Fateh Pur (; ; ) is a city in the
Layyah district
Layyah District (, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The city of Layyah is the administrative headquarters of Layyah district. Layyah has a hot ...
of
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
, Pakistan. It was established in the 1980s
and acquired sub-
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
status on January 7, 2007 in the
Karor Lal Eason Tehsil. Fateh Pur is the third largest city in the Layyah district.
Economy
The economy of the area depends upon government jobs, some private jobs and agriculture-related businesses.
Major crops
Common crops grown in Fateh Pur include cotton, sugarcane, wheat and rice. Gardening and fruit production (dates, mangoes, watermelons, melons, and citrus fruit) are also important. Veterinary development is a common feature of the area. Various animals, including buffaloes, cows, goats, sheep, camels and poultry, are used for dairy and meat production.
Demographics
Population
The results of the
2017 Census determined the population of Fateh Pur's total (urban and rural) population to be 44,084. The average annual growth rate was determined to be 5.56%
since 1998. The male population is 21,908 (49.69%) and the female population 22,157 (50.31%).
[https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/06902.pdf ]
References
{{Layyah District
Populated places in Layyah District
Punjab, Pakistan articles missing geocoordinate data