1. District Profile

1. District Profile Profile: Kapurthala district is in many ways a unique and harmonious blend of the glorious past, pulsating present and a promising future. What is probably the single most significant historical event of this region is the Enlightenment of Guru Nanak sahib in the year 1499, while bathing in the Bein rivulet, in the little town of Sultanpur Lodhi. Kapurthala has the distinction of being one of the historical town with history spanning over 7 centuries. Kapurthala has richest man made heritage in the state of Punjab largely influenced by the French architecture. It is the only district in the state, which does not have contiguous/compact boundary. Kapurthala located in the Doaba region has high degree connectivity with other important cities including Jalandhar and Amritsar. The road network of LPA region consists of 6 Major District Roads (MDRs), 3 Other District Roads (ODRs) and 4 Scheduled Roads. Narrow roads within the urban limits pose numerous problems in traffic and transportation. The town lacks air transport facility as the nearest airport is in Amritsar, which is 75 kms away. [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 1 Major factors leveraging the growth of town include Rail Coach Factory in Hussainpur, Urban Estate, Science City, PTU, and NIRE. Major factors hindering its growth are its location away from the NH1 and its close proximity to Jalandhar. The work force participation rate of Kapurthala is placed at 35%. Kapurthala is better placed in terms of housing with number of houses placed at 19452 as against 15488 households. 92.5% houses are pucca, whereas only 7.5% are semi pucca and katcha. No. of urban poor are placed at 18187, constituting 1/5th of the town population. Slum population is located in 22 slums spread over different parts of the town. The town has a rich wealth of heritage in terms of Jagatjit Palace, Panch Mandir, Jagatjit Club, Moorish Mosque, Elysee Palace, Darbar Hall, Shalimar Garden, Royal Cenotaphs, State Gurudwara, Jubilee Hall, State Guest House, Ghanta Ghar, Jallowkhana, Mir Mazar, etc. [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 2 Town has also rich natural heritage in terms of Kanjli Wetlands. Location Location of Kapurthala District in Punjab Kapurthala, which was formerly a princely state is one of the smallest districts of Punjab both in terms of area and population. Further the district is divided into two non-contiguous parts viz. Phagwara block in one part and the remaining four blocks in the other part. Kapurthala - Sultanpur Lodhi part lies between north latitude 31° - 07' and 31° - 22' and east longitude 75° - 36' while Phagwara lies between north latitude 31° - 22' and east longitude [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 3 75° - 40' and 75° - 55' The Phagwara block which lies on the National Highway No 1 is industrially much more developed than the remaining Kapurthala. The district has three sub-divisions/ Tehsils (1) Kapurthala, (2) Phagwara and (3) Sultanpur Lodhi. It is at a distance of 415 Kms from Delhi,21 Kms from Jalandhar and 169 Kms from Chandigarh. It is well connected by road. A national highway, NH 1 (GT Road), passes through the district. Nearest Airport is RajaSansi Airport, Amritsar at a distance of 75 kms. REGIONAL SETTING Kapurthala district has a dubious distinction of being divided into two distinct parts separated by a distance of 32 km, posing numerous administrative and developmental problems. Despite the fact that NH 1 passes through both the segments, major portion of the district remains inaccessible by it. There is no direct link to the major urban settlements of Kapurthala district from NH 1. Further in the regional context, Kapurthala being close to Jalandhar metropolis has adversely affected the overall development of this town. The town has only one direct rail link as Jalandhar – Ferozepur link. Despite these adversities, Kapurthala is famous in the region for various reasons, for example it being a heritage/historical town, rail coach factory and many important educational institutions like Science City, Non Renewable Energy Resources, etc. in its vicinity. The town is about 66 kms from Amritsar metropolis and 81 kms from Ludhiana, the largest urban settlement of the state. It is connected to the famous Grand Trunk Road or NH 1(previously known as Sher Shah Shuri Marg) through a link road meeting at Subhanpur. The nearest airport is Raja Sansi Airport at Amritsar, which is 75 kms from Kapurthala town. The location of Kapurthala from major urban settlements of the state and district is given below in table. Table 1.1: Distance of Major Urban Settlements from Kapurthala Town Place Distance (Kms) PLACE DISTANCE (KM) Jalandhar 20 Amritsar 66 Hoshiarpur 