Firozpur district

Ferozepur district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.

It comprises an area of 11,142 km². The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east. The country consists of two distinct tracts that are liable to annual fertilizing inundations from the Sutlej, the only river, which runs along the north-western boundary. The principal crops are wheat, barley, millet, gram, pulses, oil seeds, cotton, tobacco, &c. The manufactures are of the humblest kind, consisting chiefly of cotton and wool-weaving and are confined entirely to the supply of local wants. The other important towns and sea of commerce are Zira, Fazilka,Abohar, Dharmkot, Mallanwalla and Jalalabad. Geographically it is the biggest district of Punjab. in Owing principally to the dryness of its climate (apart from annual rains in September and October), Ferozepur has the reputation of being an exceptionally healthy district. It has second most rice mills in punjab and used to be big trade centre before partition of India and Pakistan.

Ferozepur city is the Capital of this District. The Ferozepur Cantonment adjoining Ferozepur city combines with the city to give the district its most urban hub.It is one of the oldest cantonment in India

History

The capital city, Ferozepur, is believed to have been founded by Firuz Shah Tughluq from which the district obtains its name. In 1838, as part of the first Anglo-Afghan war, troops of the British East India company marched from Ferozepur to Kabul. Seven years later during the Anglo Sikh war the area was the scene of conflict between the Khalsa army and the British.It has always remained an important place throughout its existence.It has always remained as a border area,earlier between sikhs and britishers and now between india and pakistan [ [http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/history.html History - Ferozepur Online] ]

Location

It is located next to the border with Pakistan. The border being to its west. It has the district of Amritsar to its north. In the south are Fazilka and Abohar.

Geography

It has extreme climate, with the summers being very hot and the winters very cold. The River Sutlej runs through the district and moves over to the Pakistan side through the Ferozpur Pakistan border.There is a large lake made at the Hussainiwala headworks.Due to new district carved out lately on the east of firozpur district are Moga district and Faridkot district.Towards the south it touches Mukatsar district as well.On the southwest lies Ganganagar district.On the North it is separated from Kapurthala district and in the northwest it is separated from Amritsar district by Satluj River (formerly: Sutlej)

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of the district was 1,746,000. [http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/population.html Population - Ferozepur Online] ]

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:

* Abohar
* Fazilka
* Ferozepur
* Jalalabad
* Zira

References

External links

*cite web | Official Website | url = http://ferozepur.nic.in/ | title = District Ferozepur | accessdate = 2007-10-18