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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Fatehgarh Sahib}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fatehgarh Sahib district
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| nickname = FGS
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Punjab, India|District]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| image_skyline = Aam Khas Bagh, Fatehgarh Sahib.jpg
| image_caption = [[Aam Khas Bagh]], [[Fatehgarh Sahib]]
| image_map = Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab (India).svg
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| map_caption = Location in Punjab
| coordinates = {{coord|30.38|N|76.23|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of 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 = [[Fatehgarh Sahib]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 600,163
| population_as_of = 2011 census
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 140406
| registration_plate = PB-23
| website = {{URL|fatehgarhsahib.nic.in}}
| footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhtourism.com/fatehgarh-sahib.htm |title=Fatehgarh Sahib |publisher=Sikhtourism |access-date=2008-06-30}}
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'''Fatehgarh Sahib district''' is one of the twenty-three districts of the [[States of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India, with its headquarters in the town of [[Sirhind]].

The district came into existence on 13{{nbsp}}April 1992, [[Baisakhi]] Day and derives its name from [[Fateh Singh (Sikhism)|Sahibzada Fateh Singh]], the youngest son of 10th [[Guru Gobind Singh]], who along with his brother was bricked-up alive on the orders of Suba Sirhind, [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]] in 1704,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/wazirkhan.html |title=Events-Wazir Khan |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509162506/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/wazirkhan.html |archive-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and which is now the site of the '[[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib|Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib]]'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhtourism.com/fatehgarh-sahib.htm |title=Fatehgarh Sahib |publisher=Sikhtourism |access-date=2008-06-30}}</ref>

As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Punjab (out of [[List of districts of Punjab, India|22]]), after [[Barnala district|Barnala]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Fatehgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/990/download/2974/DH_2011_0306_PART_A_DCHB_FATEHGARH_SAHIB.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== History ==
During the British era, this region was primarily part of the princely states of [[Patiala State]] and [[Nabha State]]. It was then known as the ''Bassi District'', comprising the Sirhind and Dhuri tehsils of Patiala State—though Dhuri is not part of the District today, while Amloh formed a separate district under [[Nabha State]].

After Patiala, Nabha acceded to the [[Dominion of India]], the princely states were reorganized, and Fatehgarh Sahib became a district within the newly formed [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU). However, in 1953, this district was merged into [[Patiala district|Patiala District]].<ref>Page no.- 68, [https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30692 Census of india, Vol. XIII Punjab 1961 census.gov.in]</ref>

The region later regained district status on 13 April 1992, on the occasion of [[Baisakhi]] Day.

==Important cities and towns==
* [[Amloh]]
* [[Bassi Pathana]]
* [[Khamanon]]
* [[Mandi Gobindgarh]]
* [[Sirhind-Fategarh]]
* [[Fatehgarh Sahib]]

== Divisions ==
The district is divided into four [[Tehsil]]s: [[Amloh]], [[Bassi Pathana]], [[Khamanon]] and [[Fatehgarh Sahib|Fatehgarth Sahib]], which are further divided into two sub-tehsils: [[Mandi Gobindgarh]] and Chanarhal Kalan. It also comprises five blocks, [[Amloh]], [[Bassi Pathana]], [[Khamanon]], [[Sirhind]] and Khera.<ref>[https://fatehgarhsahib.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ District Fatehgarth Sahib gov.in]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=191919|23=1961|24=246234|25=1971|26=305407|27=1981|28=389139|29=1991|30=455312|31=2001|32=538470|33=2011|34=600163|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Fatehgarh Sahib district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 600,163.<ref name="districtcensus"/> This gives it a ranking of 525th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 508 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its population growth over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Fatehgarh Sahib has a [[sex ratio]] of 871 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.07% of the population.<ref name=districtcensus/>

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

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Sex ratio of Fatehgarh Sahib 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!!Ratio
|-
|2011||871
|-
|2001||854
|-
|1991||871
|-
|1981||841
|-
|1971||831
|-
|1961||815
|-
|1951||773
|}

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

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Fatehgarh Sahib 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||857 ||835
|-
|2001||791||757
|}

===Religions===
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Fatehgarh Sahib 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=
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|71.23}}
{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Hindus|Hinduism]]|darkorange|25.47}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Punjab, India|Islam]]|Green|2.80}}
{{bar percent|Others|Grey|0.49}}
}}

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

{|class="wikitable sort"
|+Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Fatehgarh Sahib 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)
|-
|Hindu||1,02,590 ||50,261||81,298||41,358
|-
|Sikh||76,424 ||3,51,097 ||65,935||3,35,237
|-
|Muslim||5,330||11,478||3,349||9,440
|-
|Christian||513||1,185||270||815
|-
|Other religions||625||660||239||100
|}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption=Languages of Fatehgarh Sahib district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 89.92 |color1 = pink
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 9.15 |color2 = Orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.93 |color3 = Grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.92% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 9.15% [[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 table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Fatehgarh Sahib district by year.

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+Road accidents and people affected in Fatehgarh Sahib district by year<ref>{{cite web | url =https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/road-accidents-punjab | title = Road Accidents in Punjab | website = punjab.data.gov.in | access-date = October 1, 2024 }}</ref>
!Year!!Accidents!!Killed!!Injured!!Vehicles Involved
|-
|2022||219||161||134||219
|-
|2021||229||166||110||308
|-
|2020||212||159||109||183
|-
|2019||222||151||182||218
|}

== Politics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Constituency
! Name of MLA
! colspan="2" | Party
!Bench
|-
!54
|[[Bassi Pathana Assembly constituency|Bassi Pathana]] (SC)
| [[Rupinder Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|-
!55
|[[Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly constituency|Fatehgarh Sahib]]
| [[Lakhbir Singh Rai]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|-
!56
|[[Amloh Assembly constituency|Amloh]]
|[[Gurinder Singh Garry]]
| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|Government
|}

==Notable individuals==
* [[Giani Ditt Singh]], scholar, poet, editor and eminent [[Singh Sabha]] reformer
*[[Santokh Singh Dhir]], a Punjabi writer and poet
* [[Tarsem Jassar]] (Songwriter, Singer, Actor).
* [[Dilpreet Dhillon]] (Singer, Actor)
* [[Babbu Maan]] (Singer)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://fatehgarhsahib.nic.in/ Official website]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/punjab/districts/fatehgarhsahib.htm District Map of Fatehgarh Sahib district]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Fatehgarh Sahib district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Rupnagar district]]
|East = [[Mohali district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Patiala district]]
|Southwest = [[Sangrur district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Ludhiana district]]
}}

{{Fatehgarh Sahib district}}
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