Faridkot District, Punjab

Faridkot is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 200 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Faridkot. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,458 km², including 1,413.01 km² of rural area and 44.99 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Faridkot District

Faridkot District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 173 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Faridkot971,053.48
2Jaitu42404.52
3Kotkapura34—

Population of Faridkot District

According to the 2011 Census, Faridkot District had a population of 6,17,508 people living in 1,20,893 households. The population comprised 3,26,671 males and 2,90,837 females, with an average population density of 424 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,17,5084,00,4572,17,051
Male Population3,26,6712,10,7821,15,889
Female Population2,90,8371,89,6751,01,162
Total Households1,20,89376,72844,165
Population Density424 / km²283 / km²4,824 / km²

Faridkot District had 3,81,285 literate people and 69,311 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 2,40,328. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)69,31144,72224,589
Literate Population3,81,2852,29,7991,51,486
Illiterate Population2,36,2231,70,65865,565
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,40,3281,71,19969,129
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.