2011) [8]
ReligionPercent
Sikhism
 
76.08%
Hinduism
 
22.89%
Islam
 
0.51%
Other or not stated
 
0.52%
Religious groups in Faridkot State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group		1901 [9] 1911 [10] [11] 1921 [12] 1931 [13] 1941 [14]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Sikhism Khanda.svg 52,72155,39766,65892,880115,070
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 35,99637,10544,81349,91261,352
Hinduism Om.svg [lower-alpha 1] 35,77837,37738,61020,85521,814
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 406409473550800
Christianity Christian cross.svg 116107167247
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 00000
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 00000
Judaism Star of David.svg 00000
Others00000
Total population124,912130,294150,661164,364199,283
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.

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Faridkot district. Note:- The separation of Moga and Muktsar district from Faridkot in 1995 caused significant changes in the population numbers after that year.

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Faridkot district [15]
ReligionUrban (2011)Rural (2011)Urban (2001)Rural (2001)Urban (1991)Rural (1991)
Hindu1,12,62528,73897,76521,9371,97,61898,506
Sikh1,00,5933,69,19693,2903,33,8141,42,7709,87,591
Muslim1,5031,6227291,0104474,697
Christian7434845433961,1811,209
Other religions1,5874171,24416415,538656

Languages

Languages of Faridkot district (2011) [16]

   Punjabi (91.79%)
   Hindi (6.91%)
  Others (1.30%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 91.79% of the population spoke Punjabi and 6.91% Hindi as their first language. [16]

Health

The number of registerd doctors in the Faridkot district were 1,345 and 2,997 registered nurses, as of year 2018. [17] [18]

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Fridkot, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Fridkot, year 2020 [19]
IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Stunted13,53428%35%
Wasted4,93110%23%
Severely wasted1,3283%11%
Underweight9,97321%27%
Overweight/obesity1,3133%1%
Anemia32,88976%61%
Total children48,111

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Fridkot of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Fridkot of women of 15-49 years, in 2020 [20]
IndicatorsNumber of women (15-49 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)31,66316%11%
Overweight/obesity76,58139%24%
Hypertension50,78826%12%
Diabetes29,36915%NA
Anemia (non-preg)123,24963%43%
Anemia (preg)6,29858%27%
Total women (preg)10,907
Total women194,368

Notes

  1. ↑ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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