Kapurthala District

Punjab

Kapurthala district is one of the districts of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is at Kapurthala. It covers 1,632 sq km and had a population of 8,17,668 at the 2011 census, a density of 501 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kapurthala
Area
1,632 sq km
Population
8.18 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
501 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.07%
Sex Ratio
912
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Kapurthala District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kapurthala district.

Total Population
8.18 Lakh
Male Population
4.26 Lakh
Female Population
3.91 Lakh
Rural Population
5.32 Lakh
Urban Population
2.86 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.78 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
79.07%
Population Density
501 /km²
Sex Ratio
912
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.2%Female literacy 74.6%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kapurthala district.

4
Tehsils
5
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
546
Gram Panchayats
618
Villages
Headquarters
Kapurthala
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
31.38° N, 75.38° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kapurthala

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Khadoor Sahib

Constituency No. 3 · General
Partial
Amritpal Singh
Amritpal Singh
Independent
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bholath
  • Kapurthala
  • Sultanpur Lodhi
  • Phagwara
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kapurthala

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bholath
No. 26 · Khadoor Sahib
SK
Sukhpal Singh Khaira
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kapurthala
No. 27 · Khadoor Sahib
RS
Rana Gurjeet Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Sultanpur Lodhi
No. 28 · Khadoor Sahib
RS
Rana Inder Pratap Singh
Independent
MLA
Phagwara
No. 29 · Khadoor Sahib
BD
Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Kapurthala

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kapurthala district.

  • Amritpal Singh
    Amritpal Singh
    Independent
    MP
    Khadoor Sahib · No. 3
  • SK
    Sukhpal Singh Khaira
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bholath · No. 26
  • RS
    Rana Gurjeet Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Kapurthala · No. 27
  • RS
    Rana Inder Pratap Singh
    Independent
    MLA
    Sultanpur Lodhi · No. 28
  • BD
    Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Phagwara · No. 29

Election History

Lok Sabha

Khadoor Sahib · No. 3

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaIndependentAmritpal Singh
    Votes 4,04,430Vote share 38.62%Margin 1,97,120
    1. 1. Amritpal Singh · Independent4,04,430 (38.62%)
    2. 2. Kulbir Singh Zira · INC2,07,310 (19.8%)
    3. 3. Laljit Singh Bhullar · AAP1,94,838 (18.61%)
    4. 4. Virsa Singh Valtoha · SAD86,416 (8.25%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Punjab
State
Kapurthala
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 3
4 Assembly
No. 26, 27, 28, 29

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Kapurthala District at a Glance

State
Punjab
Headquarters
Kapurthala
Area
1,632 sq km
Population
8.18 Lakh
Population density
501 per km²
Sex ratio
912 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
79.07%
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
546
Villages
618
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Punjab
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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