Kapurthala () is a city in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the

Kapurthala State Kapurthala State, was a kingdom and later princely state of the Punjab Province (1849–1947), Punjab Province of British India. Ruled by Ahluwalia Sikh rulers, spread across . According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 a ...

, a princely state in

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. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on

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and

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architecture self-narrate its princely past. It is also known as city of Palaces & Gardens. According to the 2011 census, Kapurthala is the least populated city in India.

History

Kapurthala town was founded by Kotak Rajputs. From 11th century to 1772, Kapurthala was under the control of various Muslim chieftains, who served as feudatories under

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and the

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Princely state

In 1772, Kapurthala was seized from Muslim chieftains and was annexed into

by the

Ahluwalia Ahluwalia may refer to: * Ahluwalia (misl) Ahluwalia (also transliterated as Ahluvalia) was a misl, that is, a sovereign state in the Sikh Confederacy of Punjab region in present-day India and Pakistan. The misl's name is derived from Ahlu, th ...

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

rulers. Kapurthala flag has two color background, with insignia and moto that says "pro rege et patria" (in Latin) meaning "For king and country"

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census Kapurthala had a population of 101,854, out of which males were 55,485 and females were 46,169. The literacy rate was 85.82 per cent. The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Kapurthala city, as of 2011 census.

Climate

Railway

The

Kapurthala railway station Kapurthala (station code: KXH) is a railway station located in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Kapurthala city. Kapurthala station is managed by Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone of Indian Rai ...

is located on the

Jalandhar–Firozpur line The Jalandhar–Firozpur line is a railway line connecting and , both in the Indian state of the Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located ...

Education

* NJSA Government College, established in 1856, popularly known as Randhir College, after its founder Randhir Singh of Kapurthala * Bebe Nanaki University College Mithra

Culture and films

*The film '

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' (2011) had some scenes shot in Kapurthala city and Kala Sanghian. *Kapurthala gives its name to the Kapurthala stomacher, a wedding gift from the Maharajah to

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, the future Queen Mary, in 1893. *In the 2010 Pakistani drama Dastaan, a period drama that is set during the Partition of India, Kapurthala serves as the place where Bano, the main Muslim female character, is kept for nearly five years by a Sikh family.

Literature

*Kapurthala is the birthplace of the

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Poet,

Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi Mehr Lal Soni (9 February 1913 – 19 August 1986), better known as Zia Fatehabadi, was an Indian Urdu ghazal and nazm writer. He was a disciple (shaagird) of Syed Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui Seemab Akbarabadi (1882–1951), who was a disciple ...

References

External links

Kapurthala Web Portal
- kapurthala.gov.in
Kapurthala, a City with a Royal Ambiance
- www.kapurthalacity.com
More Information about Kapurthala
- www.kapurthalacity.info
Information about Kapurthala city
- www.kapurthalaonline.com
Sights and street views of Kapurthala city (YouTube video
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9o94z3D0Yk
Information about Best College in Kapurthala
- www.lkckpt.ac.in {{Authority control Cities and towns in Kapurthala district