Fatehabad
Town
Nickname: 
Pink City of Haryana[citation needed]
Fatehabad is located in Haryana
Fatehabad
Fatehabad
Location in Haryana, India
Fatehabad is located in India
Fatehabad
Fatehabad
Fatehabad (India)
Coordinates: 29°31′N 75°27′E / 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictFatehabad
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyFatehabad Municipal Council
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total70,777
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125050
Telephone code1667
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-22
Websitefatehabad.nic.in

Fatehabad (listenⓘ) is a town and a municipal council in Fatehabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Fatehabad district.

History

See also: History of Fatehabad and Rania region, History of Haryana, and History of Fatehabad District

Fatehabad Fort, was built in 14th century CE by Firoz Shah Tughlaq and named after his son, also has tomb of Meershah Peer who was spiritual guide of Firoz Shah.[1]

There is a mosque called Humayun's mosque, which has the 15 to 16 feet tall lower portion of an Ashokan pillar, topped with five inch marble strip, is called Ferozs Shah ki Lat and was likely taken from Agroha Mound and whose lower portion lies in Lat ki Masjid at hisar.[2][1]

Geography

Fatehabad is located at 29°31′N 75°27′E / 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45.[3] The geographical area of the district is 2520 km2. which is 5.4% of the state share.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, the Fatehabad Municipal Council has population of 70,777 of which 37,320 are males while 33,457 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8263 which is 11.67% of total population of Fatehabad (M Cl). In Fatehabad Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 896 against state average of 879. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Fatehabad is around 858 compared to Haryana state average of 834. Literacy rate of Fatehabad city is 81.96% higher than state average of 75.55%. In Fatehabad, Male literacy is around 86.86% while female literacy rate is 76.53%.[4]

Religion

Religion in Fatehabad Municipal Council (2011)
Religion Population (2011)[5]: 58  Percentage (2011)
Hinduism 65,394 92.39%
Islam 651 0.92%
Sikhism 4378 6.19%
Christianity 124 0.18%
Others [a] 230 0.32%
Total Population 70,777 100%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sohan Singh Khattar and Reena Kar, 2021, Know Your State Haryana, Arihant Publications, pp 308.
  2. ^ Lat of Feroz Shah
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Fatehabad
  4. ^ Census 2011, Census India.
  5. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 2011 POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY HARYANA". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . 25 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  1. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

External links

Fatehabad district, Haryana state, India
Forts in Haryana
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