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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Fatehgarh Sahib}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fatehgarh Sahib District
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| nickname = FGS
| state = {{nowrap|[[Punjab]]}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| population_total = 600,163
| population_as_of = 2011 census
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 140406
| registration_plate = PB-23
| website = {{URL|www.fatehgarhsahib.nic.in}}
| footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhtourism.com/fatehgarh-sahib.htm |title=Fatehgarh Sahib |publisher=Sikhtourism |access-date=2008-06-30}}
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'''Fatehgarh Sahib district''' is one of the twenty-three districts of the [[States of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]], with its headquarters in the city of [[Fatehgarh Sahib]].

The district came into existence on 13{{nbsp}}April 1992, [[Baisakhi]] Day and derives its name from [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]], the youngest son of 10th [[Guru Gobind Singh]], who along with his brother was bricked-up alive on the orders of Suba Sirhind, [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]] in 1704,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/wazirkhan.html |title=Events-Wazir Khan |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509162506/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/wazirkhan.html |archive-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and which is now the site of the '[[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib|Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib]]'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhtourism.com/fatehgarh-sahib.htm |title=Fatehgarh Sahib |publisher=Sikhtourism |access-date=2008-06-30}}</ref>

As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Punjab (out of [[List of districts of Punjab, India|22]]), after [[Barnala district|Barnala]].<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>

==Important cities and towns==
* [[Amloh]]
* [[Bassi Pathana]]
* [[Khamanon]]
* [[Mandi Gobindgarh]]
* [[Sirhind-Fategarh]]

==Demographics==

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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Fatehgarh Sahib district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 600,163<ref name="districtcensus"/> This gives it a ranking of 525th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 508 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its population growth over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Fatehgarh Sahib has a [[sex ratio]] of 871 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 80.3%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|21=1951|22=191919|23=1961|24=246234|25=1971|26=305407|27=1981|28=389139|29=1991|30=455312|31=2001|32=538470|33=2011|34=600163|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==

==Notable individuals==
* [[Giani Ditt Singh]], [[scholar]], poet, editor and eminent [[Singh Sabha]] reformer.
* [[Tarsem Jassar]] (Songwriter, Singer, Actor).
* [[Dilpreet Dhillon]] (Singer, Actor)
* [[Narinder Batth]] (Lyricist)
* Kulbir Jhinjer (Singer)
* [[Babbu Maan]] (Singer)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://fatehgarhsahib.nic.in/ Official website]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/punjab/districts/fatehgarhsahib.htm District Map of Fatehgarh Sahib district]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Fatehgarh Sahib district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Rupnagar district]]
|East = [[Mohali district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Patiala district]]
|Southwest = [[Sangrur district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Ludhiana district]]
}}

{{Fatehgarh Sahib district}}
{{Punjab, India}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fatehgarh Sahib District}}
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[[Category:Districts of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Punjab, India]]

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