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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Faridkot, Punjab}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Faridkot district
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Punjab, India|District]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| nickname =
| image_skyline = Its pic of Govt.Brijindra College Faridkot.jpg
| image_caption = Brijendra College in [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]]
| image_map = Faridkot in Punjab (India).svg
| image_map1 =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Punjab
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Punjab (India) on a white background (1).png}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = Headquarters
| subdivision_name2 = [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 13th century
| founder = Raja Mokalsi
| named_for = Sheikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Vineet Kumar, IAS
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1458
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 196
| population_total = 617,508
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 17
| population_density_km2 = 424
| population_demonym = Faridkotian, Faridkotiya
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 151203
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-1639
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000/890 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 69.60%
| website = {{URL|www.faridkot.nic.in}}
}}

'''Faridkot district''' is a district lying in the South-Western part of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India with [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]] city as the district headquarters.

== Etymology ==
The district is named after its headquarters, [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot city]], which in turn is named in the honor of [[Baba Farid]], who was a [[Sufi]] saint and a [[Muslim]] missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of [[Bhatnair]], [[Rajasthan]]. According to popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after [[Baba Farid]] paid a visit to the town. It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi's son Jairsi and Wairsi.

== History ==
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=182145|23=1961|24=244718|25=1971|26=293475|27=1981|28=370556|29=1991|30=455005|31=2001|32=550892|33=2011|34=617508|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

The region was a self-governing princely state during the British Raj. Before independence, most of the area was ruled by the Sikh Maharaja of [[Faridkot State|Faridkot]],<ref>1915 Faridkot State Gazetters [https://revenue.punjab.gov.in/?q=punjab-state-gazetteer Available here]</ref> while the [[Jaitu|Jaito]] [[pargana]], consisting of 16 villages, was part of [[Nabha State]].<ref>''Punjab Phulkian States Gazetteers, Volume XVII-A, 1904'', p. 339. [[iarchive:dli.ministry.08612|Available at Archive.org]]</ref>

In 1947–48, both states acceded to the Dominion of India and became part of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] in 1948. Faridkot was made a tehsil of [[Bathinda district]]. In 1956, [[PEPSU]] was merged into Punjab.<ref name=":02">[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31763 1951 Census of india, Punjab, Pepsu, Hiamchal, delhi, bilaspur Part- I Report]</ref><ref name=":12">Page No. 10,11 - [https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30478 General Population Tables, Part II-A, Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961]</ref>

Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972, comprising Faridkot tehsil (from [[Bathinda district]] ) and Moga and Muktsar tehsils (from [[Firozpur|Ferozepur]]).<ref name=":0">Brief Industrial Profile Of District FARIDKOT -https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Faridkot.pdf</ref> In November 1995, the district was trifurcated: [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]] and [[Nihal Singh Wala]] tehsils were formed into the new [[Moga district]], while [[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Muktsar tehsil]] was granted the status of a separate district.<ref>Page no. 2 - [https://revenue.punjab.gov.in/sites/default/files/Punjab%20District%20Gazetteers%20-%20Moga.pdf Moga District Gazzetters 2010]</ref><ref>[https://forest.punjab.gov.in/en/organogram/circle-division/ferozepur-circle/ferozepur/#:~:text=Moga%20district%20is%20the%2017th,of%20the%20state%20of%20Punjab. Punjab Forest Moga District Hisotry]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab district census handbook - Muktsar |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0310_PART_B_DCHB_MUKTSAR.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713002523/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0310_PART_B_DCHB_MUKTSAR.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-13}}</ref>

== Location, area & Administration ==
Faridkot district is surrounded by district [[Firozpur|Ferozepur]] in the North-West, [[Muktsar district|Muktsar]] in the South-West, Bathinda in the South, and Moga in the East.

The District covers an area of 1469 km<sup>2</sup> which is 2.92% of the total area of the State and accommodates a population of 552,466, which is 2.27% of the total population of the State.

It has three Subdivisions/ Tehsils namely Faridkot, Kotkapura and Jaito and a Sub Tehsil namely Sadiq comprising a total of 171 villages. Faridkot District has two development blocks namely [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]] and [[Kotkapura]].

In 2020, Faridkot has been made new police division. Earlier, Faridkot was part of Ferozepur police division. Moga and Mukatsar districts were also attached with Faridkot police division.

