Faridkot district is a district lying in the South-Western part of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters. The district is part of the Faridkot divison.

Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, Faridkot city, which in turn is named in the honor of Baba Farid, who was a Sufi saint and a Muslim missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town. It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi's son Jairsi and Wairsi.

History

The region was a self-governing princely state during the British Raj. Before independence, most of the area was ruled by the Sikh Maharaja of Faridkot,1915 Faridkot State Gazetters Available here while the Jaito pargana, consisting of 16 villages, was part of Nabha State.Punjab Phulkian States Gazetteers, Volume XVII-A, 1904, p. 339. Available at Archive.org

In 1947–48, both states acceded to the Dominion of India and became part of the PEPSU in 1948. Faridkot was made a tehsil of Bathinda district. In 1956, PEPSU was merged into Punjab.1951 Census of india, Punjab, Pepsu, Hiamchal, delhi, bilaspur Part- I ReportPage No. 10,11 - General Population Tables, Part II-A, Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961

Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972, comprising Faridkot tehsil (from Bathinda district ) and Moga and Muktsar tehsils (from Ferozepur).Brief Industrial Profile Of District FARIDKOT -https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Faridkot.pdf In November 1995, the district was trifurcated: Moga and Nihal Singh Wala tehsils were formed into the new Moga district, while Muktsar tehsil was granted the status of a separate district.Page no. 2 - Moga District Gazzetters 2010Punjab Forest Moga District Hisotry

Location Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the North-West, Muktsar in the South-West, Bathinda in the South, and Moga in the East.

The District covers an area of 1469 km2 which is 2.92% of the total area of the State and accommodates a population of 552,466, which is 2.27% of the total population of the State.

Administration It has three Subdivisions/ Tehsils namely Faridkot, Kotkapura and Jaito and a Sub Tehsil namely Sadiq comprising a total of 171 villages. Faridkot District has two development blocks namely Faridkot and Kotkapura.

In 2020, Faridkot has been made new police division. Earlier, Faridkot was part of Ferozepur police division. Moga and Mukatsar districts were also attached with Faridkot police division.

Subdistricts of Faridkot district According to the Indian government's integrated online directory, Faridkot district is divided into the following subdistricts (tehsils/subdivisions) and blocks:

Subdistricts Faridkot Jaitu Kotkapura Blocks: Faridkot Jaitu Kot Kapura

Politics No. Constituency Name of MLA PartyBench87FaridkotGurdit Singh Sekhon Government88KotkapuraKultar Singh Sandhwan Government89Jaitu (SC)Amolak Singh Government

Overview The Faridkot district contains 2 Cities Faridkot, Kotkapura. More than 7 towns/villages are quite notable in the Faridkot area such as Jaitu, Bajakhana, Panjgarain Kalan, Deep Singh Wala, Golewala, Jhok Sarkari, Doad, Ghugiana, Sadiq, Chand Bhan, etc. Faridkot is a hub for premier educational institutions. North India's only Medical University i.e. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences is also named after Baba Farid besides Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Engineering and Dental Colleges.

List of villages

Ahel Arayianwala Kalan Arayianwala Khurd Aulakh Bageana Bajakhana Bargari Beguwala Behbal kalan Behbal khurd Bhag Singh wala Bhagthala Kalan Bhagthala Khurd Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti Bhana Bihlewala Bholuwala Bir Bholuwala Bir Chahal Bir Sikhanwala Burj Jawahar Singh Wala Burj Masta Buttar Chahal Chak Dhudi Chak Kalyan Chak Sahu Chak Seman Chak Shama Chambeli Chand baja Chaina Chet Singh Wala Chugewala Dabrikhana Daggo Romana Dallewala Dana Romana Dawareana Deep Singh Wala Deviwala Dhab Sher Singh Wala Dhaipai Dhilwan Kalan Dhilwan Khurd Dhimanwali Dhudi Dhurkot Dod Faridkot (Rural) Ghaniewala Ghoniwala Ghuduwala Ghugiana Ghumiara Gondara Golewala Gurusar Hardialeana Hari Nau Hariewala Hassan Bhatti Jalaleana Jand Sahib Jandwala Janerian Jeonwala Jhakhar Wala Jhariwala Jhok Sarkari Jhotiwala Kabalwala Kaler Kamiana Kanianwali Kauni Khara Khilchi Kingra Koharwala Kot Sukhia Kotha Guru Kothe Kehar Singh Lambwali Machaki Kalan Machaki Khurd Machaki Mal Singh Malla Mallewala Mandwala Mani Singh Wala Marahar Matta Maur Mehmuana Midu Maan Mishriwala Moranwali Mumara Nangal Naraingarh Nathalwala Nathewala Pakhi Kalan Pakhi Khurd Pakka Panjgrain Kalan Pehluwala Phide Kalan Phide Khurd Pindi Balochan Pipli (Village) Qila Nau Rajowala Ratti Rori Rupianwala Sadhanwala Sadhuwala Sadiq Saideke Sandhwan Sangatpura Sango Romana Sangrahur Sarawan Sher Singh Wala Sibbian Sikhanwala Simrewala Sirsari Sukhanwala Tehna Thara Virewala Kalan Virewala Khurd Wander Jatana Wara Daraka Rorikapura

