Kapurthala (District)
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| State | Punjab |
| Division : | Jalandhar |
| Administrative headquarters : | Kapurthala |
| Area : | 1633 km² |
| Residents : | 754,521 (2011) |
| Population density : | 492 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | http://kapurthala.gov.in/ |
Kapurthala ( Punjabi : ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is a district in the Indian state of Punjab .
The princely state of Kapurthala existed from 1772 to 1948. The current district consists of two sub-areas, which are west and east of the city of Jalandhar . The western part includes the Tehsils Bhulath , Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi while the eastern part consists of the Tehsil Phagwara . The river Beas forms the western boundary of the district. The Kapurthala District is part of the Jalandhar Division . It covers an area of 1633 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Kapurthala .
population
The population in the 2011 census was 754,521, 10 years earlier it was 754,521. The gender ratio was 912 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 79.07% (83.15% for men, 74.63% for women). 55.66% of the population are Sikhs , 41.23% Hindu .
Administrative division
The district is divided into 4 tehsils :
There are also 4 sub-divisions , 2 sub-tehsils and 5 subdivided blocks .
The only municipal corporation in the district is Phagwara .
Cities with Municipal Council status are:
Cities with Nagar Panchayat status are:
Web links
Individual evidence
Amritsar | Barnala | Bathinda | Faridkot | Fatehgarh Sahib | Fazilka | Firozpur | Gurdaspur | Hoshiarpur | Jalandhar | Kapurthala | Ludhiana | Mansa | Moga | Muktsar | Pathankot | Patiala | Rupnagar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Sangrur | Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar | Tarn Taran