Firozpur

{{About|the municipality in Punjab, India|its namesake district|Firozpur district}} {{pp-move|reason=undiscussed page moves against consensus|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Firozpur | native_name = {{lang|pa|Firōzpur}} (Punjabi) | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 280 | image_style = | perrow = 1/2/1 | image1 = Saragarhi Memorial Ferozepur.jpg | image2 = Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium Firozpur.jpg | image3 = The Barki Memorial Ferozepur.jpg }} | image_alt = | image_caption = Counterclockwise from top:<br/ >Saragarhi Memorial in Firozpur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, The Barki Memorial | nickname = | pushpin_map = India Punjab#India#Asia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India | coordinates = {{coord|30.9166|N|74.6|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Punjab | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Firozpur | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = Firoz Shah Tughluq | named_for = Firoz Shah Tughluq | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 182 | population_total = 110,313 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/> | population_density_km2 = 380 | population_rank = | population_demonym = Firozpuri, Firozpuria | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Punjabi<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=30 August 2019|page=32|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 152001 | postal2_code_type = UNLOCODE | postal2_code = IN FIR | area_code = 91-1632 | registration_plate = PB-05 | blank1_name_sec2 = Climate | blank1_info_sec2 = BSh <small>(Köppen)</small> | website = {{URL|https://ferozepur.nic.in/}} | footnotes = | leader_title2 = Member of Parliament | leader_name2 = Sher Singh Ghubaya (INC) | leader_title3 = Member of the Legislative Assembly (Urban) | leader_name3 = Ranbir Singh Bhullar(AAP) | leader_title4 = Member of the Legislative Assembly (Rural) | leader_name4 = Rajnish Dahiya (AAP)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/assembly-elections-2017-only-6-women-legislators-make-entry-into-punjab-assembly/story-rpUsDjKcYUDyYqxjMsN21N.html |title=Assembly elections 2017: Only 6 women legislators make entry into Punjab Assembly |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank2_info_sec1 = 70.7% | blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Firozpur | blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Firozpur city | blank5_name_sec1 = Planning agency | blank5_info_sec1 = PUDA | blank6_name_sec1 = Major Highways | blank6_info_sec1 = NH95 SH15 SH 20 | blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature | blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|29.7|°C|°F}} | blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature | blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|16.9|°C|°F}} | blank4_name_sec2 = Precipitation | blank4_info_sec2 = {{convert|731.6|mm|in}} }}

'''Firozpur''', (pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Punjabi|[fɪroːz.pʊɾ]]]) also known as '''Ferozepur''',{{Efn|There are various archaic and modern spellings of the city, such as Ferozepore, Ferozepur, Ferozpore, Ferozepur, Ferozpur, Firozpore, Firozpur, and others. The official spelling presently used by the government of the state of Punjab (India) is 'Firozpur'.|group=note}}<ref>{{cite web |title=District Ferozepur, Government of Punjab, India |url=https://ferozepur.nic.in/ |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in the Firozpur District of Punjab, India. After the Partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who died fighting for India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infopunjab.com/punjab/travel/firozepur.htm |title= Firozpur |publisher=Info Punjab |access-date=14 October 2006 }}</ref> The nearby Firozpur Cantonment is a major cantonment of the country.

== Etymology == The name, Ferozepore, is said to derive either from Feroz Shah Tughlaq, sultan of Delhi, or from a Bhatti chief, named Feroze Khan, who was a mid-16th century Manj Rajput chief.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Dhiman |first=Manoj |date=3 July 1999 |title=The town was once an important trade centre |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jul03/saturday/regional.htm#1 |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> A popular name for the locality is ''Shaheedon-ki-dharti'' ("the land of martyrs").<ref name=":0" />

==History==

=== Early history === [[File:Painting of Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq.jpg|thumb|Painting of Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Kept in the collection of the Raza Library, Rampur.]] The city of Firozpur was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, a ruler of the Tughluq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |page=98}}</ref> The Ferozepur Fortress is said to have been constructed in the 14th century during the reign of Firoz Shah of the Delhi Sultanate.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Firozpur |publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery, Government of Punjab, India |year=1999 |pages=13}}</ref> The Manj Rajput chief, Feroze Khan, was a prominent figure in the region in the mid-16th century.<ref name=":2" /> The locality's trade was dominated by the Bhabra Jain community.<ref name=":2" /> However, due to an epidemic in 1543, much of these traders shifted to Kot Ise Khan.<ref name=":2" />

