Fatehabad district
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Fatehabad district (
It borders districts of Mansa and Sangrur in state of Punjab in north, Sirsa district in west, Jind district in east, Hisar district and district of Hanumangarh in state of Rajasthan in south.[3]
Etymology
Fatehabad is named after Fateh Khan, son of
The name 'Fatehabad' is a combination of two words: 'Fateh' and 'ābād' where 'Fateh' is the name of eldest son of Firuz Shah Tughlaq and 'ābād' translates to 'prosperous' or 'settled'.[4]
History
After the fall of the Mauryas and
The early 11th century saw the
After the Battle of Tarain,
There is a small mosque known as Humanyun mosque at Fatehabad.
The Raja then took Fatehabad and Sirsa and invaded Rania held by Bhattis. Tohana also was seized by the Chief of Patiala. But after a treaty of
In November 1884, the Sirsa district was abolished and Sirsa tahsil after the distribution of villages was formed. In 1889, 15 villages forming a detached block known as
Administrative set-up
Fatehabad district is a part of
Sub-Division | Tehsil | Sub-Tehsil | Blocks |
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Fatehabad | Fatehabad | Bhuna |
Fatehabad |
Ratia | Ratia | Jakhal | Ratia |
Tohana | Tohana | Bhattu Kalan | Tohana |
Bhuna | |||
Bhattu Kalan | |||
Jakhal | |||
Nagpur |
Geology
Being a part of Indo-Gagnetic planes, most of the part is covered by alluvial soil, interrupted by randomly located sand dunes. Soil varies from sandy to loamy.[9]
The northern part of district is drained by Ghaghara-Hakra system.[9]
Ground water is alkaline in nature.[9]
Climate
The climate of the district is of tropical type with intensively hot summer and cool winter, with a temperature of 47 °C in June and 2 °C in December and January. The average rainfall of the district is 400 mm. The average annual rainfall in the district is 395.6 mm. The rainfall increases generally from the west towards the east and varies from 339.1 mm at Fatehabad to 428.4 mm at Hisar. About 71 percent of the annual normal rainfall is received during the short southwest monsoon period, July to September, July, and August being the rainiest months.[2]
20% of rainfall occurs in the non-monsoon period, which is mostly contributed by
Transportation
Fatehabad is situated at NH-9[2] which servers major road transportation in district.
Grand Trunk Road also passes through the district.
Cheap transportation facilities are available via state bus transport. The new bus stand is situated at Sector 5, Hisar Road and has started serving buses, but the older one situated in Model Town is still functional. Buses stop at arbitrary places in villages and towns for people to board buses.
Auto-rickshaws are available in urban region. Manually driven rickshaws and E-rickshaws are also found.
Major railway stations include Bhattu and Tohana which serve the Northern Railways Zone of India.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1951 | 146,650 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | 259,006 | +5.85% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | 388,062 | +4.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | 512,512 | +2.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | 646,160 | +2.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 806,158 | +2.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 942,011 | +1.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
source: 640).[11] The district has a population density of 371 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi) .[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.79%.[11] Fatehabad has a sex ratio of 902[15] females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.1%. Scheduled Castes make up 30.19% of the population.[11]
ReligionHindus are in majority in Fatehabad district. Nearly the entire Muslim population of the district migrated to Pakistan during Partition.[citation needed]
Languages
2011 Census of India, 35.57% of the population spoke Hindi, 29.72% Punjabi, 20.81% Haryanvi and 11.56% Bagri as their first language.[18]
Hindi is the official language of the district with Bagri and Haryanvi are spoken by majority of the population. Punjabi is the additional official language. VillagesCivic AmenitiesElectricity is provided by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN).[19][20] All major towns and villages are provided piped drinking water facilities. Towns and villages located in fresh water areas are served by tubewell network. Others are served by canal based system.[9] (popularly called नहरी पानी) Notable Individuals
References
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