Fatehabad, Haryana

Fatehabad
Town
Fatehabad
Location in Haryana, India
Fatehabad
Fatehabad (India)
Coordinates: 29°31′N 75°27′E / 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45Coordinates: 29°31′N 75°27′E / 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45
Country  India
State Haryana
District Fatehabad
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 70,777
Languages
 • Official Haryanvi, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 125050
Telephone code 1667
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR-22
Website haryana.gov.in

Fatehabad (Urdu: فتح آباد ‬‎), is a town and a municipal committee in Fatehabad district in the state of Haryana, India.

Geography

Fatehabad is located at 29°31′N 75°27′E / 29.52°N 75.45°E / 29.52; 75.45.[1] 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,[2] 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 census of India 2011, Fatehabad is a Municipal Council city in district of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Fatehabad city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Fatehabad Municipal Council has population of 70,777 of which 37,320 are males while 33,457 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

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 %. [3]

Papiha Park is the biggest park in the city. Manohar Memorial College (web site link- http://www.mmcollegeonline.com/) is the biggest college of the whole city.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Fatehabad
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800398-fatehabad-haryana.html
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