=== Sikh period === {{Further|Ferozepore (jagir)}} The period of Sikh influence in the region was affirmed in 1758, when Adina Beg was defeated by the Sikhs.<ref name=":2" /> In 1761, the Sikh chief Hari Singh of the Bhangi Misl captured Kasur and nearby areas of Ferozepore.<ref name=":2" /> One of the Bhangi sardars of Hari Singh, named Gurja (Gujar) Singh, along with his brother Nushaha Singh, and two nephews, Gurbakhsh Singh and Mastan Singh, took hold of Ferozepore for the Sikhs.<ref name=":2" /> Later, Gurja (Gujar) Singh gave Ferozepore to his nephew, Gurbakhsh Singh.<ref name=":2" /> The Ferozepore territory as it existed then contained 37 villages.<ref name=":2" /> In 1792, Gurbaksh Singh decided to divy up his territorial possessions among his four sons, with his second-son, Dhanna Singh, being bestowed control over the Ferozepore territory.<ref name=":2" />

In ca.1818–19, Dhanna Singh died and therefore was succeeded by his widow, Lachhman Kaur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dhiman |first=Manoj |date=3 July 1999 |title=The town was once an important trade centre |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jul03/saturday/regional.htm#1 |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Krishen |first=Indra |title=An Historical Interpretation of the Correspondence of Sir George Russell Clerk, Political Agent, Ambala and Ludhiana, 1831-43 |publisher=Gulab Chand Kapur |year=1952 |pages=128–131}}</ref> In 1820, Lachhman Kaur went on a pilgrimage to shrines of Haridwar, Gaya, and Jagannath after having placed her father-in-law, Gurbakhsh Singh, in charge of Ferozepore in her temporary absence.<ref name=":0" /> However, it was during this absence that Baghel Singh, nephew of the deceased Dhanna Singh, occupied the Ferozepore Fort under the guise of visiting his grandfather Gurbaksh Singh.<ref name=":0" /> After three years of travels, Lachhman Kaur returned to Ferozepore in 1823 to find that Baghel Singh has holed himself in the fortress and was unable to expel him.<ref name=":0" /> Therefore, she enlisted the help of the British East India Company to reclaim her possession of Ferozepore.<ref name=":0" /> Through the efforts of Captain Ross, the Deputy Superintendent of Sikh Affairs, whom represented her case to the Lahore agent representing the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave orders to Baghel Singh to relinquish his antics, allowing Lachhman Kaur to return to her rule of Ferozepore.<ref name=":0" /> Baghel Singh died in 1826.<ref name=":0" />

Lachhman Kaur died issueless on 28 September 1835 (another source gives her date of death as being December 1835).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> In July 1838, Jhanda Singh and Chanda Singh, the brothers of Baghel Singh and nephews of Dhanna Singh, both claimed the chiefship of Ferozepore.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> However, these attempts were unsuccessful and the Ferozepore territory lapsed into direct British-control.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Henry Lawrence took full charge of the absorbed territory in 1839.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Lot 261: A Reminiscence of Ferozepore, a caricature of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Thomas Black, Calcutta, 1838 |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30703/lot/261/a-reminiscence-of-ferozepore-a-caricature-of-maharajah-ranjit-singh-thomas-black-calcutta-1838/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=Bonhams |quote=Ferozepore was a small cis-Sutlej Sikh state, taken under British control in 1835. Henry Lawrence took full charge of it in 1839.}}</ref>

=== British control === British rule was first established in 1835, when, on the failure of heirs to the Sikh family who possessed it, a small escheat to the British government was formed, and the district was gradually formed around this nucleus. The British inherited Ferozepore at a time when its local economy was in-decline.<ref name=":0" /> In 1838, the population of the settlement of Ferozepore stood-at 2,732, however by 1841, the local population rose to 4,841.<ref name=":0" /> The increase in the population of Ferozepore in the period immediately following British annexation has been attributed to reforms by Henry Lawrence, who constructed a main market place and also built another market place towards the east of the old fortress.<ref name=":0" />

