Fazilka district

Last updated

Fazilka district
District of Punjab
Boundary Maker 1.jpg
Boundary Marker at Sadqi Border Crossing
Fazilka in Punjab (India).svg
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°24′11″N74°01′30″E / 30.403°N 74.025°E / 30.403; 74.025
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
Named for Mian Fazil Watoo
Headquarters Fazilka
Government
 •  Deputy Commissioner Senu Duggal, IAS
 •  Senior Superintendent of Police Avneet Kaur Sidhu, PPS
Area
[1]
 • Total3,113 km2 (1,202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total1,027,143
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Other Hindi and Bagri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website http://fazilka.gov.in/

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

Contents

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 29 January 1970, 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 neighbouring State of Punjab's cotton-producing belt of Abohar and Falzika was not accepted. [4] On 25 January, 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.ConstituencyName of MLAPartyBench
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 Senu Duggal, IAS. [6]

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Fazilka district has a population of 1,027,143. Scheduled Castes made up 41.51% of the population. [7] The total sex ratio of the district was 894. [8] The child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years was 853 for urban areas and 850 for rural areas in 2011. [9]

Religion

Religion in Fazilka district (2011) [10] [lower-alpha 1]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
59.17%
Sikhism
 
39.90%
Other or not stated
 
0.93%

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, [11] 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 [11]
TownsMajority ReligionPopulationHinduSikhChristianMuslimBuddhistJainOther ReligionsNot Stated
FazilkaHindu76,49284.97%13.35%0.89%0.45%0.01%0.25%0.00%0.08%
AboharHindu145,30283.27%15.62%0.42%0.45%0.06%0.12%0.01%0.05%
JalalabadHindu39,52568.56%30.75%0.15%0.49%0.02%0.00%0.01%0.03%

Languages

Languages of Fazilka district (2011) [12] [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. [12]

Notable people

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gurdaspur district</span> District in Punjab, India

Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur. Two main rivers Beas and Ravi passes through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur, a historically important town in the district. The district is at the foothills of the Himalayas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amritsar district</span> District in Charda Punjab, India

Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mansa district, India</span> District of Punjab in India

Mansa district is a district in the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is Mansa city. Mansa district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erst while district of Bathinda. The district has three tehsils: Mansa, Budhlada and Sardulgarh; and five development blocks: Mansa, Budhlada, Sardulgarh, Bhikhi and Jhunir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patiala district</span> District in Punjab, India

Patiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kapurthala district</span> District of Punjab in India

Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Firozpur district</span> District in Punjab, India

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).

Abohar is a city and municipal corporation in the Fazilka district of the Indian state of Punjab, southeast of Fazilka city and northeast of Sri Ganganagar. It is near the India-Pakistan border. Abohar's population is 145,302 as of 2011. The city is known for kinnow production and accounts for 60% of the country's produce.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Punjab</span> Former province of India from 1947 to 1950

East Punjab was a province of India from 1947 until 1950. It consisted parts of the Punjab province that remained in India following the partition of the province between the new dominions of Pakistan and the Indian Union by the Radcliffe Commission in 1947. The mostly Muslim western parts of the old Punjab became Pakistan's West Punjab, later renamed as Punjab Province, while the mostly Hindu and Sikh eastern parts remained with India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalandhar district</span> District in Punjab, India

Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faridkot district</span> District of Punjab in India

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sri Muktsar Sahib district</span> District of Punjab in India

Sri Muktsar Sahib district, is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. The capital city of district is Sri Muktsar Sahib. The district itself was historically referred as Khidrane Di Dhaab. There are 4 Tehsils in District which consists of total 234 villages. 1. Sri Muktsar Sahib 2. Lambi 3. Gidderbaha 4. Malout

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rupnagar district</span> District of Punjab in India

Rupnagar district is one of twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. The city of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of an ancient town of the Indus Valley civilization. The major cities in Rupnagar District are Morinda, Nangal and Anandpur Sahib. Morinda is also known as Baghwāla "[The City] of Gardens." Morinda is located on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway. The Bhakra Dam in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh. Dadhi is one of the most important villages of the district, particularly because of Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fazilka</span> City in Punjab, India

Fazilka, also known as Bangla, is a city and a municipal council in Fazilka district of Punjab, India. In 2011, it was made the headquarter of the newly created Fazilka district. The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline (TAPI) project originating in Turkmenistan will have its last station in Fazilka.

Jalalabad is a city and a municipal council, just outside of Fazilka city in Fazilka district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is just 11 km from International India-Pakistan Border.

Kandhwala or Kandhwala HazarKhan is a village located in the Fazilka district of Punjab, India. The village falls under Tehsil of Fazilka district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fatehgarh Sahib district</span> District of Punjab in India

Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty-three districts of the state of Punjab, India, with its headquarters in the town of Fatehgarh Sahib.

Punjab is home to 2.3% of India's population; with a density of 551 persons per km2. According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census, Punjab has a population of 27,743,338, making it the 16th most populated state in India. Of which male and female are 14,639,465 and 13,103,873 respectively. 32% of Punjab's population consists of Dalits. In the state, the rate of population growth is 13.9% (2011), lower than national average. Out of total population, 37.5% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 10,399,146 of which 5,545,989 are males and while remaining 4,853,157 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 37.5%. According to the 2011 Census of India, Punjab, India has a population of around 27.7 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sangrur district</span> District of Punjab in India

Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pathankot district</span> District of Punjab in India

Pathankot district is the northernmost district of the Indian state of Punjab. Pathankot is the district headquarters. The district was created on July 27, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delhi–Fazilka line</span> Railway line in India

The Delhi–Fazilka line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Fazilka the latter in the Indian state of Punjab. There is a link to Firozpur Cantonment. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway. This line was a part of the historic Delhi–Karachi line.

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. ↑ "Senu Duggal assumes charge as Fazilka deputy commissioner". The Times of India. 30 November 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "District Profile at a Glance". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "District-wise Rural and Urban Child Population (0-6 years) and their sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. 1 2 "Firozpur District Religion Data - Census 2011". www.census2011.co.in.
  12. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. ↑ "After 'Awaaz Punjab Di', Bhullar wants to do a 'Dangal'". The Tribune . 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.