== Politics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Constituency
! Name of MLA
! colspan="2" | Party
!Bench
|-
!87
|[[Faridkot Assembly constituency|Faridkot]]
|[[Gurdit Singh Sekhon]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|-
!88
|[[Kotkapura Assembly constituency|Kotkapura]]
|[[Kultar Singh Sandhwan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|-
!89
|[[Jaitu Assembly constituency|Jaitu]] (SC)
|[[Amolak Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|}

==Overview==
The Faridkot district contains 2 Cities [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]], [[Kotkapura]]. More than 7 towns/villages are quite notable in the Faridkot area such as [[Jaitu]], [[Bajakhana]], Panjgarain Kalan, Deep Singh Wala, [[Golewali|Golewala]], [[Jhok Sarkari]], Doad, Ghugiana, Sadiq, Chand Bhan, etc. Faridkot is a hub for premier educational institutions. North India's only Medical University i.e. [[Baba Farid University of Health Sciences]] is also named after [[Baba Farid]] besides [[Guru Gobind Singh Medical College]], Engineering and [[Dental college|Dental Colleges]].

<gallery>

File:Entrance of Farmer's House Faridkot 02.jpg|Entrance of Farmer's House Faridkot
File:Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot 04.jpg|Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot
File:Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot 05.jpg|Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot
File:Foundation stone of Govt. School of Bargari.jpg|Foundation stone of Govt. School of Bargari (Faridkot)
File:Entrance of District Court Faridkot.jpg|Entrance of District Court Faridkot
File:Foundation Stone of Davies Model Agricultural Farm and Farmers's House Faridkot 03.jpg|Foundation Stone of Davies Model Agricultural Farm and Farmers's House Faridkot
File:Govt. Brijindra College Faridkot.jpg|Govt. Brijindra College Faridkot
File:Its pic of Govt.Brijindra College Faridkot.jpg|Govt.Brijindra College Faridkot
</gallery>

==List of villages==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Ahel (Village)|Ahel]]
* [[Arayianwala Kalan]]
* [[Arayianwala Khurd]]
* [[Aulakh]]
* [[Bageana]]
* [[Bajakhana]]
* [[Bargari, Faridkot|Bargari]]
* [[Beguwala]]
* [[Behbal kalan]]
* [[Behbal khurd]]
* [[Bhag Singh wala]]
* [[Bhagthala Kalan]]
* [[Bhagthala Khurd]]
* Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti
* [[Bhana, Faridkot|Bhana]]
* [[Bihlewala]]
* [[Bholuwala, Faridkot|Bholuwala]]
* Bir Bholuwala
* Bir Chahal
* Bir Sikhanwala
* [[Burj Jawahar Singh Wala]]
* [[Burj Masta]]
* [[Buttar (Village)|Buttar]]
* [[Chahal (Village)|Chahal]]
* Chak Dhudi
* Chak Kalyan
* Chak Sahu
* Chak Seman
* Chak Shama
* [[Chambeli]]
* [[Chand baja]]
* [[Chaina, Faridkot|Chaina]]
* [[Chet Singh Wala]]
* Chugewala
* Dabrikhana
* [[Daggo Romana]]
* [[Dallewala]]
* [[Dana Romana]]
* Dawareana
* [[Deep Singh Wala]]
* Deviwala
* [[Dhab Sher Singh Wala]]
* [[Dhaipai]]
* [[Dhilwan Kalan]]
* [[Dhilwan Khurd]]
* [[Dhimanwali]]
* [[Dhudi]]
* [[Dhurkot, Faridkot|Dhurkot]]
* [[Dod, Faridkot|Dod]]
* [[Faridkot (Rural)]]
* Ghaniewala
* [[Ghoniwala]]
* [[Ghuduwala]]
* [[Ghugiana]]
* [[Ghumiara]]
* Gondara
* [[Golewala]]
* Gurusar
* [[Hardialeana]]
* [[Hari Nau]]
* Hariewala
* [[Hassan Bhatti]]
* Jalaleana
* [[Jand Sahib]]
* [[Jandwala, Faridkot|Jandwala]]
* [[Janerian]]
* Jeonwala
* Jhakhar Wala
* [[Jhariwala]]
* [[Jhok Sarkari]]
* [[Jhotiwala]]
* [[Kabalwala]]
* [[Kaler (Village)|Kaler]]
* [[Kamiana]]
* [[Kanianwali, Faridkot|Kanianwali]]
* [[Kauni, Faridkot|Kauni]]
* [[Khara, Faridkot|Khara]]
* Khilchi
* [[Kingra]]
* [[Koharwala]]
* [[Kot Sukhia]]
* Kotha Guru
* Kothe Kehar Singh
* [[Lambwali]]
* [[Machaki Kalan]]
* [[Machaki Khurd]]
* [[Machaki Mal Singh]]
* Malla
* [[Mallewala]]
* Mandwala
* [[Mani Singh Wala]]
* [[Marahar]]
* [[Matta, Faridkot|Matta]]
* [[Maur, Faridkot|Maur]]
* [[Mehmuana]]
* Midu Maan
* [[Mishriwala]]
* [[Moranwali]]
* [[Mumara]]
* Nangal
* Naraingarh
* Nathalwala
* Nathewala
* [[Pakhi Kalan]]
* Pakhi Khurd
* [[Pakka, Faridkot|Pakka]]
* [[Panjgrain Kalan]]
* [[Pehluwala]]
* Phide Kalan
* Phide Khurd
* [[Pindi Balochan]]
* [[Pipli (Village)]]
* [[Qila Nau]]
* Rajowala
* [[Ratti Rori]]
* Rupianwala
* [[Sadhanwala]]
* Sadhuwala
* [[Sadiq (town)|Sadiq]]
* Saideke
* [[Sandhwan]]
* [[Sangatpura]]
* [[Sango Romana]]
* [[Sangrahur]]
* Sarawan
* [[Sher Singh Wala]]
* Sibbian
* Sikhanwala
* Simrewala
* [[Sirsari]]
* [[Sukhanwala]]
* [[Tehna]]
* Thara
* [[Virewala Kalan]]
* Virewala Khurd
* [[Wander Jatana]]
* Wara Daraka
* Rorikapura{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Faridkot district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 617,508,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Faridkot |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/988/download/2966/DH_2011_0311_PART_A_DCHB_FARIDKOT.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Vermont 625,741 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 519th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a [[population density]] of {{convert|424|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.18%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Faridkot has a [[sex ratio]] of 889 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 38.92% of the population.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Gender===
The table below shows the sex ratio of Faridkot district through decades.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Sex ratio of Faridkot district<ref>{{cite web |title=District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-decadal-sex-ratio-punjab |website=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |date=21 January 2022 |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
! Census Year !! 1951 !! 1961 !! 1971 !! 1981 !! 1991 !! 2001 !! 2011
|-
! Sex Ratio || 856 || 849 || 866 || 879 || 883 || 883 || 890
|}

