Fatehgarh Sahib District

Population: 599,814 (2011)

State: Punjab

Language: Punjabi

Headquarters: Fatehgarh Sahib

 

Date of formation: 13th April 1992

Area: 1181 square kilometers

Density of population: 508 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 80.30 % - Male: 84.50 %, Female: 75.50 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:871

 

Boundaries of Fatehgarh Sahib District

 

North: Ludhiana District and Rupnagar District, Punjab

South: Patiala District, Punjab

East: Rupnagar District and Patiala District, Punjab

West: Ludhiana District and Sangrur District, Punjab

 

Fatehgarh Sahib District Average Rainfall:

Fatehgarh Sahib District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 45 deg C

Fatehgarh Sahib District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 4 deg C

 

FATEHGARH SAHIB DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Rivers and Canals: Patiala Rao, Sirhind Canal, Sirhind Choe, Bhakara Canal, Narwana Branch, Satluj Yamuna Link Canal

Tehsils: Fatehgarh Sahib, Amloh, Khamanon, Bassi Pathana

Sub Tehsil: Gobindgarh

Development Blocks: Fatehgarh Sahib, amloh, Khamanon, Khera, Bassi Pathana

Assembly Constituencies: Bassi Pathana, Amloh, Fategarh Sahib

 

Fatehgarh Sahib District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Aam Khas Bagh

2. Sanghol

3. Floating Restaurant Sirhind

4. Ustad Di Mazar

5. Shahgird Di Mazar

6. Rauza Sharif

7. Mata Chakreshvri Devi Temple

 

Fatehgarh Sahib District Facts: This is the second least populous district in Punjab next only to Barnala. This district was named after Sahibzada Fateh Singh the youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh.  

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, wheat, cotton

 

Major Colleges: Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Polytechnic College

 

What is Fatehgarh Sahib District Famous For: Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib

 

Famous People From Fatehgarh Sahib District: Babby Maan, Sukh Dev Thapar, Ahmad Sirhindi

 

Fatehgarh Sahib District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Fatehgarh Sahib District