Fatehgarh Churian

It is located at an altitude of 237 masl 256 km from the state capital, Chandigarh, in the time zone UTC +5:30.

According to 2010 estimates, it had a population of 21,223 inhabitants. Fatehgarh Churian is a Municipal Council city in district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Fatehgarh Churian city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Fatehgarh Churian Municipal Council has population of 13,070 of which 6,881 are males while 6,189 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1351 which is 10.34% of total population of Fatehgarh Churian (M Cl). In Fatehgarh Churian Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 899 against state average of 895. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Fatehgarh Churian is around 826 compared to Punjab state average of 846. Literacy rate of Fatehgarh Churian city is 85.46% higher than state average of 75.84%. In Fatehgarh Churian, Male literacy is around 89.09% while female literacy rate is 81.46%.

Out of total population of 13,170, 42.10% are Hindu, 41.12% are Sikh, 16.06% are Christian, 0.58% Muslims, 0.03% Jain, 0.02% Buddhist 0.05% others and 0.06% who did not state their religion as of 2011.[2]

BANDESHAS

Prior to the 14th century, Fatehgarh Churian was an area dominated by the Bandeshas and origin of this Clan. As in records of Haridwar this small town and nearby village chitorgarh founded by bandeshas in 14th century.Baba shri chand ji son sh Guru Nanak dev ji also visited this town ,

.As fatehgarh churian is small village or purly settlement of bandeshas in 12th century..During the 18th century, nearby 1745 the Kanhaiya Misl after looting kasoor city they ,moved towards AMRITSAR, one section settled sohian after that sangatpura 5 km from fateh garh churian.

.., Ranjit Singh's son kharagh SINGH married at fatehgarh churian with chand kaur. Maharaja bear all the expenses of this marriage as a state function. He invited many state royals as state guest..

Diwan family

Some locals think that the associated with Kanahiya misl,but it's not true ,Diwans are different family directly associated with diwan Tek chand of Lahore darbaar. They are the richest family of the town ,as they owned more than 600 acres of land which was gone under possession to British gov. Under the court of wards rule, which was released after 1920.

India's first Asian champion in badminton Arjuna awardee sh Dinesh khanna is from diwan family of fatehgarh churian.

Before 1947, the town had a majority Muslim population that included Shias and Sunnis. The Sunni and Shia Muslims were roughly equal in numbers.

The city is part of the Fatehgarh Churian Assembly Constituency.

Fatehgarh hosts a lot of religious events and people from nearby villages visit the city to be a part of the celebrations. Many local clubs and religious societies help in the celebrations. Organizing Sant Samelans, gatherings of seers and saints, and Shoba Yatras are now traditions of the town. Nearby historic landmarks include Dhianpur Dhaam, Ramdass, and Chola Sahib. The River Ravi is also close by.

Gagranwala Mandir, Panj Mandir, Talab(built by Kanhaiya Misl), Samadhs of Kanhaiya Misl Sardars are the places one must checkout in their lifetime when visiting Fatehgarh Churian.