About Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in Northwest India. The historic and pious District of Fatehgarh Sahib came into existence with effect from 13th April 1992, Baisakhi Day deriving its name from Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh.

Ludhiana and Ropar in the North, Patiala in the South, parts of Ropar and Patiala in the East and parts of Ludhiana and Sangrur in the West bound Fatehgarh Sahib. It is situated between 30 degree-38' North 16 degree-27' east and is 50 Kms. towards the west of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab.

The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture and allied activities. The main towns are Sirhind, Bassi Pathana, Amloh, Khamano & Mandi Gobindgarh. The last is also known as the 'Steel Town of India' having a good number of steel rolling mills. Besides, numerous industrial units are engaged in the manufacturing of sewing machine parts, centrifugal pumps, bus/truck bodybuilding and mining machinery.