Kot Kapura Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Faridkot, Punjab - Census 2011

Kot Kapura is a Municipal Council city situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district. The Kot Kapura city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,008 families residing in the Kot Kapura city. The total population of Kot Kapura is 91,979 out of which 48,598 are males and 43,381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kot Kapura is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kot Kapura city is 10568 which is 11% of the total population. There are 5695 male children and 4873 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kot Kapura is 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kot Kapura is 77.5%. Thus Kot Kapura has higher literacy rate compared to 69.6% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 81.78% and the female literacy rate is 72.68% in Kot Kapura.

Kot Kapura Municipal Council has total administration over 19,008 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kot Kapura Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 10,568 5,695 4,873
Literacy 77.5% 72.2% 64.5%
Scheduled Caste 29,468 15,468 14,000
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 28,907 13,514 15,393

Caste-wise Population - Kot Kapura

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kot Kapura.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,468 15,468 14,000
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kot Kapura

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kot Kapura is 47,940 which is 52.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kot Kapura is 508 which is 0.55% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kot Kapura as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 47,940 (52.12%) 25,373 22,567
Muslim 508 (0.55%) 293 215
Christian 280 (0.3%) 155 125
Sikh 42,953 (46.7%) 22,624 20,329
Buddhist 42 (0.05%) 23 19
Jain 108 (0.12%) 57 51
Other Religion 30 (0.03%) 15 15
No Religion Specified 118 (0.13%) 58 60

Literacy Rate - Kot Kapura

The total literacy rate of Kot Kapura was 77.47% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 63,072 literates, males were 35,084 while females were 27,988. Also the male literacy rate was 81.78% and the female literacy rate was 72.68% in Kot Kapura.

  Kot Kapura Punjab
Female 72.68% 70.73%
Male 81.78% 80.44%
Total 77.47% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Kot Kapura

The Sex Ratio of Kot Kapura is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Kot Kapura. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Kot Kapura.

Child Population - Kot Kapura

According to Census 2011, there were 10,568 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kot Kapura. Out of which 5,695 were male while 4,873 were female.

Working Population - Kot Kapura

In Kot Kapura Municipal Council out of total population, 31,491 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,491 workers engaged in Main Work, 741 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 888 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,208 24,641 3,567
Cultivators 741 704 37
Agriculture Labourer 888 800 88
Household Industries 1,273 1,111 162
Other Workers 25,306 22,026 3,280
Marginal Workers 3,283 2,285 998
Non Working 60,488 21,672 38,816

Kot Kapura Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kot Kapura is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,031 49.9% 922
2 Ward No - 2 4,385 75.4% 869
3 Ward No - 3 4,613 81.7% 916
4 Ward No - 4 5,714 66.3% 880
5 Ward No - 5 4,290 66.3% 884
6 Ward No - 6 3,819 63.9% 903
7 Ward No - 7 5,817 68% 898
8 Ward No - 8 3,753 71.2% 890
9 Ward No - 9 3,149 65.4% 847
10 Ward No - 10 3,226 79% 920
11 Ward No - 11 3,424 83.5% 892
12 Ward No - 12 3,248 80.6% 861
13 Ward No - 13 2,853 82.7% 872
14 Ward No - 14 3,242 84.8% 917
15 Ward No - 15 3,019 51.1% 887
16 Ward No - 16 2,790 76.1% 904
17 Ward No - 17 4,913 54.9% 895
18 Ward No - 18 5,221 67.9% 894
19 Ward No - 19 3,679 63.3% 874
20 Ward No - 20 3,053 82.5% 868
21 Ward No - 21 3,069 72% 911
22 Ward No - 22 4,632 57.3% 916
23 Ward No - 23 6,039 57.4% 896

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