Fatehabad District, Haryana

Fatehabad is an administrative district in Haryana, India. The district is located about 200 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Haryana. Its administrative headquarters is in Fatehabad. Hindi and Haryanvi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,538 km², including 2,503.26 km² of rural area and 34.74 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Fatehabad District

Fatehabad District is divided into 7 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 245 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Bhattukalan St18
2Bhuna St18
3Fatehabad551,421.52
4Jakhal St21
5Kulan St25
6Ratia66512.55
7Tohana42603.93

Population of Fatehabad District

According to the 2011 Census, Fatehabad District had a population of 9,42,011 people living in 1,80,637 households. The population comprised 4,95,360 males and 4,46,651 females, with an average population density of 371 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population9,42,0117,62,4231,79,588
Male Population4,95,3604,00,81494,546
Female Population4,46,6513,61,60985,042
Total Households1,80,6371,45,13735,500
Population Density371 / km²305 / km²5,169 / km²

Fatehabad District had 5,57,578 literate people and 1,21,024 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 2,84,357. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,21,02499,25921,765
Literate Population5,57,5784,34,5311,23,047
Illiterate Population3,84,4333,27,89256,541
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,84,3572,39,21545,142
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.