https://indianpedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=124.253.63.170 IndianPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-07-30T07:50:04Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Firozpur_district&diff=294071 Firozpur district 2022-01-17T12:08:52Z <p>124.253.63.170: </p> <hr /> <div>{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Firozpur}}<br /> <br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Firozpur district<br /> | native_name = Firojpur district <br /> | settlement_type = [[Districts of Punjab, India|District]]<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | image_map = Firozpur in Punjab (India).svg<br /> | map_alt = Located in the northwest part of the state<br /> | map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br /> | pushpin_map = <br /> | pushpin_label_position = <br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = <br /> | coordinates = {{coord|30|56|24|N|74|37|12|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = Firoz Shah Tughlag<br /> | named_for = [[Firoz Shah Tughlaq]]<br /> | seat_type = Headquarters<br /> | seat = [[Firozpur]]<br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_total_km2 = 2190<br /> | area_rank = 230th<br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = 2,029,074<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_footnotes = {{cref|‡}}<br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = City - 152001, Cantt - 152002<br /> | registration_plate = PB 05<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = 69.80%<br /> | website = {{URL|http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/}}<br /> | footnotes = <br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = No. of villages<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 = 639<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 = 1<br /> | blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank4_info_sec1 = 4<br /> | official_name = <br /> }}<br /> '''Firozpur district''', also known as '''Ferozepur district''', is one of the twenty-three [[district]]s in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. Firozpur district comprises an area of {{cvt|2190|km2}}.<br /> <br /> [[Firozpur]] (Ferozepur) is the capital city of the district. It is situated inside ten gates—Amritsari Gate, Wansi Gate, Makhu Gate, Zira Gate, Bagdadi Gate, Mori Gate, Delhi Gate, Magjani Gate, Multani Gate, and Kasuri Gate.<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]] the undivided Firozpur district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,029,074.&lt;ref name=&quot;Pop&quot;&gt;[http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/population.html Population - Firozpur Online]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives it a ranking of 230th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert|380|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.08%. Firozpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 893 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.8%. (This data is before the creation of Fazilka district).{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}<br /> <br /> {{bar box|width = 300px<br /> |barwidth = 250px |cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;<br /> |title=Religion in Firozpur district{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}<br /> |titlebar=#Fcd116<br /> |left1=Religion<br /> |right1=Percent<br /> |float=right<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|53.76}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|44.67}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|#9955BB|0.95}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|0.34}}<br /> {{bar percent|Others|#9955BB|0.28}}}}<br /> <br /> ==Administration==<br /> The district is administratively into the following tehsils:&lt;ref name=&quot;Pop&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Firozpur]]<br /> * [[Zira, India|Zira]]<br /> * [[Guru Har Sahai]]<br /> <br /> List of Sub-Tehsils of Firozpur<br /> * [[Makhu]]<br /> * [[Talwandi Bhai]]<br /> * Mamdot<br /> *[[Moodkee|Mudki]]<br /> <br /> Blocks of district Firozpur<br /> * [[Firozpur]]<br /> * Ghall Khurd<br /> * [[Guru Har Sahai]]<br /> * [[Makhu]]<br /> * Mamdot<br /> * [[Zira, India|Zira]]<br /> <br /> Vidhan Sabha Seats in Firozpur<br /> * [[Firozpur]]<br /> * Firozpur Rural<br /> * [[Guru Har Sahai]]<br /> * [[Zira, India|Zira]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{cite web | url = http://ferozepur.nic.in/ | title = District Ferozepur | access-date = 2007-10-18}}<br /> <br /> {{Geographic location<br /> |Centre = Firozpur district<br /> |North = [[Taran Taran district]]<br /> |Northeast = [[Kapurthala district]] &lt;br&gt; [[Jalandhar district]]<br /> |East = [[Moga district]] <br /> |Southeast = [[Faridkot district]]<br /> |South = [[Fazilka district]]<br /> |Southwest = <br /> |West = <br /> |Northwest = ''[[Pakistan]]''<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Firozpur district}}<br /> {{Punjab (India)}}<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Firozpur District}}<br /> [[Category:Firozpur district| ]]<br /> [[Category:Districts of Punjab, India]]</div> 124.253.63.170