Fatehabad, Haryana

There is a dargah in the Tehsil Chowk of the city. A historical pillar is built here, made of a mixture of sand, red, white stone and iron, having brief information related to the Tughlaq dynasty engraved on it. Some historians consider this pillar as Ashoka's victory pillar. Many others believe that this lat (pillar) was built by Hindu rulers because words in Sanskrit language are engraved on it. This area was earlier inhabited by Bhil people and was known as Udayanagari. There is a mosque called Humayun's mosque, which has the 15 to 16 feet tall lower portion of an Ashokan pillar, topped with five inch marble strip, is called Ferozs Shah ki Lat and was likely taken from Agroha Mound and whose lower portion lies in Lat ki Masjid at hisar. ==Administration==

The city is governed by Municipal Council, Fatehabad. The elected President of the municipality is Rajender Singh Khichi. Currently Rajender Parsad is working as Executive Officer of the city and Govind Shira is the Secretary. ==Geography==

Fatehabad is located at . The geographical area of the district is 2520 km2. which is 5.4% of the state share. ==Demographics==

India census, the Fatehabad Municipal Council has a population of 70,777 of which 37,320 are males while 33,457 are females. The population of children aged 0–6 is 8263 which is 11.67% of the total population of Fatehabad (M Cl). In Fatehabad Municipal Council, the female sex ratio is 896 against state average of 879. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Fatehabad is around 858 compared to the Haryana state average of 834. The literacy rate of Fatehabad city is 81.96%, higher than the state average of 75.55%. In Fatehabad, male literacy is around 86.86% while the female literacy rate is 76.53%. Religion ==See also==