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District of Punjab

Kapurthala District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 8.83 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

8,83,000 883,000 1 March 2026

Kapurthala district's population is estimated at ≈8.83 lakh (8,83,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,15,168.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Punjab. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Kapurthala district

Census 2011
8,15,168
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.83 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,82,462

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,32,706

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 8.83 lakh 8,83,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.15 lakh 8,15,168 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
499per km² 2011
Sex ratio
912 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
871 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
79.1% Male 83.2% · Female 74.6%
Urban share
34.7% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+8.0% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
1,633km² Census 2011
Households
1.68 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
688 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Kapurthala: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
9 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,95,071
19613,43,778
19714,29,514
19815,45,249
19916,46,647
20017,54,521
20118,15,168
2016 *8,45,000
2021 *8,68,000
2026 *8,83,000
2031 *8,93,000
2036 *8,96,000

* Estimate

How Kapurthala's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Kapurthala's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kapurthala 3,41,63141.9%88978.5%35.9%
2 Phagwara 2,47,36730.3%91583.5%49.4%
3 Sultanpur Lodhi 1,21,81614.9%92272.2%13.9%
4 Bhulath1,04,35412.8%97378.6%19.8%

Largest towns in Kapurthala (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kapurthala (Census 2011)
  1. Kapurthala 98,916
  2. Phagwara 97,864
  3. Phagwara Sharki CT 20,102
  4. Sultanpur 16,877
  5. Hussainpur CT 15,575
  6. Bhulath 10,548
  7. Begowal 10,116
  8. Dhilwan 8,157
  9. Chachoki CT 4,307

How people in Kapurthala worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.4%

Agricultural labourers

14.9%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

62.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.9%.

Age structure of Kapurthala

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Kapurthala
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-431,56827,775
5-937,19431,117
10-1442,97333,117
15-1946,37536,588
20-2440,77937,734
25-2934,77133,340
30-3429,83629,385
35-3928,55729,146
40-4427,30727,951
45-4925,50824,634
50-5421,07819,327
55-5915,79014,796
60-6414,31114,675
65-6910,51410,509
70-748,3247,637
75-794,2514,026
80+6,2786,317
Children (0–14)
25.0%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
64.3%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
10.7%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
28.0years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
47.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Kapurthala

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 41 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kapurthala
  1. Punjabi 91.2%
  2. Hindi 8.1%
  3. Bengali 0.1%
  4. Urdu 0.1%
  5. Nepali 0.1%
  6. Dogri 0.1%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Marathi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi91.2%
  2. Hindi7.2%
  3. Bhojpuri0.7%
  4. Bengali0.1%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Nepali0.1%
  7. Rajasthani0.1%
  8. Dogri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Kapurthala

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 97.5%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 52.9%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 88.1%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 83.3%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 16.0%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 90.1%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 31.8%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 66.9%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 28.1%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 81.5%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 87.7%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 54.7%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 14.0%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 14.3%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 76.5%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.0%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.8%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 11.4%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 91.8%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 56.5%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 49.6%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 55.1%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 22.1%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Kapurthala district held 2.9% of Punjab's population in 2011, 15th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.1%, 3.2 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The sex ratio of 912 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 895.
  • The child sex ratio was just 871 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 8.0% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈8.83 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Kapurthala, had 98.9 thousand people in 2011, 12.1% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Punjab →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (15 May 2026 – 13 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Kapurthala, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kapurthala (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Kapurthala (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 3,36,124 41.2% 38.5%
Muslim 10,190 1.3% 1.9%
Christian 5,445 0.7% 1.3%
Sikh 4,53,692 55.7% 57.7%
Buddhist 6,662 0.8% 0.1%
Jain 553 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 334 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,168 0.3% 0.3%
Total8,15,168100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kapurthala district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈8,83,000 (8.83 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kapurthala's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,15,168.

What was the population of Kapurthala district in Census 2011?
8,15,168: 4,26,311 males and 3,88,857 females, of whom 2,82,462 lived in towns and 5,32,706 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kapurthala?
Literacy was 79.1% in 2011 (men 83.2%, women 74.6%). The sex ratio was 912 females per 1,000 males, and 871 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kapurthala district?
Kapurthala, with 98,916 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kapurthala district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 688 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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