60 Gurdaspur 92 Sultanpur Lodhi (Via Dadwandi) 27 Subhanpur (GT Road) 8 Kartarpur 14 Nakodar 44 Phagwara 41 Ludhiana 81 Tarn Taran 43 [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 4 Area & Administrative Setup The total area of Kapurthala District is 1633 sq. Km. Administratively, the district is controlled by Kapurthala division. The district is divided into 4 Sub- Divisions/Tehsil, 1 Sub- Tehsils, 15 development Blocks and 6 Urban Towns. Table: Administrative Set-up Total Sub-Divisions 4 Total Tehsils 4 Sub Tehsil 2 Blocks 15 Villages 691 Uninhabited Villages 72 Panchayats 535 Urban Towns 6 Vidhan Sabha Constituencies 4 Lok Sabha Constituency - BUS TERMINALS The study of terminals also becomes important in traffic and transportation as those acts as nodal points in transport network. The Bus terminal of Kapurthala is located in the Centre of the town covering an area of 0.8 hectare. The Buses ply on all local and regional level routes. Intercity traffic on Kapurthala. Roads is carried out by buses to and fro from Kapurthala. In this context, data regarding total buses operating from the Kapurthala have been collected and it has been found that the total number of bus plying is 725 on day-to-day basis.348 numbers of buses are of State Transport and 377 are private out of 725 total buses. The maximum numbers of buses plying are towards Jalandhar, Patiala, Bhathinda, [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 5 Sirsa, Ludhiana and Delhi i.e. 296. The intercity traffic passing through the town is the major cause of bottlenecks and accidents in the town. Kapurthala also has the depot of PRTC, besides having a bus workshop. Frequent bus service is available on different routes operating in Kapurthala town. The bus service frequency is about 15-17 minutes. RAIL & AIR NETWORK Rail terminal The railway station is located near to Mandi Board area at eastern part of the town which is 21kms away from Jalandhar city the nearest Major railway junction. On & average 6 up & 6 down passengers trains daily come to the station with the average frequency of 2 hours from Jalandhar to Ferozepur and vice-versa. Regarding goods train for the town is concerned, on & average four goods train arrives daily. It is being managed by the Northern Railways under Ferozepur division.Railway lines cut the road networks within LPA at numerous level crossings, which become centre for traffic bottlenecks during the peak hours. There are about nine manned crossings at LPA Level. To facilitate the people with smooth traffic flow, there is need for ROB’s /underpasses within LPA at those crossings. AIR NETWORK The Raja Sansi International airport is the nearest airport for the Kapurthala town, which is approximately at a distance of 75kms. [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 6 Climate Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters. Kapurthala District is one of the smallest districts of Punjab in terms of both area and population. The climate is typical of the Punjab plains i.e. hot in summers and cold in winters. It has sub-tropical continental monsoon type climate. Intensive cultivation in the district leaves no scope for forest cover and the wild life is practically nonexistent. Rainfall The average annual rainfall in the district is 533.66 mm. The rainfall generally increases from the south-west towards the north-east. About 70 per cent of the annual rainfall received during the monsoon months, i.e. July to September-July being the wettest month. There is also some rainfall during the period from December to March in association with passing western disturbances, and this amounts to about 12 per cent of the annual rainfall. 1. The District Rainfall (mm.) (R/F) shown below are the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District. 2. % Dep. is the Departures of rainfall from the long period averages of rainfall for the District. 3. Blank Spaces show non-availability of Data. Table: Kapurthala DISTRICT RAINFALL (MM.) FOR LAST FIVE YEARS YEAR JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JUL AUG SPT OCT NOV DEC R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. %DEP. 2014 83 145.8MM 84.4 122.4MM 55 100 231.4 161 147 45 33 Nil MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 2015 36 212 498 172.1 196 222.5 864.5 254.5 261 15 Nil Nil MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 2016 17 110 215 123 69 159 451 320 210 22 10 12 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 2017 64 09 56 28 120.5 884.5 734.15 1201 143.12 9 29 27 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 2018 66 8 54 40 112 546 438 510 231 8 24 26 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM [DRO/DRA-(T)] Page 7 2.

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