Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty-three districts of the
state
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India
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, with its headquarters in the town of
Fatehgarh Sahib.
The district came into existence on 13April 1992,
Baisakhi Day and derives its name from
Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the youngest son of 10th
Guru Gobind Singh, who along with his brother was bricked-up alive on the orders of Suba Sirhind,
Wazir Khan in 1704, and which is now the site of the '
Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib'.
As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Punjab (out of
22), after
Barnala.
Important cities and towns
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Amloh
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Bassi Pathana
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Khamanon
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Mandi Gobindgarh
Mandi Gobindgarh is a town and municipal committee in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the state of Punjab in North India. It is also referred to as Steel City of Punjab or "Loha Mandi" due to its large number of steel factories.
History
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Sirhind-Fategarh
Sirhind-Fategarh is a town and a municipal council in the Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab.
Demographics
In the 2011 census Sirhind-Fatehgarh had a population of 60852. Males constituted 54% of the population and female ...
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Fatehgarh Sahib
Demographics
According to the
2011 census Fatehgarh Sahib district has a
population
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of 600,163.
This gives it a ranking of 525th in India (out of a total of
640).
[ The district has a population density of .][ Its population growth over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.39%.][ Fatehgarh Sahib has a ]sex ratio
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of 871 females
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for every 1000 males,[ and a ]literacy rate
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of 80.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.07% of the population.[
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.92% of the population spoke Punjabi and 9.15% ]Hindi
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as their first language.
Politics
Notable individuals
* Giani Ditt Singh, scholar
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, poet, editor and eminent Singh Sabha
The Singh Sabha Movement was a Sikh movement that began in Punjab in the 1870s in reaction to the proselytising activities of Christians, Hindu reform movements (Brahmo Samajis, Arya Samaj) and Muslims (Aligarh movement and Ahmadiyah). The move ...
reformer.
* Tarsem Jassar (Songwriter, Singer, Actor).
* Dilpreet Dhillon (Singer, Actor)
* Narinder Batth (Lyricist)
* Kulbir Jhinjer (Singer)
* Babbu Maan (Singer)
References
External links
Official website
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Districts of Punjab, India
1992 establishments in Punjab, India