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{{more citations needed|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fatehabad district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Haryana|District of Haryana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India - Haryana - Fatehabad.svg
| map_caption = Location of Fatehabad district in Haryana
| coordinates = {{coord|29.31|N|75.27|E|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hisar division|Hisar]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 15 July 1997
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Fatehabad, Haryana|Fatehabad]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1.  [[Ratia]], 2.  Fatehabad, 3.  [[Tohana]]
| area_total_km2 = 2538
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 942011
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.92%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 902
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Narhari Singh Banger<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fatehabad.nic.in/|title=District Fatehabad {{!}} Haryana|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = HR-22
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 1. [[Sirsa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sirsa]] (shared with [[Sirsa district|Sirsa]] and [[Jind district|Jind]] districts)
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{url|https://fatehabad.nic.in}}
}}
'''Fatehabad District''' is one of the twenty two [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of the state of [[Haryana]] India. Fatehbad was founded [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]].The Fatehabad district was carved out of Hisar district on 15 July 1997.<ref name="fateh1">[https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/fatehabad/201545155203-fatehabad-news FAtehabad news]</ref>

==History==
[[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]]-speaking Hindu sanatani people first settled on the banks of the [[Saraswati River|Sarasvati]] and [[Drsadvati River]]s rivers then expanded to cover a wider area of [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] and Fatehabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-haryana-s-kunal-village-a-glimpse-of-life-before-harappa/story-wLMx93XxwQwMNMEsTwEp0J.html|title=In Haryana’s Kunal village, a glimpse of life before Harappa}}</ref> The area was probably included in the kingdom of the [[Pandava]]s and their successors. [[Pāṇini]] mentions a number of towns in the region including [[Hisar city|Aisukari]], [[Tohana|Taushayana]] and [[Rohri|Rori]], which have been identified with Hisar, [[Tohana]] and [[Rohri]] respectively. According to the [[Puranas]], the areas of Fatehabad district remained a part of the [[Nanda Empire]] and the real name of Fatehabad was Dhanagarh.The city name Dhanagarh was given by Dhana Nanda who was the King of Nanada empire and his territory was from Pataliputra to Beas river in the north.Furthermore the discovery of [[Ashoka]]n pillars at Hisar and Fatehabad shows that this area remained a part of [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan empire]]. The people of [[Agroha Mound|Agroha]] area assisted [[Chandra Gupta Maurya]] in the war against the [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

After the fall of the Mauryas and [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]], the Agras along with the [[Yaudheya]]s — the republican tribes of the region — asserted their independence. The Agras settled in the region covering [[Barwala, Hisar|Barwala]] and Agroha, the capital headquarters, from where they issued coins. As attested by the discovery of coin-moulds and [[terracotta]]s, the region was a part of the [[Kushan empire]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} According to [[Anant Sadashiv Altekar]], the Yaudheys made a second bid for independence towards the end of the 2nd century AD when they succeeded in freeing their homeland and ousted the [[Kushan Empire|Kushans]]. This finds support from seals discovered at the [[Agroha Mound]]. {{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

The early 11th century saw the [[Ghaznavid]] make inroads in this area. [[Mas'ud I of Ghazni|Sultan Masud]] led expeditions towards [[Agroha (town)|Agroha]]. The [[Chauhan]]s seem to have taken special measures for protecting the area against Mongol incursions. The area of Agroha passed under Ghurid rule after the defeat of [[Prithviraj Chauhan|Prithviraj Chauhan III]] in the [[Second Battle of Tarain]] (1192).{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

After the Battle of Tarain, [[Muhammad of Ghor|Sultan Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Ghuri]] placed one of his generals in the Indian campaigns. But it appears that any meaningful control could not be established. Seizing the opportunity, a Rajput clan, Jats, a branch of [[Tomara dynasty|Tomar/Tanwar]] [[Rajput]]s, widely extended their power in Fatehabad area including Agroha. Firuz (1351–88) shot these areas into prominence. The ruler came to have somewhat unusual fancy for the tract (Hisar). He established new towns of Fatehabad and Hissar and rebuilt [[Western Yamuna Canal|two canals]]; one taking off from [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar]] at Phulad and following the course of Joiya up to the town of Fatehabad. After the death of Firuz (1388), chaos and confusion spread all round. The situation deteriorated still further when [[Timur]] invaded in 1398. During his invasion, Timur invaded Fatehabad which was captured without any opposition from the inhabitants. Lastly, the invader reached Tohana but he could not set-up his permanent rule over the area. He soon left for [[Samana, Punjab|Samana]] after looting these areas. The areas of Fatehabad came under the control of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]]s-[[Babur|Babar]] and [[Humayun]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

