Amritsar District, Punjab

Amritsar is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 230 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Amritsar. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,683 km², including 2,462.03 km² of rural area and 220.97 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Amritsar District

Amritsar District is divided into 6 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 794 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ajnala1861,097.78
2Amritsar -I57490.54
3Amritsar- II142561.73
4Baba Bakala158532.96
5Lopoke159—
6Majitha92—

Population of Amritsar District

According to the 2011 Census, Amritsar District had a population of 24,90,656 people living in 4,88,898 households. The population comprised 13,18,408 males and 11,72,248 females, with an average population density of 928 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population24,90,65611,56,04513,34,611
Male Population13,18,4086,07,2667,11,142
Female Population11,72,2485,48,7796,23,469
Total Households4,88,8982,14,9932,73,905
Population Density928 / km²470 / km²6,040 / km²

Amritsar District had 16,84,770 literate people and 2,81,795 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 7,70,864. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,81,7951,42,1721,39,623
Literate Population16,84,7706,89,4479,95,323
Illiterate Population8,05,8864,66,5983,39,288
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population7,70,8644,64,9843,05,880
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.