Firozpur District

Population: 2,026,831 (2011)

State: Punjab

Language: Punjabi

Headquarters: Firozpur

 

Area: 5334 square kilometers

Density of population: 380 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 69.80 % - Male: 76.70 %, Female: 62.20 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:893

 

Boundaries of Firozpur District

 

North: Amritsar District, Punjab

South: Fazilka District, Punjab and Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan

East: Moga District, Faridkot District and Muktsar District, Punjab

West: Pakistan

 

Firozpur District Average Rainfall: 207 mm

Firozpur District Average Temperature in Summer: 34.6 deg C

Firozpur District Average Temperature in Winter: 13.88 deg C

 

FIROZPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Sutlej, River Beas

Tehsils: Firozpur, Zira, Guru Har Sahai

Assembly Constituencies: Guru Har Sahai, Firozpur City, Firozpur Rural, Zira

 

Firozpur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainwala

2. Saragarhi Memorial

3. The Barki Memorial

4. Anglo Sikh War Memorial

5. Pothi Mala

6. Harike Bird Sanctuary

7. Jain Mandir Zira

8. Gurudwara Zamini Sahib

9. Boparai Rifle Range Khane Ke Ahel

 

Firozpur District Facts: Firoze Shah Tughluqe is said to have founded the city of Ferozepur and thus it got its name.            

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, millet, barley, gram, pulses, oil seeds, cotton, tobacco

 

Major Industries: Dev Raj Hi-Tech Mills, Matharu, Indian Foundry Works, Zira Co-operative Sugar Mill

 

Major Educational Institutions: R. S. D. College, DIET College, Dev Samaj College of Education for Women, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Government Polytechnic College, D. A. V. College for Women

 

Famous People From Firozpur District: Ashfaq Ahmed, Susham Bedi, Alexander Cadell, Horatio Dumbleton, Balram Jakhar, Zora Singh Maan, Mukesh, Verma Malik, Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria, Narain Chand Parashar

 

Firozpur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Firozpur District