Firozpur district, also known as Ferozepur district, is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. Firozpur district comprises an area of 2190 km2. Firozpur (Ferozepur) is the capital city of the district. It is situated inside ten gates—Amritsari Gate, Wansi Gate, Makhu Gate, Zira Gate, Bagdadi Gate, Mori Gate, Delhi Gate, Magjani Gate, Multani Gate, and Kasuri Gate.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census the undivided Firozpur district had a population of 2,029,074. This gives it a ranking of 230th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 380 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.08%. Firozpur has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.8%. (This data is before the creation of Fazilka district.) After bifurcation of Fazilika district, the residual district has a population of 1,001,931. Scheduled Castes made up 42.85% of the population.

Gender

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

Religion

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.01% of the population spoke Punjabi and 5.67% Rajasthani as their first language.

Health

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Firozpur district by year.

Politics

Administration

The district is administratively into the following tehsils: List of Sub-Tehsils of Firozpur Blocks of district Firozpur Vidhan Sabha Seats in Firozpur

Notable people