Kapurthala District Population, Punjab - Census India 2011

Kapurthala is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 688 villages and 9 towns in Kapurthala district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kapurthala district has 167989 households, population of 815168 of which 426311 are males and 388857 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 86025 which is 10.55% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kapurthala district is around 912 compared to 895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Kapurthala district is 70.73% out of which 74.18% males are literate and 66.94% females are literate. The total area of Kapurthala is 1633 sq.km with population density of 499 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 65.35% of population lives in Urban area and 34.65% lives in Rural area. There are 33.94% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kapurthala district.

Kapurthala Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total815168100%
Sikh45369255.66%
Hindu33612441.23%
Muslim101901.25%
Buddhist66620.82%
Christian54450.67%
Religion not stated21680.27%
Jain5530.07%
Other religions and persuasions3340.04%

Kapurthala Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)89.631543.37
Number of households60279107710
Total Population282462532706
Population (%)53.24%48.2%
Male Population150379275932
Female Population132083256774
Sex Ratio878931
Literacy (%)76.4%67.73%

List of Tehsils in Kapurthala

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kapurthala district, Punjab
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kapurthala 341631656.55520889
Phagwara 247367296.54834915
Sultanpur Lodhi 121816444.92274922
Bhulath104354234.99444973

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Kapurthala Population Facts

Number of Households167989
Population815168
Male Population426311 (52.3%)
Female Population388857 (47.7%)
Children Population86025
Area1633 km2
Population density/km2499
Sex-ratio912
Literacy70.73%
Male Literacy74.18%
Female Literacy66.94%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %33.94%

Map of Kapurthala , Punjab