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Kapurthala district

district of Punjab, India

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

Kapurthala district
District of Punjab
Kapurthala Sainik School, former palace of the Maharajas of Kapurthala
Kapurthala Sainik School, former palace of the Maharajas of Kapurthala
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 31°22′46″N 75°23′05″E / 31.37944°N 75.38472°E / 31.37944; 75.38472
Country India
StatePunjab
Named forNawab Kapur Singh
HeadquartersKapurthala
Government
 • Deputy commissionerD P S Kharbanda IAS
Area
 • Total1,633 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)‡[›]
 • Total815,168
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Literacy80.20%
Websitewww.kapurthala.gov.in

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.[source?]

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

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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

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

Sex ratio of Kapurthala district[5]
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.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Kapurthala district[6]
Year Urban Rural
2011 896 859
2001 792 782

Religions

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Religion in Kapurthala district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
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]

Religious groups in Kapurthala State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[8] 1911[9][10] 1921[11] 1931[12] 1941[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam   178,326 56.73% 152,117 56.73% 160,457 56.44% 179,251 56.59% 213,754 56.49%
Hinduism  [a] 93,652 29.79% 61,426 22.91% 58,412 20.55% 64,319 20.31% 61,546 16.27%
Sikhism   42,101 13.39% 54,275 20.24% 64,074 22.54% 72,177 22.79% 88,350 23.35%
Jainism   226 0.07% 205 0.08% 228 0.08% 27 0.01% 380 0.1%
Christianity   39 0.01% 107 0.04% 1,100 0.39% 983 0.31% 1,667 0.44%
Zoroastrianism   4 0% 3 0% 4 0% 0 0% 6 0%
Buddhism   3 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 12,677 3.35%
Total population 314,351 100% 268,133 100% 284,275 100% 316,757 100% 378,380 100%
Note: 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.

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[14]
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

Language

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Languages of Kapurthala district (2011)[15]

  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.[15]==Demographics==

 
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.[16] 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:[17]

Gender

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

Sex ratio of Kapurthala district[18]
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.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Kapurthala district[19]
Year Urban Rural
2011 896 859
2001 792 782

Religions

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Religion in Kapurthala district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
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]

Religious groups in Kapurthala State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[8] 1911[9][10] 1921[11] 1931[12] 1941[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam   178,326 56.73% 152,117 56.73% 160,457 56.44% 179,251 56.59% 213,754 56.49%
Hinduism  [a] 93,652 29.79% 61,426 22.91% 58,412 20.55% 64,319 20.31% 61,546 16.27%
Sikhism   42,101 13.39% 54,275 20.24% 64,074 22.54% 72,177 22.79% 88,350 23.35%
Jainism   226 0.07% 205 0.08% 228 0.08% 27 0.01% 380 0.1%
Christianity   39 0.01% 107 0.04% 1,100 0.39% 983 0.31% 1,667 0.44%
Zoroastrianism   4 0% 3 0% 4 0% 0 0% 6 0%
Buddhism   3 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 12,677 3.35%
Total population 314,351 100% 268,133 100% 284,275 100% 316,757 100% 378,380 100%
Note: 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.

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[20]
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

Language

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Languages of Kapurthala district (2011)[15]

  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.[15]

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "District Census Hand Book – Kapurthala" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
  3. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30. South Dakota 814,180
  4. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ↑ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  16. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30. South Dakota 814,180
  17. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  18. ↑ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
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