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Maharaja of Kapurthala

Kapurthala State
Princely State of British India

1772–1947
Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kapurthala
Kapurthala State on a 1909 Punjab map.
Historical era New Imperialism
 •  Established 1772
 •  Independence of India 1947
Area
 •  1901 352 km2(136 sq mi)
Population
 •  1901 314,341 
Density 893 /km2  (2,312.9 /sq mi)
Today part of Punjab, India
Kapurthala state The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 14, p. 408–416.

Kapurthala State, with its capital at Kapurthala, was a former Princely state of Punjab, spread across 352 square miles (910 km2).

According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 and contained two towns and 167 villages.

In 1930, Kapurthala became part of the Punjab States Agency and acceded to the Union of India in 1947.

Coordinates: 31°23′N 75°23′E / 31.383°N 75.383°E / 31.383; 75.383


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