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Faridkot district.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Faridkot district<ref>{{cite web |title=District-wise Rural and Urban Child Population (0-6 years) and their sex ratio in Punjab |url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-rural-and-urban-child-population-0-6-years-and-their-sex-ratio-punjab |website=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India |date=21 January 2022 |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>
!Year!!Urban!!Rural
|-
|2011||844||854
|-
|2001||797||820
|}

===Religions===
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Faridkot district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389/download/14502/DDW03C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|76.08}}
{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Hindus|Hinduism]]|darkorange|22.89}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Punjab, India|Islam]]|green|0.51}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.52}}
|float=right
}}

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Faridkot district.
Note:- The separation of Moga and Muktsar district from Faridkot in 1995 caused significant changes in the population numbers after that year.

{|class="wikitable sort"
|+Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Faridkot district<ref>{{cite web | url=https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-population-religion-punjab | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref>
!Religion!!Urban (2011)!!Rural (2011)!!Urban (2001)!!Rural (2001)!!Urban (1991)!!Rural (1991)
|-
|Hindu||1,12,625 ||28,738||97,765 ||21,937||1,97,618||98,506
|-
|Sikh||1,00,593||3,69,196 ||93,290||3,33,814||1,42,770||9,87,591
|-
|Muslim||1,503||1,622 ||729||1,010||447||4,697
|-
|Christian||743 ||484||543 ||396||1,181||1,209
|-
|Other religions||1,587 ||417||1,244||164||15,538||656
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious groups in Faridkot District ([[British Punjab province]] era)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in India|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881A">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 |pages=14 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881C">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057658 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. |year=1881 |pages=14 }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318669 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318669 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory |year=1891 |pages=14 |last1=Edward Maclagan |first1=Sir |volume=2 }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |pages=34}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=27}}</ref><ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |pages=27 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }}</ref>
|-
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
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|-
! [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 40,187
| {{Percentage | 40187 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 47,164
| {{Percentage | 47164 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 52,721
| {{Percentage | 52721 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 55,397
| {{Percentage | 55397 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 66,658
| {{Percentage | 66658 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 92,880
| {{Percentage | 92880 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 115,070
| {{Percentage | 115070 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 29,035
| {{Percentage | 29035 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 34,376
| {{Percentage | 34376 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 35,996
| {{Percentage | 35996 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 37,105
| {{Percentage | 37105 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 44,813
| {{Percentage | 44813 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 49,912
| {{Percentage | 49912 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 61,352
| {{Percentage | 61352 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 27,463
| {{Percentage | 27463 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 33,079
| {{Percentage | 33079 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 35,778
| {{Percentage | 35778 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 37,377
| {{Percentage | 37377 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 38,610
| {{Percentage | 38610 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 20,855
| {{Percentage | 20855 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 21,814
| {{Percentage | 21814 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
| 349
| {{Percentage | 349 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 408
| {{Percentage | 408 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 406
| {{Percentage | 406 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 409
| {{Percentage | 409 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 473
| {{Percentage | 473 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 550
| {{Percentage | 550 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 800
| {{Percentage | 800 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 13
| {{Percentage | 13 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 11
| {{Percentage | 11 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 6
| {{Percentage | 6 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 107
| {{Percentage | 107 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 167
| {{Percentage | 167 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 247
| {{Percentage | 247 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Buddhism]] [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Judaism]] [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! Others
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 97034 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 115040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 124912 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 130294 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 150661 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 164364 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 199283 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 97,034
! {{Percentage | 97034 | 97034 | 2 }}
! 115,040
! {{Percentage | 115040 | 115040 | 2 }}
! 124,912
! {{Percentage | 124912 | 124912 | 2 }}
! 130,294
! {{Percentage | 130294 | 130294 | 2 }}
! 150,661
! {{Percentage | 150661 | 150661 | 2 }}
! 164,364
! {{Percentage | 164364 | 164364 | 2 }}
! 199,283
! {{Percentage | 199283 | 199283 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note1: [[British Punjab province]] era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province region]] during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br>Note2: [[British Punjab province]] era figures are for [[Faridkot State]].}}
|}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Faridkot district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 91.79 |color1 = sky blue
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 6.91 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 1.30 |color3 = grey
|thumb=right
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 91.79% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 6.91% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10219/download/13331/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0300.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Health==
The number of registered doctors in the Faridkot district were 1,345 and 2,997 registered nurses, as of year 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.gov.in/resource/districtwise-registered-number-doctors-punjab-1968-2018-april-march | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.gov.in/resource/district-wise-registered-nurses-punjab-1968-2018-april-march | title=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref>