The strategic importance of Ferozepur (as it was spelled under the British) was at this time very great, and in 1839 it was the outpost of British India in the direction of the Sikh power. It accordingly became the scene of operations during the First Anglo-Sikh War, in which the Sikhs crossed the Sutlej in December 1845, but were defeated and withdrew into their own territory, and peace was concluded with the Treaty of Lahore. Later, throughout the Indian Mutiny Ferozepur remained in the hands of the English.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Ferozepur|volume=10|page=281}}</ref> thumb|Photograph of a street-scene in Ferozepore, Punjab, 1856 The Arya Orphanage, providing shelter for orphans and the destitute spread over 21 acres, was established in Ferozepur on 26 October 1877 by Dayananda Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj, after being invited by ''Rai Sahib'' Mathra Das.<ref name=":0" /> The orphanage would later be praised by Lala Lajput Rai and Lord C. R. Attlee.<ref name=":0" />thumb|Battle of Ferozeshah - charge of the Bengal Light Cavalry, The Pictorial Times, 1846 thumb|Postcard photograph of the Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara in Firozpur, ca.1920's The Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara commemorates 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment who died in the Battle of Saragarhi, defending the Saragarhi Fort against an overwhelming enemy force of 10,000 Pathan tribesmen on 12 September 1897.<ref name="TOISep2022" /><ref name="Print2019" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/html/Saragarhi.html |title=Saragarih Memorial - Welcome to the official website of District Ferozepur, Punjab, India |publisher=Ferozepur.nic.in |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118053750/http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/Saragarhi.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> All 21 soldiers were awarded the Indian Order of Merit posthumously.<ref name="TOISep2022">{{cite news |last1=Kamal |first1=Neel |title=125 years of Battle of Saragarhi: Tale of Sikh grit is heard from Punjab to United Kingdom |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/125-years-of-battle-of-saragarhi-tale-of-sikh-grit-is-heard-from-punjab-to-united-kingdom/articleshow/94125413.cms |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=11 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="Print2019">{{cite news |last1=Panag |first1=H. S. |date=28 March 2019 |title=What Akshay Kumar's Kesari won't tell you: The real military account of Battle of Saragarhi |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/what-akshay-kumars-kesari-wont-tell-you-the-real-military-account-of-battle-of-saragarhi/213646/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara of Ferozepur was opened in 1904 by Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz, the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.<ref name=":0" />

On 23 March 1931, at 7.30 p.m., the remains of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were cremated about 10 km north of Ferozepur on the bank of the Sutlej River at Hussainiwala.<ref name=":0" /> The location of the cremation went to Pakistan in 1947 but was given to India on 17 January 1961 when India and Pakistan exchanged their exclaves.<ref name=":0" />

Moti Bazar and Hira Mandi in Ferozepore were once prominent markets for the pearl and diamond trade.<ref name=":0" /> Prior to the partition in 1947, Hira Mandi was home to many singing girls.<ref name=":0" />

=== Post-independence === In 1956, the Home for the Blind institute was established in Ferozepur to assist the blind.<ref name=":0" />

A construction of a memorial at Hussainiwala dedicated to the three Indian freedom-fighters began and its foundation stone was laid on 23 March 1965, by the Union Defence Minister Y. B. Chavan.<ref name=":0" /> However, the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 broke out in September the same year and work on the memorial stalled.<ref name=":0" /> In 1968, Chief Minister of Punjab, Lachman Singh Gill, completed the monument within 37 days at a cost of Rs 1.84 lakh.<ref name=":0" /> However, the monument was later vandalised by Pakistani troops in 1971–72.<ref name=":0" /> The monument was restored in 1973 by Giani Zail Singh.<ref name=":0" />

