Английская Википедия:Firozpur district
Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement 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 Шаблон:Cvt.
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 Шаблон:Convert. 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.
| 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.
| Year | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 838 | 845 |
| 2001 | 813 | 825 |
Religion
| Religion | Population (1941)[6]Шаблон:Rp | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[7] | Percentage (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Файл:Star and Crescent.svg | 641,448 | Шаблон:Percentage | 6,844 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| Sikhism Файл:Khanda.svg | 479,486 | Шаблон:Percentage | 1,090,815 | 53.76% |
| Hinduism Файл:Om.svgШаблон:Efn | 287,733 | Шаблон:Percentage | 906,408 | 44.67% |
| Christianity Файл:Christian cross.svg | 11,031 | Шаблон:Percentage | 19,358 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| Others Шаблон:Efn | 3,378 | Шаблон:Percentage | 5,649 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| Total Population | 1,423,076 | Шаблон:Percentage | 2,029,074 | Шаблон:Percentage |
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.01% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.67% Rajasthani as their first language.[8]
Politics
| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Zira | Naresh Kataria | Шаблон:Full party name with color | Government | |
| 76 | Firozpur City | Ranveer Singh Bhullar | Шаблон:Full party name with color | Government | |
| 77 | Firozpur Rural (SC) | Rajnish Dahiya | Шаблон:Full party name with color | Government | |
| 78 | Guru Har Sahai | Fauja Singh Srari | Шаблон:Full party name with color | Government | |
Administration
The district is administratively into the following tehsils:[1]
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
Notable people
- Mohinder Singh Randhawa, a historian, civil servant, botanist, and author
- Harvinder Sahota, an Indian American cardiologist, researcher and inventor, known for the invention of Perfusion Balloon Angioplasty known as "Sahota Perfusion Balloon"
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, an athlete, first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal in Asian games and receiver of Padma Shri award
- Lawrence Bishnoi, an Indian gangster
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:Firozpur district Шаблон:Punjab (India) Шаблон:Authority control
