Kapurthala is a Tehsil located in Kapurthala district of Punjab. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Kapurthala district. There are 260 villages and 3 towns in Kapurthala Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Kapurthala Tehsil has 69986 households, population of 341631 of which 180894 are males and 160737 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 35657 which is 10.44% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kapurthala Tehsil is around
889 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Kapurthala Tehsil is 70.27% out of which 73.88% males are literate and 66.2% females are literate. The total area of Kapurthala is 656.55 sq.km with population density of 520 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 64.1% of population lives in Urban area and 35.9% lives in Rural area. There are 34.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kapurthala Tehsil.
Kapurthala Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 341631 | 100% |
| Sikh | 207971 | 60.88% |
| Hindu | 125440 | 36.72% |
| Muslim | 4923 | 1.44% |
| Christian | 2099 | 0.61% |
| Religion not stated | 796 | 0.23% |
| Buddhist | 154 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 140 | 0.04% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 108 | 0.03% |
Kapurthala Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 26198 | 43788 |
| Total Population | 122648 | 218983 |
| Population (%) | 54.36% | 47.84% |
| Male Population | 66666 | 114228 |
| Female Population | 55982 | 104755 |
| Sex Ratio | 840 | 917 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.54% | 66.19% |
List of Cities in Kapurthala
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List of Villages in Kapurthala
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