Fatehabad district

Fatehabad district
Cotton farmers in Fatehabad district
Location in Haryana
Coordinates: 29°19′N 75°16′E / 29.31°N 75.27°E / 29.31; 75.27
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DivisionHisar
Established15 July 1997
HeadquartersFatehabad
Tehsils1.  Ratia, 2.  Fatehabad, 3.  Tohana
Government
 • District collectorJagdish Sharma
Area
 • Total
2,538 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
942,011
 • Density371.2/km2 (961.3/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy67.92%
 • Sex ratio902
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
 • RegionalBagri
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHR-22
Lok Sabha constituencies1. Sirsa (shared with Sirsa and Jind districts)
Websitefatehabad.nic.in

Fatehabad district (listen) is one of the twenty-two districts of the state of Haryana, India. Fatehabad was founded by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Fatehabad district was carved out of Hisar district on 15 July 1997.

It borders districts of Mansa and Sangrur in state of Punjab in north, Sirsa district in west, Jind district in east, Hisar district and district of Hanumangarh in state of Rajasthan in south.