The Fatehgarh Churian Municipal Council has population of 13,070 of which 6,881 are males while 6,189 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Out of total population of 13,170, 42.10% are Hindu, 41.12% are Sikh, 16.06% are Christian, 0.58% Muslims, 0.03% Jain, 0.02% Buddhist 0.05% others and 0.06% who did not state their religion as of 2011.

[4] The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Fatehgarh Churian city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

The town was earlier a village named Churianvala because it is believed that bangle traders used to sell their goods here.

Under the Flag of Khalsa, the Kanhaiya Sardars destroyed the Chrianvala settlement and made the wrongdoers pay for their sins.

Sardar Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya built a temple called Panj Mandir with a Pucca tank for the Anand Karaj, which still stands.

Later on, his son Chanda Singh Kanhaiya, on the request of his Purohit, built a temple near this pond and 12 darhi, which is today known as Talab Wala Mandir.

Diwans were the richest family of the town ,as they owned more than 600 acres of land which was gone under possession to British gov from Kanhaiyas.

Syed families migrated to Gujranwala and Lahore.Syed Jafer Hussain Shah a sub inspector police migrated amongst them and his son's shrine Darbar Peer Syed Ghulam Abbas Naqvi Bukhari is situated in Nanoke Tehsil Daska Distt Sialkot in Pakistan.

-- In July 2021, it was found that Fatehgarh Churian was the only urban local body (ULB) in Punjab that was not open defecation free (ODF).

Fatehgarh hosts a lot of religious events and people from nearby villages visit the city to be a part of the celebrations.

Organizing Sant Samelans, gatherings of seers and saints, and Shoba Yatras are now traditions of the town.