Back منطقة فاتهجره صاحب Arabic फतेहगढ़ साहिब जिला Bihari Districte de Fatehgarh Sahib Catalan Fatehgarh Sahib CEB Fatehgarh Sahib (Distrikt) German Distrito de Fatehgarh Sahib Spanish بخش فتحگره صاحب Persian Fatehgarh Sahibin piirikunta Finnish District de Fatehgarh Sahib French ફતેહગઢ સાહિબ જિલ્લો Gujarati
Fatehgarh Sahib district | |
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| Nickname: FGS | |
.svg) Location in Punjab | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′N 76°14′E / 30.38°N 76.23°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| Headquarters | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 600,163 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | PB-23 |
| Website | fatehgarhsahib |
| "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]
- ^ "Events-Wazir Khan". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Fatehgarh Sahib". Sikhtourism. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Fatehgarh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.