Fatehgarh Sahib district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Fatehgarh Sahib.

Fatehgarh Sahib district
District of Punjab
Aam Khas Bagh, Fatehgarh Sahib
Aam Khas Bagh, Fatehgarh Sahib
Nickname: 
FGS
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°23′N 76°14′E / 30.38°N 76.23°E / 30.38; 76.23
Country India
StatePunjab
HeadquartersFatehgarh Sahib
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
600,163
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB-23
Websitefatehgarhsahib.nic.in
"Fatehgarh Sahib". Sikhtourism. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty-three districts of the state of Punjab, India, with its headquarters in the town of Fatehgarh Sahib.

The district came into existence on 13 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 in 1704,[1] and which is now the site of the 'Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib'.[2]

As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Punjab (out of 22), after Barnala.[3]

  1. ^ "Events-Wazir Khan". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Fatehgarh Sahib". Sikhtourism. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Fatehgarh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.