Kapurthala district

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Kapurthala district
District of Punjab
Kapurthala Sainik School.jpg
Kapurthala Sainik School, former palace of the Maharajas of Kapurthala
Kapurthala in Punjab (India).svg
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 31°22′46″N75°23′05″E / 31.37944°N 75.38472°E / 31.37944; 75.38472
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Emblem of Punjab (India) on a white background (1).png Punjab
Named for Nawab Kapur Singh
Headquarters Kapurthala
Government
 • Deputy commissionerD P S Kharbanda IAS
Area
 • Total
1,633 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [‡]
 • Total
815,168
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration PB-09
Literacy80.20%
Website www.kapurthala.gov.in

Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters.

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Kapurthala District is one of the smallest districts of Punjab in terms of both area and population, with 815,168 people by the 2011 census. The district is divided into two noncontiguous parts, the main Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi portion and the Phagwara tehsil or block.[ citation needed ]

The Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi part lies between north latitude 31° 07' and 31° 22' and east longitude 75° 36'. In the north it is bound by Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, and Amritsar districts, in the west by the Beas River and Amritsar district, and in south by the Sutlej River, Jalandhar district, and Hoshiaripur district.

Phagwara tehsil lies between north latitude 31° 22' and east longitude 75° 40' and 75° 55'. Phagwara lies on the National Highway No 1, and the tehsil is much more industrially developed than the remainder of Kapurthala District. Phagwara is situated at a distance of 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Jalandhar, and the tehsil is bounded on two sides by Jalandhar District whereas north by Hoshiarpur district and east by S B S Nagar District.

The district has three subdivisions/tehsils: Kapurthala, Phagwara, and Sultanpur Lodhi. The total area of the district is 1,633 km (1,015 mi) of which 909.09 km2 (351.00 sq mi) is in Kapurthala tehsil, 304.05 km2 (117.39 sq mi) is in Phagwara tehsil and 451.0 km2 (174.1 sq mi) is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil. The economy of the district is still predominantly agricultural.

Demographics

Photograph of rural life in Kapurthala in 1927, a true-colour photograph taken by Albert Kahn Photograph of rural life in Kapurthala in 1927, a true-colour photograph taken by Albert Kahn.jpg
Photograph of rural life in Kapurthala in 1927, a true-colour photograph taken by Albert Kahn

According to the 2011 census Kapurthala district has a population of 815,168, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Comoros [2] or the US state of South Dakota. [3] This gives it a ranking of 481st in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 501 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi). [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.37%. [1] Kapurthala has a sex ratio of 912 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.2%. Scheduled Castes made up 33.94% of the population. [1]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951295,071—    
1961343,778+1.54%
1971429,514+2.25%
1981545,249+2.41%
1991646,647+1.72%
2001754,521+1.55%
2011815,168+0.78%
source: [4]

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Kapurthala district through decades.

Sex ratio of Kapurthala district [5]
Census yearRatio
2011912
2001887
1991896
1981898
1971889
1961886
1951880

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

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Kapurthala district [6]
YearUrbanRural
2011896859
2001792782

Religions

Religion in Kapurthala district (2011) [7]
ReligionPercent
Sikhism
 
55.66%
Hinduism
 
41.23%
Islam
 
1.25%
Buddhism
 
0.82%
Christianity
 
0.66%
Other or not stated
 
0.38%

Sikhs are the majority in Kapurthala district, and dominate rural areas. Hindus are the majority in urban areas. [7]

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

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Kapurthala district [8]
ReligionUrban (2011)Rural (2011)Urban (2001)Rural (2001)Urban (1991)Rural (1991)
Hindu183,623152,501150,751135,687106,614104,987
Sikh89,331364,36189,421359,23355,075263,070
Muslim3,9656,2252,4613,9475732,156
Christian1,9003,5451,4062,9475661,302
Other religions3,6436,0742,4886,180590316
Religious groups in Kapurthala District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group		1881 [9] [10] [11] 1891 [12] 1901 [13] 1911 [14] [15] 1921 [16] 1931 [17] 1941 [18]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 142,974170,557178,326152,117160,457179,251213,754
Hinduism Om.svg [a] 82,90089,46393,65261,42658,41264,31961,546
Sikhism Khanda.svg 26,49339,49342,10154,27564,07472,17788,350
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 21416922620522827380
Christianity Christian cross.svg 358391071,1009831,667
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 1030000
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 0043406
Judaism Star of David.svg ——000000
Others00000012,677
Total population252,617299,690314,351268,133284,275316,757378,380
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: British Punjab province era figures are for Kapurthala State.

Language

Languages of Kapurthala district (2011) [19]

   Punjabi (91.20%)
   Hindi (7.23%)
  Others (1.57%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 91.20% of the population spoke Punjabi and 7.23% Hindi as their first language. [19]

Economy

The income of Municipalities and Municipal corporations in Kapurthala district from municipal rates and taxes in the year 2018 was 459,777 thousand rupees. [20]

In 2010–11, there were 4,305 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Kapurthala district, which provided employment to 22,678 people. There were 5 registered Medium and Large industrial units, which provided employment to 17,000 people. [21] In February 2023, Kapurthala district was declared second best across Punjab in giving timely approval to new industries and promoting investment by creating good environment for the establishment of new commercial industrial units. [22]

Health

According to the National Blindness and Visual Survey India 2015-19, 11.53% people in Kapurthala district above the age of 50 were visually impaired. [23] In April 2023, Parhar hospital in Phagwara became the first hospital in Punjab to get advanced technology for Robot Joint Replacement Surgeries. [24]

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Kapurthala, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Kapurthala, year 2020 [25]
IndicatorsNumber of children (<5 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Stunted13,53428%35%
Wasted4,93110%23%
Severely wasted1,3283%11%
Underweight9,97321%27%
Overweight/obesity1,3133%1%
Anemia32,88976%61%
Total children48,111

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Kapurthala of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Kapurthala of women of 15-49 years, in 2020 [26]
IndicatorsNumber of women (15-49 years)Percent (2020)Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2)31,66316%11%
Overweight/obesity76,58139%24%
Hypertension50,78826%12%
Diabetes29,36915%NA
Anemia (non-preg)123,24963%43%
Anemia (preg)6,29858%27%
Total women (preg)10,907
Total women194,368

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Kapurthala district.

Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Kapurthala district [27] [28]
MethodTotal (2019–21)Total (2015–16)Urban (2015-16)Rural (2015-16)
Female sterilization22.1%40.4%37.8%41.9%
Male sterilization0.8%0.7%1.4%0.3%
IUD/PPIUD1.6%4.3%6.0%3.4%
Pill1.6%1.9%1.9%1.9%
Condom20.5%17.6%20.6%15.9%
Any modern method47.2%65.0%67.6%63.5%
Any method61.0%70.0%71.7%69.1%
Total unmet need13.4%8.2%7.8%8.5%
Unmet need for spacing4.4%1.5%2.0%1.2%

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Kapurthala district by year.

Road accidents and people affected in Kapurthala district by year [29]
YearAccidentsKilledInjuredVehicles Involved
202213611862185
202113410238148
202014412165122
201921318481158

Politics

No.ConstituencyName of MLAPartyBench
26 Bholath Sukhpal Singh Khaira Indian National Congress Opposition
27 Kapurthala Rana Gurjeet Singh Indian National Congress Opposition
28 Sultanpur Lodhi Rana Inder Pratap Singh Independent politician Opposition
29 Phagwara (SC)Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal Indian National Congress Opposition

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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