The Barki Memorial, built in 1969, is a memorial to the soldiers of the 7 Infantry Division who died in a battle in 1965 which led to India taking the town of Barki, 15 miles south-east of Lahore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/html/Barki.html |title=The Barki Memorial - Welcome to the official website of District Ferozepur, Punjab, India |publisher=Ferozepur.nic.in |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210162140/http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/Barki.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Ferozpur fort, a Sikh Empire-era military structure located within the army cantonment of the city, was re-opened to the public after 200 years on 2 June 2025 by the Golden Arrow Division of the Army.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Anirudh |date=2 June 2025 |title=Colonial-era Ferozepur Fort that Hitler envied for its ammo reserves opens to public after 200 years |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/colonial-era-ferozepur-fort-that-hitler-envied-for-its-ammo-reserves-opens-to-public-after-200-years/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 2025 |title=Ferozepur Fort In Punjab Reopens To Public After 200 Years |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/News/ferozepur-fort-in-punjab-reopens-to-public-after-200-years |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Outlook Traveller}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ferozepur fort showcasing Sikh military legacy opens for public after 200 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ferozepur-fort-showcasing-sikh-military-legacy-opens-for-public-after-200-years/articleshow/121576205.cms |work=The Times of India |date=2 June 2025 |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref>

==Geography== Ferozepur is located on the bank of the Sutlej River.<ref>{{cite news |title=Firozpur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting date, results, candidates, main parties and schedule |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/punjab/firozpur-lok-sabha-elections-2024-voting-date-results-candidates-main-parties-and-schedule-article-12734513.html |work=Money Control |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>

===Climate=== {{Weather box|location = Firozpur |width = 50% |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high F = 66 |Feb high F = 69 |Mar high F = 78 |Apr high F = 94 |May high F = 101 |Jun high F = 103 |Jul high F = 94 |Aug high F = 91 |Sep high F = 92 |Oct high F = 89 |Nov high F = 79 |Dec high F = 69 |Jan low F = 44 |Feb low F = 47 |Mar low F = 55 |Apr low F = 65 |May low F = 73 |Jun low F = 79 |Jul low F = 79 |Aug low F = 76 |Sep low F = 74 |Oct low F = 63 |Nov low F = 52 |Dec low F = 45 |Jan precipitation inch = 0.80 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.50 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.20 |Apr precipitation inch = 0.80 |May precipitation inch = 0.80 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.40 |Jul precipitation inch = 9.00 |Aug precipitation inch = 7.40 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.40 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.20 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.50 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.80 |source 1 = <ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/INXX0193?from=dayDetails_bottomnav_business| title = Average Weather for Firozpur - Temperature and Precipitation | access-date = 25 February 2008|publisher = The Weather Channel}}</ref> |date=August 2010 }}

==Demographics== {{see also|List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh}} {{bar box|width = 300px |barwidth = 250px |cellpadding="0" |title=Religion in Firozpur City<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389/download/14502/DDW03C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Firozpur City |website=census.gov.in |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|Hinduism|DarkOrange|70.47}} {{bar percent|Sikhism|Darkkhaki|26.25}} {{bar percent|Christianity|Blue|2.35}} {{bar percent|Islam|Green|0.31}} {{bar percent|Others|Grey|0.61}}}}

As of the 2011 Indian Census, Firozpur had a total population of 110,313, of which 58,451 (53%) were male and 51,862 (47%) were female. 10.6% of the population was six years old or younger. The total number of literate people in Firozpur was 78,040, which constituted 70.7% of the population, with male literacy of 73.3% and female literacy of 67.9%. The effective literacy rate (population of 7 years and above) was 79.1%, of which the male literacy rate was 82.3% and female literacy rate was 75.6%. The Scheduled Caste population was 27,395. Firozpur had 22,263 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Firozpur |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=38365 |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

