Fatehgarh Sahib District, Punjab

Fatehgarh Sahib is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 45 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Fatehgarh Sahib. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,180 km², including 1,102.33 km² of rural area and 77.67 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Fatehgarh Sahib District

Fatehgarh Sahib District is divided into 4 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 457 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Amloh106270.84
2Bassi Pathana100225.36
3Fatehgarh Sahib175483.51
4Khamanon76200.28

Population of Fatehgarh Sahib District

According to the 2011 Census, Fatehgarh Sahib District had a population of 6,00,163 people living in 1,18,100 households. The population comprised 3,20,795 males and 2,79,368 females, with an average population density of 509 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,00,1634,14,6811,85,482
Male Population3,20,7952,20,0501,00,745
Female Population2,79,3681,94,63184,737
Total Households1,18,10078,99739,103
Population Density509 / km²376 / km²2,388 / km²

Fatehgarh Sahib District had 4,26,033 literate people and 63,271 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 1,92,493. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)63,27142,78520,486
Literate Population4,26,0332,88,3401,37,693
Illiterate Population1,74,1301,26,34147,789
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,92,4931,54,57037,923
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.