Kotkapura is a historic city some 50 km from Bathinda, in the state of Punjab, India. It is the largest city in the Faridkot District and has a large cotton market, considered one of the best in Asia.Kotkapura is popular due to world renowened astrologer sardar ujjal singh .Many tourists know about kotkapura due to his fame. He is honoured by the guild of international astrologeres .It takes around 5 hours by bus from Chandigarh and 2.5 hours from Ludhiana to reach the city. Kotkapura takes its name from its founder, Nawab Kapura Singh, and the word "kot", meaning a small fort – literally the "fort of Kapura".