Amritsar is a district in Punjab State of India. It has a total of 4 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 2,683 sq km. There are 15 towns and 739 villages in this district.
As per census Amritsar District has a population of 2,490,656 in 2011 out of which 1,318,408 are male and 1,172,248 are female. Population of Amritsar District in 2020/2021 is 2,651,112(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,684,770 out of 932,981 are male and 751,789 are female. People living in Amritsar District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 917,856 out of which men are 735,195 and women are 182,661. Total 115,642 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 105,884 are cultivated by men and 9,758 are women. 91,248 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 76,076 and 15,172 are women. Amritsar District sex ratio is 889 females per 1000 of males. Next Amritsar District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 2,683 sq km., 220.97 sq km is urban and 2462.03 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,764,629 in the district, 1,334,611 are in urban area and 1,156,045 are in rural area. 273,905 households are in urban, 214,993 are in rural area. 995,323 literate people are in urban, 689,447 are in rural area.
Geography of Amritsar
Languages spoken are Punjabi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajnala | 158,157 | 82,650 | 75,507 | 28,963 |
| Chogawan | 147,491 | 77,913 | 69,578 | 26,333 |
| Harsa Chhina | 95,260 | 50,298 | 44,962 | 17,629 |
| Attari | 144,336 | 78,207 | 66,129 | 26,557 |
| Verka | 112,011 | 59,810 | 52,201 | 21,568 |
| Jandiala Guru | 125,992 | 66,386 | 59,606 | 23,520 |
| Majitha | 150,271 | 78,350 | 71,921 | 28,016 |
| Tarsika | 129,367 | 67,789 | 61,578 | 24,293 |
| Rayya | 184,934 | 96,579 | 88,355 | 36,450 |