Firozpur district

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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. 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).

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

Religion

Religion in Firozpur district (2011)
Religion Percent
Sikhism
87.96%
Hinduism
9.90%
Christianity
1.62%
Other or not stated
0.62%
Religion in Undivided Firozpur District [b]
Religion Population (1941)[5]: 42  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[4] Percentage (2011)
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 641,448 45.07% 6,844 0.34%
Sikhism Khanda.svg 479,486 33.69% 1,590,815 87.96%
Hinduism Om.svg[c] 287,733 20.22% 206,408 9.90%
Christianity Christian cross.svg 11,031 0.78% 19,358 0.95%
Others [d] 3,378 0.24% 5,649 0.28%
Total Population 1,423,076 100% 2,029,074 100%

Language

Languages of Firozpur district (2011)
  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.

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:

  • Firozpur
  • Zira
  • Guru Har Sahai

List of Sub-Tehsils of Firozpur

  • Makhu
  • Talwandi Bhai
  • Mamdot
  • Mudki

Blocks of district Firozpur

  • Firozpur
  • Ghall Khurd
  • Guru Har Sahai
  • Makhu
  • Mamdot
  • Zira

Vidhan Sabha Seats in Firozpur

  • Firozpur
  • Firozpur Rural
  • Guru Har Sahai
  • Zira