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Fridkot, as of year 2020.

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Fridkot, year 2020<ref name="niti.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-07/Faridkot-Punjab.pdf |author1=Singh. N. |author2=P.H. Nguyen |author3=M. Jangid |author4=S.K. Singh |author5=R. Sarwal |author6=N. Bhatia |author7=R. Johnston |author8=W. Joe |author9=P. Menon |title=District Nutrition Profile: Faridkot, Punjab |date=March 2022 |location=New Delhi, India |publisher=[[International Food Policy Research Institute]]}}</ref>
!Indicators!!Number of children (<5 years)!! Percent (2020)!! Percent (2016)
|-
|Stunted||13,534||28%||35%
|-
|Wasted||4,931||10%||23%
|-
|Severely wasted||1,328||3%||11%
|-
|Underweight||9,973||21%||27%
|-
|Overweight/obesity||1,313||3%||1%
|-
|Anemia||32,889||76%||61%
|-
|Total children||48,111||||
|}

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Fridkot of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+District nutritional profile of Fridkot of women of 15–49 years, in 2020<ref name="niti.gov.in"/>
!Indicators!!Number of women (15–49 years)!! Percent (2020)!!Percent (2016)
|-
|Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)||31,663||16%||11%
|-
|Overweight/obesity||76,581||39%||24%
|-
|Hypertension||50,788||26%||12%
|-
|Diabetes||29,369||15%||NA
|-
|Anemia (non-preg)||123,249||63%||43%
|-
|Anemia (preg)||6,298||58%||27%
|-
|Total women (preg)||10,907||||
|-
|Total women||194,368||||
|}

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Faridkot district.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Faridkot district<ref>"National Family Health Survey - 5
2019 -21, District Fact Sheet, Kapurthala, Punjab", https://rchiips.org/nfhs/nfhs-5_fcts/PB/Kapurthala.pdf{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>"National Family Health Survey - 4
2015 -16, District Fact Sheet, Faridkot, Punjab", Page 2, http://rchiips.org/nfhs/FCTS/PB/PB_FactSheet_45_Faridkot.pdf</ref>
!Method!! Total (2015–16)!!Urban (2015–16)!!Rural (2015–16)
|-
|Female sterilization||48.1%||46.6%||48.7%
|-
|Male sterilization||0.1%||0.0%||0.2%
|-
|IUD/PPIUD||11.1%||11.8%||10.9%
|-
|Pill||2.4%||2.2%||2.5%
|-
|Condom||12.1%||19.6%||9.5%
|-
|Any modern method||73.9%||80.1%||71.7%
|-
|Any method||81.5%||85.0%||80.3%
|-
|Total unmet need||5.6%||2.3%||6.8%
|-
|Unmet need for spacing|| 4.1%||1.4%||5.1%
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://faridkot.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Faridkot district
|North =
|Northeast =
|East = [[Moga district]]
|Southeast = [[Bathinda district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Muktsar district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Firozpur district]]
}}

{{Faridkot district}}
{{Punjab (India)}}
{{Authority control}}

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Faridkot district - Revision history

MichaleYarbrough at 04:02, 11 February 2026