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Fazilka
City
From top clockwise: Fazilka TV Tower, Raghuwar Bhawan, Fazilka Clock Tower, Asafwala War Memorial and Khuranj Haveli [Full screen] Locations of Itarsi Jn
Nickname(s):  FZK
Fazilka Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Fazilka Fazilka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°24′11″N 74°01′30″E / 30.403°N 74.025°E / 30.403; 74.025Coordinates: 30°24′11″N 74°01′30″E / 30.403°N 74.025°E / 30.403; 74.025
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Fazilka
Founded by	J.H Oliver
Named for	Mian Fazil Watoo
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Member of Parliament	Sher Singh Ghubaya (SAD)
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Davinder Singh Ghubaya (INC)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	76,492
Demonym(s)	Bangla, Fazilpuria
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Dialect	Malwai and Bagri
• Other	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	152123
Telephone code	01638
Vehicle registration	PB-22
Sex ratio	897/1000
Literacy	79.53%
Lok Sabha constituency	Firozpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Fazilka City
Planning agency	PUDA
Major Highways	NH7 SH20 SH40
Precipitation	923.9 millimetres (36.37 in)
Website	fazilka.gov.in

Population history of Fazilka

Fazilka is a city and a municipal council in Punjab, India. In 2011, it was made the headquarter of the newly created Fazilka district. The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline (TAPI) gas pipeline project originating in Turkmenistan will have its last station in Fazilka.

History

The municipality of Fazilka was formed with Punjab Government Notification No. 486, on 10 December 1885. The town was added to the Ferozepur district in 1884. On 27 July 2011, Fazilka was declared a District by the Government of Punjab with Gazette Notification No. 1/1/2011-RE-II(I)/14554.

Fazilka, like many towns on the Indo-Pakistani border, has suffered difficulties dating back to the Partition of India in 1947. The Radcliffe Line, the border recommended by departing British colonial authorities, divides natural resources, houses, and people. The Satluj River, which is a common source of water, is a border between the two countries.

Before partition, 50% of Fazilka's population was Muslim. All of them left India for Pakistan in 1947. Most of the villages around Fazilka are dominated by Muslim families, mainly the Bodla, Watto, Sahoo Rajpoot, Kalya Rajpoot and Chistis clans.

Many people from Fazilka pay an annual visit to Katasraj — a Hindu holy city in Pakistan — usually in August.

Demographics and geography

As of the 2011 Indian census,^[1] Fazilka had a population of 76,492. Males constitute about 52% of the population and females 48%. Fazilka has an average literacy rate of 70.7%: male literacy is 74.6%, and female literacy is 66.4%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages

Punjabi is language of Fazilka. Bagri is spoken by a most people.

Regional dance

Fazilka is known for a style of jhumar dance promulgated by Baba Pokhar Singh (1916–2002). Pokhar Singh's family had migrated from the Montgomery District of Western Punjab, and they claimed to represent the Ravi style of jhumar. However, Fazilka had its own style of jhumar which was referred to as the Satluj style. Therefore, at least two regional styles were mixed in everyday life, and in his jhummar routine (which was basically the same each time, and which family and friends still perform today), Pokhar identified several other regional movements.^[2]

Climate

The climate of the Fazilka District is, on the whole, dry and is characterized by a very hot summer, a short rainy season, and a bracing winter. The year may be divided into four seasons. The cold season is from November to March. This is followed by the summer season which lasts until about the end of June. The period from July to mid-September constitutes the south-westerly monsoon season. The latter half of September and October may be termed the post-monsoon or the transition period.

Transport

Railway

The first railway line through the town was set up in 1898 on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of the ascension to the throne by Queen Victoria. Fazilka was connected by railway to McLeod Ganj (now in Pakistan and renamed Mandi Sadiqganj) on the route to Bahawalnagar and then to Bahawalpur. Fazilka was connected by railway to Amruka (now in Pakistan) through Chaanwala. The tracks from Fazilka to McLeod Ganj and from Fazilka to Chaanwala are now closed, perhaps removed.

Fazilka railway station is connected to Ferozepur and Bhatinda junctions of Northern Railways. A new 43 km long railway line to Abohar towards the south has been constructed to shorten the distance to Bikaner by over 100 km. Trains on the new railway line to Abohar began running in July 2012. An express train started between Sri Ganganagar and Firozpur via Abohar and Fazilka in November 2012 on this track.^[3]

Roads

National Highway 7 passes through Fazilka. NH 7 connects to NH 9 at Malaut which leads to Delhi via Hissar and Rohtak. The state highway runs from Fazilka to Ferozepur and from Fazilka to Malout. Both are good roads.

Air

Amritsar international airport and Bhatinda domestic airport are the nearest, about 90 km away.

Intra-city-Ecocabs

Fazilka have a public bus transport system. Cycle rickshaws are the available means of transport in the city.^[4] These rickshaws are now dispatched by Fazilka Centre.^[5]

Notable personalities

• 
  Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi, noted Urdu poet writing under pen-name 'Sahar'


• 
  Mandira Bedi, actress and fashion designer


• 
  Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer


• 
  Sher Singh Ghubaya, member of the Lok Sabha


• 
  Shubman Gill, Vice captain Under19 Indian Cricket Team


• 
  Surjit Kumar Jyani, politician and Punjab health minister


• 
  Gurnam Bhullar, famous Punjabi singer

Maps

Map of Fazilka

Police

Fazilka Police^[6]

References

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