===Religion=== According to the 2011 census, out of a total population of 110,313 in Firozpur city, Hinduism is followed by 77,743 (70.5%) people and Sikhism by 28,961 (26.3%). Minority religions include Christianity, Islam, Jainism, and Buddhism.<ref name="Religion"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+ Religious groups in Firozpur City (1881−2011){{efn|1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Firozpur, which included Firozpur Municipality and Firozpur Cantonment.<ref name="Census1941"/>{{rp|32}}|name="FirozpurCity1881to1941"}} ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br/>group ! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=14 January 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=14 January 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 }}</ref>{{rp|520}} ! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1891-26575632/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1891 GENERAL TABLES BRITISH PROVINCES AND FEUDATORY STATES VOL I|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|68}} ! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1901-26575826/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901 VOLUME I-A INDIA PART II-TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|44}} ! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1911-26575903/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1911 VOLUME XIV PUNJAB PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|20}} ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1921-26575918/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1921 VOLUME XV PUNJAB AND DELHI PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|23}} ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1931-26575928/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|26}} ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|32}} ! colspan="2" |2011 |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Hinduism 15px | 19,004 | {{Percentage | 19004 | 39570 | 2 }} | 23,047 | {{Percentage | 23047 | 50437 | 2 }} | 21,304 | {{Percentage | 21304 | 49341 | 2 }} | 21,542 | {{Percentage | 21542 | 50836 | 2 }} | 24,525 | {{Percentage | 24525 | 54351 | 2 }} | 28,253{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}} | {{Percentage | 28253 | 64634 | 2 }} | 34,543{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}} | {{Percentage | 34543 | 82502 | 2 }} | 77,743 | {{Percentage | 77743 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Islam 15px | 17,609 | {{Percentage | 17609 | 39570 | 2 }} | 22,018 | {{Percentage | 22018 | 50437 | 2 }} | 24,314 | {{Percentage | 24314 | 49341 | 2 }} | 23,409 | {{Percentage | 23409 | 50836 | 2 }} | 24,456 | {{Percentage | 24456 | 54351 | 2 }} | 28,464 | {{Percentage | 28464 | 64634 | 2 }} | 38,390 | {{Percentage | 38390 | 82502 | 2 }} | 342 | {{Percentage | 342 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Sikhism 15px | 1,207 | {{Percentage | 1207 | 39570 | 2 }} | 3,387 | {{Percentage | 3387 | 50437 | 2 }} | 1,635 | {{Percentage | 1635 | 49341 | 2 }} | 2,951 | {{Percentage | 2951 | 50836 | 2 }} | 3,025 | {{Percentage | 3025 | 54351 | 2 }} | 4,439 | {{Percentage | 4439 | 64634 | 2 }} | 6,457 | {{Percentage | 6457 | 82502 | 2 }} | 28,961 | {{Percentage | 28961 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Jainism 15px | 72 | {{Percentage | 72 | 39570 | 2 }} | 407 | {{Percentage | 407 | 50437 | 2 }} | 301 | {{Percentage | 301 | 49341 | 2 }} | 479 | {{Percentage | 479 | 50836 | 2 }} | 476 | {{Percentage | 476 | 54351 | 2 }} | 511 | {{Percentage | 511 | 64634 | 2 }} | 630 | {{Percentage | 630 | 82502 | 2 }} | 148 | {{Percentage | 148 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Christianity 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 1,561 | {{Percentage | 1561 | 50437 | 2 }} | 1,753 | {{Percentage | 1753 | 49341 | 2 }} | 2,439 | {{Percentage | 2439 | 50836 | 2 }} | 1,855 | {{Percentage | 1855 | 54351 | 2 }} | 2,942 | {{Percentage | 2942 | 64634 | 2 }} | 1,533 | {{Percentage | 1533 | 82502 | 2 }} | 2,591 | {{Percentage | 2591 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Zoroastrianism 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 50437 | 2 }} | 4 | {{Percentage | 4 | 49341 | 2 }} | 16 | {{Percentage | 16 | 50836 | 2 }} | 14 | {{Percentage | 14 | 54351 | 2 }} | 24 | {{Percentage | 24 | 64634 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- | Buddhism 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 50437 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 49341 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 50836 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 54351 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 64634 | 2 }} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 43 | {{Percentage | 43 | 110313 | 2 }} |- | Others | 1,678 | {{Percentage | 1678 | 39570 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 50437 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 49341 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 50836 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 54351 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 64634 | 2 }} | 949 | {{Percentage | 949 | 82502 | 2 }} | 485 | {{Percentage | 485 | 110313 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 39,570 ! {{Percentage | 39570 | 39570 | 2 }} ! 50,437 ! {{Percentage | 50437 | 50437 | 2 }} ! 49,341 ! {{Percentage | 49341 | 49341 | 2 }} ! 50,836 ! {{Percentage | 50836 | 50836 | 2 }} ! 54,351 ! {{Percentage | 54351 | 54351 | 2 }} ! 64,634 ! {{Percentage | 64634 | 64634 | 2 }} ! 82,502 ! {{Percentage | 82502 | 82502 | 2 }} ! 110,313 ! {{Percentage | 110313 | 110313 | 2 }} |}

