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Faridkot district is a district lying in the South-Western part of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters, 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
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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,[1] while the Jaito pargana, consisting of 16 villages, was part of Nabha State.[2]
In 1947–48, both states acceded to the Dominion of India and became part of the PEPSU in 1948. Faridkot was made a tehsil of Bathinda district. In 1956, PEPSU was merged into Punjab.[3][4]
Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972, comprising Faridkot tehsil (from Bathinda district ) and Moga and Muktsar tehsils (from Ferozepur).[5] In November 1995, the district was trifurcated: Moga and Nihal Singh Wala tehsils were formed into the new Moga district, while Muktsar tehsil was granted the status of a separate district.[6][7][8]
Location, area & Administration
Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the North-West, Muktsar in the South-West, Bathinda in the South, and Moga in the East.
The District covers an area of 1469 km2 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 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
| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
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| 87 | Faridkot | Gurdit Singh Sekhon | Template:Full party name with color | Government | |
| 88 | Kotkapura | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | Template:Full party name with color | Government | |
| 89 | Jaitu (SC) | Amolak Singh | Template:Full party name with color | Government | |
Overview
The Faridkot district contains 2 Cities Faridkot, Kotkapura. More than 7 towns/villages are quite notable in the Faridkot area such as Jaitu, Bajakhana, Panjgarain Kalan, Deep Singh Wala, 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 Colleges.
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Entrance of Farmer's House Faridkot
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Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot
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Foundation Stone of Harindra - Civil Hospital Faridkot
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Foundation stone of Govt. School of Bargari (Faridkot)
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Entrance of District Court Faridkot
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Foundation Stone of Davies Model Agricultural Farm and Farmers's House Faridkot
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Govt. Brijindra College Faridkot
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Govt.Brijindra College Faridkot
List of villages
- Ahel
- Arayianwala Kalan
- Arayianwala Khurd
- Aulakh
- Bageana
- Bajakhana
- Bargari
- Beguwala
- Behbal kalan
- Behbal khurd
- Bhag Singh wala
- Bhagthala Kalan
- Bhagthala Khurd
- Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti
- Bhana
- Bihlewala
- Bholuwala
- Bir Bholuwala
- Bir Chahal
- Bir Sikhanwala
- Burj Jawahar Singh Wala
- Burj Masta
- Buttar
- Chahal
- Chak Dhudi
- Chak Kalyan
- Chak Sahu
- Chak Seman
- Chak Shama
- Chambeli
- Chand baja
- 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
- Dod
- Faridkot (Rural)
- Ghaniewala
- Ghoniwala
- Ghuduwala
- Ghugiana
- Ghumiara
- Gondara
- Golewala
- Gurusar
- Hardialeana
- Hari Nau
- Hariewala
- Hassan Bhatti
- Jalaleana
- Jand Sahib
- Jandwala
- Janerian
- Jeonwala
- Jhakhar Wala
- Jhariwala
- Jhok Sarkari
- Jhotiwala
- Kabalwala
- Kaler
- Kamiana
- Kanianwali
- Kauni
- 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
- Maur
- Mehmuana
- Midu Maan
- Mishriwala
- Moranwali
- Mumara
- Nangal
- Naraingarh
- Nathalwala
- Nathewala
- Pakhi Kalan
- Pakhi Khurd
- Pakka
- Panjgrain Kalan
- Pehluwala
- Phide Kalan
- Phide Khurd
- Pindi Balochan
- Pipli (Village)
- Qila Nau
- Rajowala
- Ratti Rori
- Rupianwala
- Sadhanwala
- Sadhuwala
- 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
- RorikapuraTemplate:Div col end
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Faridkot district has a population of 617,508,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[10] or the US state of Vermont.[11] This gives it a ranking of 519th in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.18%.[9] Faridkot has a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 38.92% of the population.[9]
Gender
The table below shows the sex ratio of Faridkot district through decades.
| Census Year | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| 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.
| Year | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 844 | 854 |
| 2001 | 797 | 820 |
Religions
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.
| Religion | Urban (2011) | Rural (2011) | Urban (2001) | Rural (2001) | Urban (1991) | Rural (1991) |
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| 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 |
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Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 91.79% of the population spoke Punjabi and 6.91% Hindi as their first language.[25]
Health
The number of registered doctors in the Faridkot district were 1,345 and 2,997 registered nurses, as of year 2018.[26][27]
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
References
- ↑ 1915 Faridkot State Gazetters Available here
- ↑ Punjab Phulkian States Gazetteers, Volume XVII-A, 1904, p. 339. Available at Archive.org
- ↑ 1951 Census of india, Punjab, Pepsu, Hiamchal, delhi, bilaspur Part- I Report
- ↑ Page No. 10,11 - General Population Tables, Part II-A, Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961
- ↑ Brief Industrial Profile Of District FARIDKOT -https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Faridkot.pdf
- ↑ Page no. 2 - Moga District Gazzetters 2010
- ↑ Punjab Forest Moga District Hisotry
- ↑ Punjab district census handbook - Muktsar.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 District Census Hand Book – Faridkot. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab. Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India(21 January 2022). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ District-wise Rural and Urban Child Population (0-6 years) and their sex ratio in Punjab. Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India(21 January 2022). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ↑ Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India(21 January 2022).
- ↑ Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I.. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ↑ Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II.. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ↑ Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III.. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ↑ The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ↑ 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.]. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables.. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India(21 January 2022).
- ↑ Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India(21 January 2022).
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 District Nutrition Profile: Faridkot, Punjab. International Food Policy Research Institute(March 2022).
- ↑ "National Family Health Survey - 5 2019 -21, District Fact Sheet, Kapurthala, Punjab", https://rchiips.org/nfhs/nfhs-5_fcts/PB/Kapurthala.pdfTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ "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
External links
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