Kapurthala district | |
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 Kapurthala Sainik School, former palace of theMaharajas of Kapurthala | |
.svg) Location in Punjab | |
| Coordinates:31°22′46″N75°23′05″E / 31.37944°N 75.38472°E /31.37944; 75.38472 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Punjab |
| Named after | Nawab Kapur Singh |
| Headquarters | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Deputy commissioner | D P S Kharbanda IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[‡] | |
• Total | 815,168 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Literacy | 80.20% |
| Website | www |
Kapurthala district is a district ofPunjab state in northern India. The city ofKapurthala is the district headquarters.
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 thePhagwaratehsil 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 byHoshiarpur,Gurdaspur, andAmritsar districts, in the west by theBeas River and Amritsar district, and in south by theSutlej 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.
According to the2011 census Kapurthala district has apopulation of 815,168,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofComoros[2] or the US state ofSouth Dakota.[3] This gives it a ranking of 481st in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 501 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.37%.[1] Kapurthala has asex ratio of 912females for every 1000 males, and aliteracy rate of 80.2%. Scheduled Castes made up 33.94% of the population.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 295,071 | — |
| 1961 | 343,778 | +1.54% |
| 1971 | 429,514 | +2.25% |
| 1981 | 545,249 | +2.41% |
| 1991 | 646,647 | +1.72% |
| 2001 | 754,521 | +1.55% |
| 2011 | 815,168 | +0.78% |
| source:[4] | ||
The table below shows the sex ratio of Kapurthala district through decades.
| Census year | Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 912 |
| 2001 | 887 |
| 1991 | 896 |
| 1981 | 898 |
| 1971 | 889 |
| 1961 | 886 |
| 1951 | 880 |
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.
| Year | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 896 | 859 |
| 2001 | 792 | 782 |
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.
| Religion | Urban (2011) | Rural (2011) | Urban (2001) | Rural (2001) | Urban (1991) | Rural (1991) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 183,623 | 152,501 | 150,751 | 135,687 | 106,614 | 104,987 |
| Sikh | 89,331 | 364,361 | 89,421 | 359,233 | 55,075 | 263,070 |
| Muslim | 3,965 | 6,225 | 2,461 | 3,947 | 573 | 2,156 |
| Christian | 1,900 | 3,545 | 1,406 | 2,947 | 566 | 1,302 |
| Other religions | 3,643 | 6,074 | 2,488 | 6,180 | 590 | 316 |
| 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 | 142,974 | 56.6% | 170,557 | 56.91% | 178,326 | 56.73% | 152,117 | 56.73% | 160,457 | 56.44% | 179,251 | 56.59% | 213,754 | 56.49% |
Hinduism [a] | 82,900 | 32.82% | 89,463 | 29.85% | 93,652 | 29.79% | 61,426 | 22.91% | 58,412 | 20.55% | 64,319 | 20.31% | 61,546 | 16.27% |
Sikhism | 26,493 | 10.49% | 39,493 | 13.18% | 42,101 | 13.39% | 54,275 | 20.24% | 64,074 | 22.54% | 72,177 | 22.79% | 88,350 | 23.35% |
Jainism | 214 | 0.08% | 169 | 0.06% | 226 | 0.07% | 205 | 0.08% | 228 | 0.08% | 27 | 0.01% | 380 | 0.1% |
Christianity | 35 | 0.01% | 8 | 0% | 39 | 0.01% | 107 | 0.04% | 1,100 | 0.39% | 983 | 0.31% | 1,667 | 0.44% |
Buddhism.svg) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0% |
Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 12,677 | 3.35% |
| Total population | 252,617 | 100% | 299,690 | 100% | 314,351 | 100% | 268,133 | 100% | 284,275 | 100% | 316,757 | 100% | 378,380 | 100% |
| 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 historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2:British Punjab province era figures are forKapurthala State. | ||||||||||||||
At the time of the 2011 census, 91.20% of the population spokePunjabi and 7.23%Hindi as their first language.[19]
The income ofMunicipalities andMunicipal 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]
According to the National Blindness and Visual Survey India 2015-19, 11.53% people in Kapurthala district above the age of 50 werevisually impaired.[23] In April 2023, Parhar hospital inPhagwara became the first hospital in Punjab to get advanced technology forRobot 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.
| Indicators | Number of children (<5 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stunted | 13,534 | 28% | 35% |
| Wasted | 4,931 | 10% | 23% |
| Severely wasted | 1,328 | 3% | 11% |
| Underweight | 9,973 | 21% | 27% |
| Overweight/obesity | 1,313 | 3% | 1% |
| Anemia | 32,889 | 76% | 61% |
| Total children | 48,111 |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Kapurthala of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.
| Indicators | Number of women (15-49 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 31,663 | 16% | 11% |
| Overweight/obesity | 76,581 | 39% | 24% |
| Hypertension | 50,788 | 26% | 12% |
| Diabetes | 29,369 | 15% | NA |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 123,249 | 63% | 43% |
| Anemia (preg) | 6,298 | 58% | 27% |
| Total women (preg) | 10,907 | ||
| Total women | 194,368 |
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Kapurthala district.
| Method | Total (2019–21) | Total (2015–16) | Urban (2015-16) | Rural (2015-16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sterilization | 22.1% | 40.4% | 37.8% | 41.9% |
| Male sterilization | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| IUD/PPIUD | 1.6% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 3.4% |
| Pill | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Condom | 20.5% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 15.9% |
| Any modern method | 47.2% | 65.0% | 67.6% | 63.5% |
| Any method | 61.0% | 70.0% | 71.7% | 69.1% |
| Total unmet need | 13.4% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| Unmet need for spacing | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Kapurthala district by year.
| Year | Accidents | Killed | Injured | Vehicles Involved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 136 | 118 | 62 | 185 |
| 2021 | 134 | 102 | 38 | 148 |
| 2020 | 144 | 121 | 65 | 122 |
| 2019 | 213 | 184 | 81 | 158 |
| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
South Dakota 814,180
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