==Media== Firozpur has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Firozpur. It broadcasts on 100.1&nbsp;MHz frequency.

== Economy == There are many markets in the town that are named after local figures and philanthropists.<ref name=":0" /> Some of these markets are Gali Dugglan, Mohalla Sodhian, Mohalla Baurianwala, Basti Shekhan, Basti Balochan, Hata Khuda Bakhsh, Kuchha Harnam Das, and Gali Kumrianwali.<ref name=":0" />

== Education == There are a number of educational institutions within the town, such as:<ref name=":0" />

* DAV College for Women<ref name=":0" /> * Dev Samaj College for Women<ref name=":0" /> * Dev Samaj College of Education for Women<ref name=":0" /> * RSD College<ref name=":0" /> * Guru Nanak College<ref name=":0" /> * Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering and Technology

Some libraries are:<ref name=":0" />

* Firozpur municipal library<ref name=":0" /> * Firozpur district library<ref name=":0" /> * Dronacharya library (located in the cantonment area, with a large book collection)<ref name=":0" />

Aside from the above, there are two government schools, one dedicated toward a particular gender.<ref name=":0" /> There are two industrial training institutes, also dedicated to a particular gender.<ref name=":0" /> There is also a government polytechnic.<ref name=":0" />

== Nature == The town was once home to many gardens, such as Tulsi Ram Bagh, Gole Bagh, Nishat Bagh, Ram Sukh Das Bagh, and Kanshi Ram Bagh.<ref name=":0" /> However, only Gole Bagh was under the control of the municipal government, with the majority of the gardens being held privately by residents or trusts.<ref name=":0" /> In around 1960, these trusts and individuals began getting rid of their garden-land as it became difficult to maintain them.<ref name=":0" /> Many fruit trees used to be found at Gole Bagh but now it is used as a garbage-dump.<ref name=":0" />

== Places of worship ==

=== Gurdwaras === * Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara, Ferozpur{{Efn|The Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara of Firozpur is not to be confused with the Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara located in Amritsar.|group=note}}<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Dhiman |first=Manoj |date=3 July 1999 |title=The town was once an important trade centre |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jul03/saturday/regional.htm#1 |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref>

=== Churches === * Saint Andrew’s Church, Jhoke Road<ref name=":0" /> * Roman Catholic Church, Church Road<ref name=":0" /> * Methodist Church, NBI Road, established by Missionaries of Methodist Denomination during 1925–30<ref name=":0" />

==Notable people== {{see also|:Category:People from Firozpur}} <!--Only add if the person has an article in English Wikipedia. Arranged alphabetically by LAST NAME--> *Susham Bedi, author *Preet Bharara, attorney and media personality *George Bigge, cricketer *Lawrence Bishnoi, an Indian gangster *Alexander Cadell, cricketer *Sohraab Dhaliwal, cricketer *Horatio Dumbleton, cricketer *Sher Singh Ghubaya, politician *Annie Gill, actress *Balram Jakhar, politician *Charles Kindersley, cricketer *Zora Singh Maan, politician *Verma Malik, lyricist *Narain Chand Parashar, politician *Bano Qudsia, writer *Janmeja Singh Sekhon, politician *Ajit Pal Singh, hockey player *Gagan Ajit Singh, hockey player *Ganda Singh, revolutionary *Gurbaj Singh, hockey player *Princepal Singh, basketball player *Ronjan Sodhi, shooter *Manav Vij, actor

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==External links== * {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Firozpur |short=x}} * {{Official website|http://ferozepur.nic.in}}

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