Firozpur
| Firozpur ਫਿਰੋਜ਼ਪੁਰ | |
|---|---|
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The National Martyrs Memorial, built at Hussainiwala in memory of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru | |
| Nickname(s): FZR | |
  Firozpur  Firozpur Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′00″N 74°36′00″E / 30.9166°N 74.6°ECoordinates: 30°55′00″N 74°36′00″E / 30.9166°N 74.6°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Firozpur |
| Founded by | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| Named for | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Member of Parliament | Sher Singh Ghubaya (SAD) |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly (Urban) | Parminder Singh Pinky (INC) |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly (Rural) | Joginder singh Jindu (SAD) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (2011)‡[›] | |
| • Total | 110,091 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Firozpuri, Firozpuria |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Dialect | Malwai |
| • Other | Hindi and English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 152001 |
| UNLOCODE | IN FIR |
| Area code(s) | 91-1632 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 05 |
| Sex ratio | 885/1000[1] ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 69.80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Firozpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Firozpur City |
| Planning agency | PUDA |
| Major Highways | NH95 SH15 SH 20 |
| Climate | Cw (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 16.9 °C (62.4 °F) |
| Precipitation | 731.6 millimetres (28.80 in) |
| Website |
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Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, 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 famous ruler of the Tughluq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.[2]
Firozpur is called ‘the land of martyrs’.[3] After the Partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the Indo-Pakistani border with memorials of India's freedom fighters.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Firozpur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
21 (69) |
26 (78) |
34 (94) |
38 (101) |
39 (103) |
34 (94) |
33 (91) |
33 (92) |
32 (89) |
26 (79) |
21 (69) |
29.7 (85.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (44) |
8 (47) |
13 (55) |
18 (65) |
23 (73) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
24 (76) |
23 (74) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
16.9 (62.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.3 (0.80) |
38.1 (1.50) |
30.5 (1.20) |
20.3 (0.80) |
20.3 (0.80) |
61 (2.40) |
228.6 (9.00) |
188 (7.40) |
86.4 (3.40) |
5.1 (0.20) |
12.7 (0.50) |
20.3 (0.80) |
731.6 (28.8) |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2001 Indian census,[6] 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.
The provisional data of the 2011 census shows a population of 110,091, of which males were 58,401 and females were 51,690. The literacy rate was 79.75 per cent.[7]
Religion
Notable personalities
- Alexander Cadell, cricketer
- Annie Gill, actress
- Ashfaq Ahmed, writer
- Baba Gurditta, son of Guru Hargobind and the father of Guru Har Rai
- Bano Qudsia, writer
- Gagan Ajit Singh, hockey player
- Ganda Singh, activist and revolutionary
- Gurbaj Singh, hockey player
- Horatio Dumbleton, cricketer
- Janmeja Singh Sekhon, politician
- Mahabali Shera, professional wrestler
- Mohinder Singh Randhawa, civil servant
- Manjeet Singh, rowing player
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu, sport shooter
- Narain Chand Parashar, politician
- Prabhleen Sandhu, actress
- Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney
- Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria, engineer and entrepreneur
- Ronjan Sodhi, shooter
- Sharry Mann, singer
- Sher Singh Ghubaya, politician
- Verma Malik, lyricist
- Zora Singh Maan, politician
Notes
- 1 2 "Firozpur City Population Census 2011 - Punjab".
- ↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ↑ "tribuneindia... Regional Vignettes". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved May 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Firozpur". Info Punjab. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ↑ "Average Weather for Firozpur - Temperature and Precipitation". The Weather Channel. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
External links
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"Firozpur". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. - Official website