Fatehabad, Haryana

Fatehabad is a town and a municipal committee in Fatehabad district in the state of Haryana, India.

Fatehabad
Town
Nickname(s): 
pink city
Fatehabad
Location in Haryana, India
Fatehabad
Fatehabad (India)
Coordinates: 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictFatehabad
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total70,777
Languages
  OfficialHaryanvi, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125050
Telephone code1667
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-22
Websiteharyana.gov.in

History

There is a mosque called Humayun's mosque, which has the lower portion of an Ashokan pillar called Ferozs Shah ki Lat likely taken from Agroha Mound and whose lower portion lies in Lat ki Masjid at hisar.[1]

Geography

Fatehabad is located at 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45.[2] It has an average elevation of 208 metres (682 feet).It is located in the south western part of Haryana. It is surrounded by Punjab in North, district Hisar in south, district Jind in East and Rajasthan and district Sirsa in the West. The geographical area of the district is 2520 km2. which is 5.4% of the state share.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Fatehabad had a population of 59,863. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Fatehabad has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 60%. In Fatehabad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

As of 2011 India census, the Fatehabad Municipal Council has population of 70,777 of which 37,320 are males while 33,457 are females.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8263 which is 11.67% of total population of Fatehabad (M Cl). In Fatehabad Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 896 against state average of 879. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Fatehabad is around 858 compared to Haryana state average of 834. Literacy rate of Fatehabad city is 81.96% higher than state average of 75.55%. In Fatehabad, Male literacy is around 86.86% while female literacy rate is 76.53%. [4]

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