Faridkot State

Coordinates: 31°07′N 77°38′E / 31.117°N 77.633°E / 31.117; 77.633
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Faridkot State
Princely State of
British India
1803–1947
Flag of Faridkot
Flag
Faridkot
Area 
• 1892
1,652 km2 (638 sq mi)
Population 
• 1892
97,034
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
1803
• 
Independence of India
1947
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India

Faridkot State was a self-governing

British India during the British Raj
period in the Indian sub-continent until Indian independence.

History

Origin

It was founded by Brar Jats.[1]

Colonial period

Faridkot was one of the

First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 the chief, Raja Pahar Singh, was allied with the British, and was rewarded with an increase of territory. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, too, his son and successor, Wazir Singh, guarded the Sutlej ferries, and destroyed a rebel stronghold.[2]

Demographics

Religious groups in Faridkot State (
British Punjab province
era)
Religious
group 		1901[3] 1911[4][5] 1921[6] 1931[7] 1941[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Sikhism 52,721 42.21% 55,397 42.52% 66,658 44.24% 92,880 56.51% 115,070 57.74%
Islam 35,996 28.82% 37,105 28.48% 44,813 29.74% 49,912 30.37% 61,352 30.79%
Hinduism [a] 35,778 28.64% 37,377 28.69% 38,610 25.63% 20,855 12.69% 21,814 10.95%
Jainism 406 0.33% 409 0.31% 473 0.31% 550 0.33% 800 0.4%
Christianity 11 0.01% 6 0% 107 0.07% 167 0.1% 247 0.12%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 124,912 100% 130,294 100% 150,661 100% 164,364 100% 199,283 100%
Note:
British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region
during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ^ Arora, A. C. (1982). British Policy Towards the Punjab States, 1858–1905. Export India Publications. p. 349. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Faridkot". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 178.
  3. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Archived
    from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Archived
    from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Archived
    from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Archived
    from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Archived
    from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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