Firozpur Cantonment

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| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name = D.P.S. Kharbanda
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'''Ferozepur Cantonment''', also known as '''Firojpur Cantonment''' and '''Firojepur Cantonment''', is a [[cantonment]] town in [[Firozpur district]] in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is located adjacent to and south of the city of [[Firozpur]].

During the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]], Firozpur Cantonment played a key role for the [[British Indian Army]]. Today, it is the headquarters for a [[7th Infantry Division (India)|Division]] of the [[Indian Army]].

Firozpur district's key administrative offices and residences, including the district courts and the commissioner's office, are in the Cantonment rather than the city.

The Mall Road is the main road of the Cantonment and runs through most of its length. All key offices and institutions as well as residences are located on, or in close proximity to, the Mall Road.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001|alt=As of the [[2001 Census of India]]}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Firozpur Cantonment had a population of 57,418. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Firozpur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Firozpur Cantonment, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==History==
Firozpur Cantonment was established in the year 1839 when Captain [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence|H. M. Lawrence]] was posted as the Assistant [[Political officer (British Empire)|Political Agent]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Northwest Frontier]]. It is situated {{convert|5|miles}} east of the [[Sutlej River]], and about {{convert|2|mi}} south of [[Firozpur|Firozpur city]]. Firozpur city and Cantonment, being situated on the [[India–Pakistan border]], have not witnessed much industrial or commercial development. Firozpur Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment. The Cantonment is connected to the city by Jhoke Road and to the Sutlej by the [[Grand Trunk Road]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbfzr.org/|title=Official Website of Cantonment Board Ferozepur, Ministry of Defence, Government of India|website=www.cbfzr.org}}</ref>[[File:The Barki Memorial Ferozepur.jpg|thumb|The Barki Memorial Ferozepur]]
Historically, it was an important Cantonment for the British. It was a vital base for their forces, particularly during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846), but also over the course of the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] (1848–1849). It continued as an important base for supporting forward positions in modern-day [[Pakistan]]. Until [[World War II]], it was one of the largest Cantonments in this region. After the [[partition of India]], the Cantonment's importance declined. There is an abandoned airstrip of British-era vintage in the Cantonment.
The [[Battle of Saragarhi]] Gurudwara is a part of the Cantonment's military history as the men in the battle were mostly from adjoining areas.[[File:Saragarhi Memorial Ferozepur.jpg|thumb|Saragarhi Memorial Ferozepur]]

==Profile==
Firozpur Cantonment Board is constituted under the provisions of the Cantonments Act, 1924, which was enacted by the Central Government. This Board is under administrative control of Government of India through the Ministry of Defence. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, (GOC-in-Chief) Western Command, Chandimandir, acts as the local government. The Officer Commanding the Station is the President of the Board.<ref name="auto"/>
The administration of the Cantonment Board is supervised by the Defence Estates Organisation. An officer of the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) is posted as chief executive officer. Principal Director, Defence Estates, of the level of Additional Secretary at the centre, is posted in each Command, who is advisor to the GOC-in-Chief and is answerable to the Director General Defence Estates and, through him, to the Ministry of Defence.

The military units at the Cantonment come under the administrative and operational control of the [[1st Armoured Division (India)|1st Armoured Division]], [[Patiala district|Patiala]]. 2nd Battalion of [[Madras Sappers]], 2 companies of 8th Battalion [[Bengal Sappers]], 2nd and 9th [[Garhwal Rifles]], 2/[[9 Gorkha Rifles]], 1 Squadron 3rd Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 3 Squadrons of 5th Battalion [[Scinde Horse]], I Battery 34th Medium Artillery Regiment (equipped with 122 mm [[howitzer]]), D Signals Company of Divisional Signals Battalion and 23rd Field Mobile Ambulance Squadron of the [[Army Medical Corps]] are the units stationed at Firozpur Cantonment.

==Schools and colleges==
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* B.M Jain Sr. Sec. School
* Doon Junior School
* Guru Nanak College
* D.C. Model Sr. Sec. School
* Army School
* Army Public School
* Grammar Model High School
* St.Joseph's Convent School
* Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School
* Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2
* D.A.V College
* M.L.M Sr.Sec.School
* D.S.Public School.
* Vivekananda World School
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==References==
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{{Firozpur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Firozpur district]]
[[Category:Cantonments of India]]
[[Category:Cantonments of British India]]

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