Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters.
Kapurthala district | |
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Coordinates: 31°22′46″N 75°23′05″E / 31.37944°N 75.38472°E | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Named for | 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 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
editAccording 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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
Gender
editThe table below shows the sex ratio of Kapurthala district through decades.
Census year | Ratio |
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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 |
Religions
editSikhs are the majority in Kapurthala district, and dominate rural areas. Hindus are the majority in urban areas.[7]
Religious group |
1901[8] | 1911[9][10] | 1921[11] | 1931[12] | 1941[13] | |||||
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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.
Religion | Urban (2011) | Rural (2011) | Urban (2001) | Rural (2001) | Urban (1991) | Rural (1991) |
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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
editAt the time of the 2011 census, 91.20% of the population spoke Punjabi and 7.23% Hindi as their first language.[15]
Economy
editThe income of Municipalities and Municipal corporations in Kapurthala district from municipal rates and taxes in the year 2018 was 459,777 thousand rupees.[16]
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.[17] 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.[18]
Health
editAccording to the National Blindness and Visual Survey India 2015-19, 11.53% people in Kapurthala district above the age of 50 were visually impaired.[19] In April 2023, Parhar hospital in Phagwara became the first hospital in Punjab to get advanced technology for Robot Joint Replacement Surgeries.[20]
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) |
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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 to 49 years, as of year 2020.
Indicators | Number of women (15-49 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
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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 age of 15 and 49 years, in Kapurthala district.
Method | Total (2019–21) | Total (2015–16) | Urban (2015-16) | Rural (2015-16) |
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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 |
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2022 | 136 | 118 | 62 | 185 |
2021 | 134 | 102 | 38 | 148 |
2020 | 144 | 121 | 65 | 122 |
2019 | 213 | 184 | 81 | 158 |
Politics
editNo. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
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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
edit- Kartar Singh Thind, a botanist
- Purshottam Das Jalota, a classical and devotional music singer, best known for his bhajans and receiver of Padam Shri award
Notes
edit- ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "District Census Hand Book – Kapurthala" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
South Dakota 814,180
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "District-wise Decadal Sex ratio in Punjab". Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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- ^ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "District-wise Income of Municipalities/Corporations in Punjab from Municipal Rates and Taxes in Punjab from 1968 to 2018 (As on March)". 8 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Brief Industrial Profile of Kapurthala District", MSME Development Institute, Government of India, Ministry of MSME, Table 3.2, https://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/Kapurthala.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwigw_v4we6FAxX49DgGHbjoDGwQFnoECGUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw19qEJBplRwWyUuEUzgHhQD
- ^ "Kapurthala 2nd best in timely approvals for new industries". The Tribune. 26 February 2023.
- ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1808234, Annexure-I
- ^ "Parhar Hospital becomes Punjab's first fully automatic robotic surgery center" – Punjab News Express, by Ashok Kaura, December 21, 2022, https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/parhar-hospital-becomes-punjabs-first-fully-automatic-robotic-surgery-center-192903
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