Physical & Administrative Features
Area:1633 Sq. kms.
No. of towns: 9
Sub Divisions: 4
Blocks : 5
Kapurthala
Dhilwan
Nadala
Sultanpur Lodhi
Phagwara
No. of Villages: 688
No. of Panchayats: 535
Water resources – Over-exploited Category
Population (2011)
Male – 4,26,311
Female – 3,88,857
Total – 8,15,168
Most Populous Tahsil: Kapurthala
Least populour Tahsil: Bhulath
Average Population Size of village : 870 (Punjab Average Village: 1425)
Largest village by Population: Hamira (7727) and Second Largest Talwandi Chaudharian (7217)
No. of Villages >5000 population: 4
Major Crops: Wheat, Paddy, Maize, Potato
Decadal Growth Rate of Population: 8.0% (State Average Growth – 13.9%)
Urbanised : 34.7% (State Urbanised 37.5%)
Density: 499 per sq. kms
Sex Ratio: 912 (Higher than State 895). Rank – 5th
Literacy Rate: 79.1% (State 75.8%)
Bank branches: 319 (as on 31.03.2020)
Commercial Banks: 37
Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers (NPK) 204 Kg per ha. (2018-19)
Sources: 1. Census Data 2011, PLP 2021-22 Kapurthala