# Amritsar District, Punjab – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Punjab 

# Amritsar district

Amritsar is a district of Punjab, 2nd of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,490,656 people** in 4 sub-districts, 15 towns and 739 villages; 54% lived in towns. The largest town is [Amritsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/amritsar/) (1,159,227).

- 2,490,656people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 15towns
- 76.3%literacy

## Who lives in Amritsar?

Amritsar had **2,490,656 people** at the 2011 Census — 9.0% of Punjab's population and 2nd of 20 districts of Punjab by population. There were 889 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Punjab figure of 895; 13th of 20 districts of Punjab). Among children under 7 the ratio was 826 girls per 1,000 boys (the Punjab figure is 846). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.0 across Punjab.

## How literate is Amritsar?

76.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Punjab's 75.8%), 10th of 20 districts of Punjab. Men were at 80.1% and women at 72.0% — a gap of 8.2 points (it is 9.7 points across Punjab). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/) (81.2%) and lowest in [Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/) (63.4%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Amritsar do for a living?

36.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.6%). Of all workers, 13% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 60% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 14% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 23% of workers here, against 30% across Punjab. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/) (47% of workers in farming) and the least is [Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/) (9% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 13 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 60 (60%) · **■** Marginal 14 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Amritsar

53.6% of people lived in towns and cities (above Punjab's 37.5%), 3rd of 20 districts of Punjab. The Census counted 15 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Amritsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/amritsar/). The largest is [Amritsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/amritsar/) with 1,159,227 people, home to 87% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Amritsar

Amritsar had 739 census villages, 703 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,644 people; 27 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bundala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/bundala/) (10,683), [Mehta](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/mehta/) (10,481), [Varpal](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/varpal/) (10,189), [Sathiala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/sathiala/) (9,358) and [Nag](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/nag/) (9,352).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Amritsar in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Amritsar as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The district is bounded on the N.W. by the river Ravi, on the S.E. by the river Beas, on the N.E. by the district of Gurdaspur, and on the S.W. by the district of Lahore. Amritsar district is a nearly level plain, with a very slight slope from east to west. The banks of the Beas are high, and on this side of the district well-water is not found except at 50 ft. below the surface; while towards the Ravi wells are less than 20 ft. in depth. The only stream passing through the district is the Kirni or Saki, which takes its rise in a marsh in the Gurdaspur district, and after traversing part of the district empties itself into the Ravi. Numerous canals intersect the district, affording ample means of irrigation. The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway (North Western) and Grand Trunk road, which runs parallel with it, afford the principal means of land communication and traffic. The area of the district is 1601 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 1,023,828, showing an increase of 3% on the previous decade. The principal crops are wheat, pulse, maize, millet, with some cotton and sugar-cane. There are factories for ginning and pressing cotton.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,023,828
- Population in 2011 (Census)2,490,656
- Change2.4× (+143%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Amritsar compared with Punjab

■ Amritsar · ■ Punjab

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**846

Working population ****36.9%**

**35.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Amritsar

Of every 100 households in Amritsar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Amritsar · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

Toilet within the home ****79%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

Tap water ****46%**

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

Use banking services ****58%**

Television ****86%**

Mobile phone ****74%**

Computer with internet ****6%**

Two-wheeler ****47%**

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

None of these assets ****4%**

Own their home ****90%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Amritsar

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/) 442,711 343 4 

[Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/) 312,240 140 3 

[Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/) 1,415,214 103 4 

[Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/) 320,491 153 4 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Amritsar

- Amritsar · 1,159,227
- Jandiala · 29,232
- Ajnala · 21,107
- Nangli · 20,440
- Rayya · 14,506
- Majitha · 14,503
- Raja Sansi · 14,298
- Budha Theh · 10,979
- Kathanian · 10,679
- Amritsar Cantt. · 10,410
- Baba Bakala · 8,946
- Ramdas · 6,398
- Chogawan · 5,416
- Khilchian · 4,588
- Mudal · 3,882

## Largest villages in Amritsar

- Bundala · 10,683
- Mehta · 10,481
- Varpal · 10,189
- Sathiala · 9,358
- Nag · 9,352
- Attari · 8,921
- Harse Chhina · 7,727
- Tarsikka · 7,175
- Bhindi Saidan · 6,791
- Buttar Siviya · 6,701
- Gilwali Alias Guruwali · 6,626
- Gehri · 6,612
- Chabba (2670 · 6,537
- Dhardeo · 6,531
- Sohian Kalan · 6,296
- Lopoke · 6,119
- Manawala · 6,029
- Pandori Waraich · 5,966
- Balsarai · 5,790
- Fatehgarh Shukarchak · 5,274

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Amritsar?4: Ajnala, Amritsar -I, Amritsar- II, Baba Bakala
- What is the population of Amritsar district?2,490,656 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Amritsar?Amritsar