Kapurthala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kapurthala, Punjab - Census 2011

Kapurthala is a Municipal Council city situated in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district. The Kapurthala city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 20,484 families residing in the Kapurthala city. The total population of Kapurthala is 98,916 out of which 53,801 are males and 45,115 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kapurthala is 839.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kapurthala city is 9991 which is 10% of the total population. There are 5226 male children and 4765 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kapurthala is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (839).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kapurthala is 85.1%. Thus Kapurthala has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Kapurthala district. The male literacy rate is 88.02% and the female literacy rate is 81.52% in Kapurthala.

Population
98,916
Literacy
85.1%
Sex Ratio
839

Kapurthala Municipal Council has total administration over 20,484 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kapurthala Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kapurthala Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 9,991 5,226 4,765
Literacy 85.1% 79.5% 72.9%
Scheduled Caste 20,843 10,902 9,941
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 23,263 11,043 12,220

Caste-wise Population - Kapurthala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kapurthala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,843 10,902 9,941
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kapurthala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kapurthala is 62,056 which is 62.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kapurthala is 1,242 which is 1.26% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kapurthala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 62,056 (62.74%) 34,263 27,793
Muslim 1,242 (1.26%) 773 469
Christian 579 (0.59%) 323 256
Sikh 34,410 (34.79%) 18,112 16,298
Buddhist 17 (0.02%) 10 7
Jain 110 (0.11%) 63 47
Other Religion 28 (0.03%) 16 12
No Religion Specified 474 (0.48%) 241 233

Literacy Rate - Kapurthala

The total literacy rate of Kapurthala was 85.08% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 75,653 literates, males were 42,758 while females were 32,895. Also the male literacy rate was 88.02% and the female literacy rate was 81.52% in Kapurthala.

  Kapurthala Punjab
Female 81.52% 70.73%
Male 88.02% 80.44%
Total 85.08% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Kapurthala

The Sex Ratio of Kapurthala is 839. Thus per every 1000 men there were 839 females in Kapurthala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 839 ) of Kapurthala.


Child Population - Kapurthala

According to Census 2011, there were 9,991 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kapurthala. Out of which 5,226 were male while 4,765 were female.


Working Population - Kapurthala

In Kapurthala Municipal Council out of total population, 38,796 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,796 workers engaged in Main Work, 603 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,703 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,459 28,717 5,742
Cultivators 603 545 58
Agriculture Labourer 1,703 1,296 407
Household Industries 1,335 1,024 311
Other Workers 30,818 25,852 4,966
Marginal Workers 4,337 2,380 1,957
Non Working 60,120 22,704 37,416

Kapurthala Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kapurthala is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,899 72.4% 753
2 Ward No - 2 2,816 81.9% 894
3 Ward No - 3 2,991 84.8% 917
4 Ward No - 4 2,489 83.2% 957
5 Ward No - 5 3,186 85.7% 933
6 Ward No - 6 4,869 75.2% 925
7 Ward No - 7 4,695 79.9% 916
8 Ward No - 8 3,452 75.3% 950
9 Ward No - 9 4,535 80% 721
10 Ward No - 10 4,327 76.8% 889
11 Ward No - 11 3,652 56.3% 925
12 Ward No - 12 2,666 73.2% 888
13 Ward No - 13 5,428 58% 821
14 Ward No - 14 3,201 72.4% 917
15 Ward No - 15 3,549 83.4% 917
16 Ward No - 16 2,707 84.3% 1,014
17 Ward No - 17 2,991 82.7% 943
18 Ward No - 18 3,344 85.1% 894
19 Ward No - 19 2,132 86% 954
20 Ward No - 20 2,917 81.4% 936
21 Ward No - 21 3,382 79% 936
22 Ward No - 22 3,211 76.1% 974
23 Ward No - 23 3,645 79.3% 924
24 Ward No - 24 2,115 82.7% 916
25 Ward No - 25 3,341 64.2% 990
26 Ward No - 26 9,152 79.5% 404
27 Ward No - 27 2,224 60.6% 906

Map of Kapurthala, Kapurthala, Punjab


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