# Fatehgarh Sahib District, Punjab – Sub-districts & Towns > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/ District · Punjab # Fatehgarh Sahib district Fatehgarh Sahib is a district of Punjab, 19th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **600,163 people** in 4 sub-districts, 5 towns and 446 villages; 31% lived in towns. The largest town is [Gobindgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/gobindgarh/) (82,266). - 600,163people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 5towns - 79.4%literacy ## Who lives in Fatehgarh Sahib? Fatehgarh Sahib had **600,163 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Punjab's population and 19th of 20 districts of Punjab by population. There were 871 women for every 1,000 men (below the Punjab figure of 895; 19th of 20 districts of Punjab). Among children under 7 the ratio was 842 girls per 1,000 boys (the Punjab figure is 846). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.0 across Punjab. ## How literate is Fatehgarh Sahib? 79.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Punjab's 75.8%), 8th of 20 districts of Punjab. Men were at 83.3% and women at 74.8% — a gap of 8.5 points (it is 9.7 points across Punjab). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/) (82.0%) and lowest in [Amloh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/) (78.2%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Fatehgarh Sahib do for a living? 35.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 11.5%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 58% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 10% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 28% of workers here, against 30% across Punjab. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Fatehgarh Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/) (35% of workers in farming) and the least is [Amloh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/) (17% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 58 (58%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Fatehgarh Sahib 30.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Punjab's 37.5%), 11th of 20 districts of Punjab. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Gobindgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/gobindgarh/) with 82,266 people, home to 44% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehgarh Sahib had 446 census villages, 442 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 938 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Sanghol](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/khamanon/sanghol/) (5,850), [Mugal Majra](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/mugal-majra/) (4,889), [Ajnali](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/ajnali/) (4,364), [Chanarthal Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/chanarthal-kalan/) (3,784) and [Salana Jiwan Singh Wala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/salana-jiwan-singh-wala/) (3,769). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Fatehgarh Sahib compared with Punjab ■ Fatehgarh Sahib · ■ Punjab Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **846 Working population ****35.8%** **35.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Fatehgarh Sahib Of every 100 households in Fatehgarh Sahib in 2011, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Fatehgarh Sahib · ■ Electricity for lighting ****98%** Toilet within the home ****86%** No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** Tap water ****38%** Drinking water within premises ****91%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** Use banking services ****72%** Television ****85%** Mobile phone ****79%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****55%** Car / jeep / van ****16%** None of these assets ****3%** Own their home ****88%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Fatehgarh Sahib Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/) 96,163 100 1 [Fatehgarh Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/) 202,334 171 1 [Amloh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/) 210,628 102 2 [Khamanon](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/khamanon/) 91,038 73 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Fatehgarh Sahib - Gobindgarh · 82,266 - Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib · 58,097 - Bassi Pathana · 20,288 - Amloh · 14,696 - Khamanon · 10,135 ## Largest villages in Fatehgarh Sahib - Sanghol · 5,850 - Mugal Majra · 4,889 - Ajnali · 4,364 - Chanarthal Kalan · 3,784 - Salana Jiwan Singh Wala · 3,769 - Bhadal Thuha · 3,338 - Nandpur · 2,880 - Bhagrana · 2,851 - Dodheri · 2,849 - Badhochhi Kalan · 2,829 - Chuni Kalan · 2,813 - Kotla Dadheri · 2,737 - Jasran · 2,733 - Faraur · 2,597 - Saunti · 2,561 - Bhari · 2,445 - Turan · 2,403 - Sanipur · 2,389 - Salana Dulla Singh Wala · 2,326 - Baras · 2,264 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Fatehgarh Sahib?4: Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amloh, Khamanon - What is the population of Fatehgarh Sahib district?600,163 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Fatehgarh Sahib?Gobindgarh