Kotkapura

Kot Kapura is a historic city in Faridkot district, some 50 km from Bathinda, 40 km from Moga and 30 km from Muktsar in the state of Punjab, India. It is the largest city in the Faridkot District and has a large cotton market. It takes around 15 minutes by bus from Faridkot, 4 hours by road from Chandigarh and 2.0 hours from Ludhiana, and 8 hours from New Delhi by train to reach the city. It is a central city on route to Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Firozpur, etc. Kot Kapura takes its name from its founder, Nawab Kapur Singh, and the word "Kot", meaning a small fort – literally the "fort of Kapura". The city is known for its "Dhodha" and "Atta Chicken".

Kot Kapura
Town
Kot Kapura
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30.5833°N 74.9°E / 30.5833; 74.9
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictFaridkot
Founded byKapura
Area
 • Total17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total91,979
 • Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
151204 151204
Websitecitykotkapura.com

History

Bhallan, founder of the Faridkot principality, was an ardent follower of Guru Har Gobind, the 6th Sikh Guru. He helped Guru Har Gobind Ji in the Battle of Mehraj, but died issueless in 1643. He was succeeded by his nephew, Kapura, who founded the town of Kot Kapura in 1661. Nawab Kapura was the chaudhry of eighty-four villages. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, en route from Machhiwara, after staying at Dina and after short stopovers at various other places, reached Kot Kapura and asked Nawab Kapura Brar for his fort to fight the pursuing Mughal army. Kapura was a Sikh, but did not want to earn the ire of the Mughals by helping Guru Gobind Singh openly in his war with them; otherwise, the famous last battle of Muktsar (Khidrane Di Dhaab; now a historic town) between Guru Gobind Singh and the Mughal army would have been fought at Kot Kapura. However, Nawab refused the fort to the guru.

Kot Kapura today

Kot Kapura,like many other small towns in India, is going through modernization. Shastri Market or Maheshwari Street established by Bansi Dhar Maheshwari (1875-1935) is one of the most populous and largest markets in Punjab. Kot Kapura has also been called 'City of White Gold' due to its cotton market, which was once the largest cotton market in Asia.The town is famous for sweet called Dhodha and Savoury Dish named Atta Chicken.

Kot Kapura was famous for its ever-closed railway crossing gate on the Kot Kapura–Muktsar highway. However, a flyover has saved the town from this notorious landmark.

Schools
  • Dasmesh Public School, Partap Nagar, Kotkapura
  • Dasmesh Global School, Anand Nagar, Kotkapura
  • West Point School, Sandhwan Danewala Road, Kotkapura
  • Sada Ram Bansal Senior Secondary School, Jaitu Road, Kotkapura
  • Rishi Senior Secondary School, Kotkapura
  • Gandhi Model Senior Secondary School, Kotkapura
  • Pristine Vibe School, Hira Singh Nagar, Kotkapura
  • Ashoka Model Sen. Sec. School, Kotkapura
  • Sunrise Kids School, Faridkot Road, Kotkapura
  • Kidzee Preschool, Near Sangam Palace, Faridkot Road, Kot Kapura
  • Dreamland Public School, Sikhan Wala Road, Kotkapura
  • Laxmi Model Middle School, Near Old Fort, Kotkapura
  • Guru Nanak Mission Senior Secondary School, Kotkapura.
  • Dr. Chanda Singh Marwah Govt. Sen. Sec. School (Girls)
  • D.C.M International School, BahmanWala Road, Kotkapura
  • D.A.V Public School, Sikhawala Road, Kotkapura
  • Dr Hari SINGH Sewek Sen. Sec. School, Kotkapura
  • Gandhi Memorial High School, Kotkapura
  • Oxbridge World School, Kotkapura
  • Bhardwaj High School, Kotkapura
  • Fable Public School, Jaitu Road, Kotkapura
  • Satnam public School, Dwareana road, Kotkapura

Colleges

Attractions
  • Dera Baba Dareya Giri ji
  • Shri shyam mandir
  • Durga Mandir.
  • Gurdwara Godavari Sar Patshahi.
  • Shiv Gufa Mandir.
  • Shri Radha Krishna Mandir.
  • Fort of Kot Kapura.
  • Gurudwara Patshahi Dasvin [Historical Gurudwara: Guru Gobind Singh Ji visited this place].
  • Baba Ramdev Mandir.
  • Shri Guru Ravidas Mandir.

References
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