Amritsar District

Population: 2,490,891 (2011)

State: Punjab

Language: Punjabi

Headquarters: Amritsar

 

Area: 2673 square kilometers

Density of population: 932 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 77.20 % - Male: 81.20 %, Female: 72.80 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:884

 

Boundaries of Amritsar District

 

North West: Gurdaspur District, Punjab

South: Tarn Taran District, Punjab

North and North West: Pakistan

South East: Kapurthala District, Punjab

 

Amritsar District Average Rainfall: 680 mm

Amritsar District Average Temperature in Summer: 25.2 deg C

Amritsar District Average Temperature in Winter: 5.8 deg C

 

AMRITSAR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Beas, River Ravi

Tehsils: Amritsar I, Amritsar II, Ajnala, Baba Bakala

Sub-Tehsils: Attari, Lopoke, Majitha, Ramdas, Tarsika

Blocks: Ajnala, Chogawan , Harse Chhina, Jandiala , Majitha, Rayya, Tarsika, Verowal

Assembly Constituencies: Ajnala, Rajasansi, Majitha, Jandiala, Amritsar North, Amritsar West, Amritsar Central, Amritsar East, Amritsar South, Attari, Baba Bakala

 

Amritsar District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Golden Temple (Harmander Sahib)

2. Durgiana Temple (Laxmi Narain Temple)

3. Wagah Border

4. Jallian Wala Bagh

5. Ram Bagh

6. Ram Tirath

7. Pul Kanjari

8. Samadhi of Guru Angad Dev Ji

9. Jama Masjid Khairuddin

10. Samadh of Shravan

11. Khoo Kalyanwala

12. The Historical Banyan Tree

 

Amritsar District Facts: This is the second most populous districts of Punjab. Sikhs are the majority population and 90% of the people are Sikhs and 10% are Hindus.    

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, paddy, maize, cotton, sugarcane

 

Major Educational Institutions: Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa College, Government Polytechnic, Government Dental College, Government Medical College, Guru Ram Dass Dental College, Hindu Sabha College, D. A. V. College of Education, Shahzada Nand College for Women, Sri Guru Tej Bahadur College

 

Cuisine: Multilayered parathas, bhatura channa, tandoori kulchas, puri, jam, marmalades, sharbat, rabri, lassi, samosas, seekh kabab, mutton tikka, barbecued chicken, spicy pickles

 

What is Amritsar District Famous For: Its cuisine and chess making industry

 

Famous People From Amritsar District: Kiran Bedi, Anil Kaul, Bharat Agnihotri, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Deepa Mehta, Sarandeep Singh, Pratap Singh Badal, Manju Kapur, Waqar Hasan, Wadali brothers, Mohammad Rafi, Yash Johar, Vinod Mehra

 

Amritsar District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Amritsar District