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{{About|the municipality in Punjab, India|its namesake district|Firozpur district}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ferozepur
| settlement_type =
| image_skyline = Saragarhi Memorial Ferozepur.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Saragarhi Memorial, Ferozepur
| nickname =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.9166|N|74.6|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ferozepur district|Ferozepur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = [[Firoz Shah Tughluq]]
| named_for = [[Firoz Shah Tughluq]]
| government_type = Democratic
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| elevation_m = 182
| population_total = 110,313
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_density_km2 = 380
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| population_demonym = Firozpuri, Firozpuria
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=30 August 2019|page=32|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 152001
| postal2_code_type = [[UNLOCODE]]
| postal2_code = IN FIR
| area_code = 91-1632
| registration_plate = PB 05
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| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|BSh]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website = {{URL|http://www.ferozepur.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name2 = [[Sukhbir Badal]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]])
| leader_title3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (Urban)
| leader_name3 = Parminder Singh Pinky ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| leader_title4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (Rural)
| leader_name4 = Satkar Kaur ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/assembly-elections-2017-only-6-women-legislators-make-entry-into-punjab-assembly/story-rpUsDjKcYUDyYqxjMsN21N.html |title=Assembly elections 2017: Only 6 women legislators make entry into Punjab Assembly |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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'''Ferozepur''', also known as '''Firozepur''', is a city on the banks of the [[Sutlej River]] in [[Firozpur District]], [[Punjab, India]]. It was founded by [[Sultan]] [[Firoz Shah Tughluq]] (1351–88), a ruler of the [[Tughluq dynasty]], who reigned over the [[Sultanate of Delhi]] from 1351 to 1388.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |page=98}}</ref>

After the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, it became a border town on the [[Indo-Pakistani border]] with memorials of India's freedom fighters.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.infopunjab.com/punjab/travel/firozepur.htm
|title= Firozpur
|publisher=Info Punjab
|access-date=14 October 2006
}}</ref>

==History==
The city of Firozpur is located on the banks of the Sutlej river on the Indo-Pakistan border. It was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in the 14th century. The town is a major cantonment of the country. The town is located in 10 gates. The Saragarhi Memorial Gurudwara commemorates 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment. The soldiers died while protecting the Fort Saragarhi in [[Waziristan]] on 12 September 1897.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/html/Saragarhi.html |title=Welcome to the official website of District Ferozepur, Punjab, India |publisher=Ferozepur.nic.in |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

The Barki Memorial was constructed in 1969 to perpetuate the memory of the soldiers of the 7 Infantry Division who died in battle in 1965 and paved the way for the fall of Barki a town situated at a distance of 15 miles south-east of [[Lahore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/html/Barki.html |title=Welcome to the official website of District Ferozepur, Punjab, India |publisher=Ferozepur.nic.in |date=11 September 1969 |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
===Climate===
{{Weather box|location = Firozpur
|width = 82%
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high F = 66
|Feb high F = 69
|Mar high F = 78
|Apr high F = 94
|May high F = 101
|Jun high F = 103
|Jul high F = 94
|Aug high F = 91
|Sep high F = 92
|Oct high F = 89
|Nov high F = 79
|Dec high F = 69
|Jan low F = 44
|Feb low F = 47
|Mar low F = 55
|Apr low F = 65
|May low F = 73
|Jun low F = 79
|Jul low F = 79
|Aug low F = 76
|Sep low F = 74
|Oct low F = 63
|Nov low F = 52
|Dec low F = 45
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.80
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.50
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.80
|May precipitation inch = 0.80
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.40
|Jul precipitation inch = 9.00
|Aug precipitation inch = 7.40
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.40
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.20
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.80
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/INXX0193?from=dayDetails_bottomnav_business| title = Average Weather for Firozpur - Temperature and Precipitation | access-date = 25 February 2008
|publisher = The Weather Channel }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Demographics==
{{see also|List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh}}
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Firozpur had a total population of 110,313, of which 58,451 were males and 51,862 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 11,684. The total number of literates in Firozpur was 78,040, which constituted 70.7% of the population with male literacy of 73.3% and female literacy of 67.9%. The effective literacy rate (population of 7 years and above) was 79.1%, of which male literacy rate was 82.3% and female literacy rate was 75.6%. The [[Scheduled Caste]] population was 27,395. Firozpur had 22263 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Firozpur |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=38365 |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

According to the 2001 Indian [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=16 June 2004 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=1 November 2008 |publisher=Census Commission of India |url-status=dead }}</ref> Firozpur had a population of 95,451, which increased from 78,738 in 1991. Males constitute 53 per cent of the population and females 47 per cent. It had an average literacy rate of 71 per cent, higher than the national average of 59.5 per cent: male literacy was 73 per cent and female literacy 68 per cent. 11 per cent of the population was under 6 years of age.

==Religion==
According to the 2011 census, out of total population of 110313 in Fizopur city, [[Hinduism]] is followed by 77743 (70.47%) people and [[Sikhism]] by 28961 (26.25%). Minorities are [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]], followed by less than 1% of the population.<ref name="Religion"/>

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==Media==
Firozpur has an [[All India Radio]] Relay station known as Akashvani Firozpur. It broadcasts on 100.1 MHz frequency.

==Notable people==
{{see also|:Category:People from Firozpur}}
*[[Susham Bedi]], author
*[[Preet Bharara]], attorney and media personality
*[[George Bigge]], cricketer
*[[Alexander Cadell]], cricketer
*[[Sohraab Dhaliwal]], cricketer
*[[Horatio Dumbleton]], cricketer
*[[Sher Singh Ghubaya]], politician
*[[Annie Gill]], actress
*[[Zora Singh Maan]], politician
*[[Verma Malik]], lyricist
*[[Charles Kindersley]], cricketer
*[[Narain Chand Parashar]], politician
*[[Bano Qudsia]], writer
*[[Ganda Singh]], revolutionary
*[[Janmeja Singh Sekhon]], politician
*[[Ronjan Sodhi]], shooter
*[[Princepal Singh]], basketball player

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Firozpur |short=x}}
*{{Official website|http://ferozepur.nic.in}}

{{Firozpur district}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in the 14th century]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Firozpur district]]

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