Firozpur district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Firozpur.

Firozpur district
Firojpur district
District
Memorial gurudwara for Battle of Saragarhi in Firozpur
Memorial gurudwara for Battle of Saragarhi in Firozpur
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°56′24″N 74°37′12″E / 30.94000°N 74.62000°E / 30.94000; 74.62000
Country India
State Punjab
Founded byFiroz Shah Tughluq
Named forFiroz Shah Tughluq
HeadquartersFirozpur
Area
 • Total
2,406.84 km2 (929.29 sq mi)
 • Rank230th
Population
 (2011)[‡]
 • Total
1,001,931
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB 05
Literacy69.80%
No. of villages639
Lok Sabha constituency1
Vidhan Sabha constituency4
Websiteferozepur.nic.in

Firozpur district, also known as Ferozepur district, is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. Firozpur district comprises an area of 2,190 km2 (850 sq mi).

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census the undivided Firozpur district had a population of 2,029,074.[1] This gives it a ranking of 230th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 380 inhabitants per square kilometre (980/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.08%. Firozpur has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.8%. (This data is before the creation of Fazilka district.)[2]

After bifurcation of Fazilika district, the residual district has a population of 1,001,931. Scheduled Castes made up 42.85% of the population.[3]

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Firozpur district through decades.

Sex ratio of Firozpur district[4]
Census year Ratio
2011 893
2001 885
1991 895
1981 884
1971 876
1961 840
1951 835
1941 810
1931 814
1921 802
1911 778
1901 826

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

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Firozpur district[5]
Year Urban Rural
2011 838 845
2001 813 825

Religion

Religion in New Firozpur district (2011)[6][a]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 68.59%
Hinduism
 
 28.83%
Christianity
 
 1.83%
Other or not stated
 
 0.75%
Religion in Undivided Firozpur District
Religious
group 		2011[6]
Pop. %
Sikhism 1,090,815 53.76%
Hinduism 906,408 44.67%
Christianity 19,358 0.95%
Islam 6,844 0.34%
Jainism 1,143 0.06%
Buddhism 454 0.02%
Others 4,052 0.2%
Total Population 2,029,074 100%
Religious groups in Firozpur District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[7] 1911[8][9] 1921[10] 1931[11] 1941[12]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 447,615 46.72% 418,553 43.61% 482,540 43.94% 515,430 44.56% 641,448 45.07%
Hinduism [b] 279,099 29.13% 273,832 28.53% 306,350 27.89% 244,688 21.15% 287,733 20.22%
Sikhism 228,355 23.83% 262,511 27.35% 302,761 27.57% 388,108 33.55% 479,486 33.69%
Christianity 1,908 0.2% 3,342 0.35% 5,365 0.49% 7,070 0.61% 12,607 0.89%
Jainism 1,090 0.11% 1,401 0.15% 1,211 0.11% 1,411 0.12% 1,674 0.12%
Zoroastrianism 4 0% 18 0% 15 0% 24 0% 28 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 6 0% 1 0% 1 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 13 0%
Others 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 86 0.01%
Total population 958,072 100% 959,657 100% 1,098,248 100% 1,156,732 100% 1,423,076 100%
Note: 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 region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Firozpur District (1921)[10]
Tehsil Hinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[c] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Firozpur Tehsil 56,486 25.47% 115,506 52.09% 46,535 20.99% 2,655 1.2% 534 0.24% 21 0.01% 221,737 100%
Zira Tehsil 27,037 16.25% 105,123 63.19% 33,296 20.01% 628 0.38% 289 0.17% 0 0% 166,373 100%
Moga Tehsil 41,074 19.6% 50,188 23.95% 117,503 56.07% 767 0.37% 26 0.01% 0 0% 209,558 100%
Muktsar Tehsil 54,266 25.88% 88,029 41.99% 66,408 31.68% 603 0.29% 339 0.16% 0 0% 209,645 100%
Fazilka Tehsil 127,487 43.82% 123,694 42.52% 39,019 13.41% 712 0.24% 23 0.01% 0 0% 290,935 100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Firozpur District (1941)[12]
Tehsil Hinduism [b] Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism Others[d] Total
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Firozpur Tehsil 53,520 18.44% 160,371 55.25% 70,782 24.38% 3,847 1.33% 745 0.26% 1,021 0.35% 290,286 100%
Zira Tehsil 18,863 8.95% 137,586 65.26% 50,209 23.82% 3,801 1.8% 349 0.17% 11 0.01% 210,819 100%
Moga Tehsil 30,531 10.91% 66,855 23.9% 181,454 64.86% 823 0.29% 32 0.01% 68 0.02% 279,763 100%
Muktsar Tehsil 46,169 17.13% 115,350 42.79% 106,270 39.42% 948 0.35% 313 0.12% 529 0.2% 269,579 100%
Fazilka Tehsil 138,650 37.21% 161,286 43.28% 70,771 18.99% 1,612 0.43% 235 0.06% 75 0.02% 372,629 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Language

Languages of Firozpur district (2011)[13][e]

  Punjabi (93.01%)
  Rajasthani (5.67%)
  Others (1.32%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.01% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.67% Rajasthani as their first language.[13]

Health

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Firozpur district by year.

Road accidents and people affected in Firozpur district by year[14]
Year Accidents Killed Injured Vehicles Involved
2022 155 134 55 155
2021 179 152 68 124
2020 150 119 64 123
2019 163 136 36 126

Politics

No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
75 Zira Naresh Kataria Aam Aadmi Party Government
76 Firozpur City Ranveer Singh Bhullar Aam Aadmi Party Government
77 Firozpur Rural (SC) Rajnish Dahiya Aam Aadmi Party Government
78 Guru Har Sahai Fauja Singh Srari Aam Aadmi Party Government

Administration

The district is administratively into the following tehsils:[1]

List of Sub-Tehsils of Firozpur

Blocks of district Firozpur

Vidhan Sabha Seats in Firozpur

Notable people

Notes

  1. ^ After creation of Fazilka district carved out of Firozpur, new Firozpur district consists of Zira and Firozpur tehsils.
  2. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  4. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  5. ^ Similar process to religion above

References

  1. ^ a b Population - Firozpur Online
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Firozpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "Demography | District Ferozepur, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ "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". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  14. ^ "Road Accidents in Punjab". punjab.data.gov.in. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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