Kotkapura
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| State : | Rajasthan | ||
| District : | Faridkot | ||
| Sub-district : | Faridkot | ||
| Location : | 30 ° 35 ' N , 74 ° 49' E | ||
| Height : | 209 m | ||
| Residents : | 91,979 (2011) | ||
Kotkapura (or Kot Kapura ; Punjabi : ਕੋਟ ਕਪੂਰਾ; Hindi : कोट कपूरा) is a historic city in the Indian state of Punjab .
Kotkapura is located in the Faridkot district 10 km south of the district capital Faridkot . The city is located 50 km north of Bathinda , 40 km southwest of Moga and 30 km from Muktsar , which is located west-southwest . Faridkot is the largest city in the district and has a large cotton market . The national highway NH 15 (Bathinda - Amritsar ) runs through Kotkapura. Kotkapura has the status of a Municipal Council and is divided into 23 wards .
In the 2011 census, the population of Kotkapura was 91,979. 10 years earlier it was 80,741. The gender ratio is 856 women per 1,000 men. The literacy rate is 77.47% (81.78% for men, 72.68% for women). 52.12% of the population are Hindu , 46.70% are Sikhs .
The city was founded by Nawab Kapura in 1661. The name of the city means "Fort of Kapura" ( Kot = "small fortress"). The city was in the principality of the same name, founded in 1643 . Guru Gobind Singh , the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, reached the city on his way to Machhiwara and asked Kapura for support in his fight against the Mughal army . Fearing the wrath of the Mughals, Kapura, who was a Sikh, refused to openly support him. In 1803, Kotkapura was conquered by Maharaja Ranjit Singh .