The district came into existence on 13 April 1992, Baisakhi Day and derives its name from Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the youngest son of 10th Guru Gobind Singh, who along with his brother was bricked-up alive on the orders of Suba Sirhind, Wazir Khan in 1704,[1] and which is now the site of the 'Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib'.

[3] Fatehgarh Sahib has a sex ratio of 871 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 80.3%.

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

[9] The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Fatehgarh Sahib district by year.