Demographics According to the 2011 census Faridkot district has a population of 617,508, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Vermont. This gives it a ranking of 519th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.18%. Faridkot has a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 38.92% of the population.

Gender The table below shows the sex ratio of Faridkot district through decades.

+Sex ratio of Faridkot district Census Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Sex Ratio 856 849 866 879 883 883 890

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Faridkot district.

+Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Faridkot districtYearUrbanRural20118448542001797820

Religions

+Religion in tehsils of Faridkot district (2011)TehsilSikhism (%)Hinduism (%)Islam (%)Others (%)Faridkot74.5524.430.410.62Jaitu 80.4218.530.790.26

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Faridkot district. Note:- The separation of Moga and Muktsar district from Faridkot in 1995 caused significant changes in the population numbers after that year.

+Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Faridkot districtReligionUrban (2011)Rural (2011)Urban (2001)Rural (2001)Urban (1991)Rural (1991)Hindu1,12,625 28,73897,765 21,9371,97,61898,506Sikh1,00,5933,69,196 93,2903,33,8141,42,7709,87,591Muslim1,5031,622 7291,0104474,697Christian743 484543 3961,1811,209Other religions1,587 4171,24416415,538656

+ Religious groups in Faridkot District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Sikhism 40,187 47,164 52,721 55,397 66,658 92,880 115,070 Islam 29,035 34,376 35,996 37,105 44,813 49,912 61,352 Hinduism 27,463 33,079 35,778 37,377 38,610 20,855 21,814 Jainism 349 408 406 409 473 550 800 Christianity 0 13 11 6 107 167 247 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total population 97,034 115,040 124,912 130,294 150,661 164,364 199,283

Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 91.79% of the population spoke Punjabi and 6.91% Hindi as their first language.

Health The number of registered doctors in the Faridkot district were 1,345 and 2,997 registered nurses, as of year 2018.

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Fridkot, as of year 2020.

+ District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Fridkot, year 2020IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)Stunted13,53428%35%Wasted4,93110%23%Severely wasted1,3283%11%Underweight9,97321%27%Overweight/obesity1,3133%1%Anemia32,88976%61%Total children48,111

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Fridkot of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.

+District nutritional profile of Fridkot of women of 15–49 years, in 2020IndicatorsNumber of women (15–49 years) Percent (2020)Percent (2016)Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)31,66316%11%Overweight/obesity76,58139%24%Hypertension50,78826%12%Diabetes29,36915%NAAnemia (non-preg)123,24963%43%Anemia (preg)6,29858%27%Total women (preg)10,907Total women194,368

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Faridkot district.

+Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Faridkot district"National Family Health Survey - 5 2019 -21, District Fact Sheet, Kapurthala, Punjab", https://rchiips.org/nfhs/nfhs-5_fcts/PB/Kapurthala.pdf"National Family Health Survey - 4 2015 -16, District Fact Sheet, Faridkot, Punjab", Page 2, http://rchiips.org/nfhs/FCTS/PB/PB_FactSheet_45_Faridkot.pdfMethod Total (2015–16)Urban (2015–16)Rural (2015–16)Female sterilization48.1%46.6%48.7%Male sterilization0.1%0.0%0.2%IUD/PPIUD11.1%11.8%10.9%Pill2.4%2.2%2.5%Condom12.1%19.6%9.5%Any modern method73.9%80.1%71.7%Any method81.5%85.0%80.3%Total unmet need5.6%2.3%6.8%Unmet need for spacing 4.1%1.4%5.1%

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