[[File:Portrait of Raja Amur Singh of Patiala.jpg|thumb|[[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja Amar Singh of Patiala]] who along with his minister Dewan Nanumal laid siege to the stronghold of Bighar near Fatehabad]]
There is a small mosque known as Humanyun mosque at Fatehabad.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.99051/2015.99051.Mughal-Rule-In-India_djvu.txt</ref> The legend assigns the association of the mosque to the Mughal Emperor Humayun who in his flight after his defeat at the hands of [[Sher Shah Suri]] happened to pass through Fatehabad.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Fatehabad was one of important [[Mahal (palace)|Mahal]]s during [[Akbar]]'s time. By 1760, the areas became the scene of a sort of triangular duel between the sturdy [[Phulkian sardars|Sikhs of north-east]], marauding [[Bhatti clan|Bhatti]]s of north-west and the [[Ranghar|Muslim chief]]s of the south. None of them could, however, hold the region permanently except for the Bhattis who became the masters of Fatehabad pargana. In 1774, Maharaja Amar Singh of Patiala along with his famous minister Dewan Nanumal laid [[siege]] to the stronghold of Bighar near Fatehabad which fell shortly afterwards.

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 [[Jind State|Jind]] in 1781, Fatehabad and Sirsa were made over to the Bhattis and remaining territories were allowed to be retained by the [[Sikhs]]. By 1798, Agroha and Tohana were important parganas under the control of [[George Thomas (soldier)|George Thomas]]. When George Thomas was driven out from here by the [[Sikh Empire|Sikh]]-[[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] Confederacy, a French officer, Lt. Bourquian, controlled these areas on behalf of Marathas. He is said to have rebuilt the towns of Tohana and Hissar. Later these areas were placed under the charge of Illias Beg, a Mughal noble of [[Hansi]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

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 [[Budhlada]] were transferred form Kaithal tahsil to Fatehabad tahsil. The [[Barwala, Hisar|Barwala]] tahsil containing 139 villages was abolished with effect from 1 January 1891 and its area was distributed between 3 contiguous tahsils; 13 villages going to Hansi, 24 to Hissar and 102 to Fatehabad. At the same time 13 villages were transferred from Hissar tahsil to Bhiwani tahsil and a sub-tahsil was established at Tohana in Fatehabad tahsil. In 1923, the Tohana sub-tahsil was transferred from Fatehabad to Hissar tahsil. In 1972, Tohana sub-tahsil was upgraded to tahsil. Two sub-tahsils, one at Ratia of tahsil of Fatehabad and other at [[Adampur, Haryana|Adampur]] of Hissar tahsil were created in 1979. By the end of 1978, the Hissar district comprised 486 villages, divided between tahsils of Fatehabad (166); Hissar (115), Hansi (119) and Tohana (86). Fatehabad came into existence as a full-fledged district with effect from 15 July 1997, now having three sub-divisions, three tahsils and three sub-tahsils.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

==Administrative set-up==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sub-Division !! Tehsil !! Sub-Tehsil !! Blocks
|-
| Fatehabad || Fatehabad || [[Bhuna, Haryana|Bhuna]] || Fatehabad
|-
| Ratia || [[Ratia]] || [[Jakhal Mandi|Jakhal]] || Ratia
|-
| Tohana || [[Tohana]] || [[Bhattu Kalan]] || Tohana
|-
| || || || Bhuna
|-
| || || || Bhattu Kalan
|-
| || || || Jakhal
|}
<ref>http://fatehabad.nic.in/</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=1,46,650|23=1961|24=2,59,006|25=1971|26=3,88,062|27=1981|28=5,12,512|29=1991|30=6,46,160|31=2001|32=8,06,158|33=2011|34=9,42,011|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Fatehabad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 942,011,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Delaware 897,934
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 461st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|371|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.79%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Fatehabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 903 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.1%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]],

Hindi - 58% population

Bagri - 10 % population

[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref> - 29 % population

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| barwidth = 250px |cellpadding="0"
| title = Religion in Fatehabad district<ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/217-fatehabad.html</ref>
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = left
| bars =
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{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|16.03}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|0.89}}
{{bar percent|Others|#9955BB|0.37}}}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!|Language
!|1961<ref name="earlycensuses">{{cite web |url=http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/955/8/Pathankot%20Tehsil%20(25-46).pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-06-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807202230/http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/955/8/Pathankot%20Tehsil%20%2825-46%29.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-07 }}</ref>
!|2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/StatisticalAbstract(2011-12).pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817093157/http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/StatisticalAbstract%282011-12%29.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! [[Hindi]]
| 84.40%
| 56.20%
|-
! [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 15.60%
| 42.67%
|-
! [[Urdu]]
| —
| 0.13%
|-
! Other
| —
| 1.00%
|}

{{main|List of villages in Fatehabad district}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://fatehabad.nic.in/ Fatehabad district]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170623182337/http://www.fatehabadonline.trd.in/ Fatehabad directory]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Fatehabad district
|North = [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
|Northeast = [[Sangrur district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
|East = [[Jind district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Hisar district]]
|Southwest = [[Hanumangarh district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|West = [[Sirsa district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Fatehabad District}}
{{Districts of Haryana}}

[[Category:Fatehabad district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Haryana]]
[[Category:Minority Concentrated Districts in India]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Haryana]]

Fatehabad district - Revision history

JacksonCazaly4: typo fix

>Jakirbhirani: Found