Kapurthala

Kapurthala
City
Jagatjit Club Darbar Hall Villa Buona Vista Moorish Mosque Pushpa Gujral Science City
Nickname:  City of Palaces
Kapurthala Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Kapurthala Kapurthala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°23′N 75°23′E / 31.38°N 75.38°E / 31.38; 75.38
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Founded by	Jassa Singh Ahluwalia[1]
Named for	Nawab Kapur Singh
Government
• Body	Municipal Corporation Kapurthala
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	101,854
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144 601
Telephone code	01822
Vehicle registration	PB-09

Kapurthala (Punjabi pronunciation: [kə.puːɾ.t̪ʰə.läː]) is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic 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.^[2]