Amritsar is one of district of Punjab in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 739 villages and 17 towns in Amritsar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Amritsar district has 488,898 households, population of 2,490,656 of which 1,318,408 are males and 1,172,248 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 281,795 which is 11.31% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Amritsar district is around
889 compared to
895 which is average of Punjab state. The literacy rate of Amritsar district is 67.64% out of which 70.77% males are literate and 64.13% females are literate. The total area of Amritsar is 2,683 sq.km with population density of 928 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 46.42% of population lives in Urban area and 53.58% lives in Rural area. There are 30.95% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Amritsar district.
Amritsar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,490,656 | 100% |
| Sikh | 1,716,935 | 68.94% |
| Hindu | 690,939 | 27.74% |
| Christian | 54,344 | 2.18% |
| Muslim | 12,502 | 0.5% |
| Religion not stated | 10,864 | 0.44% |
| Jain | 3,152 | 0.13% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,044 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 876 | 0.04% |
Amritsar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 221 | 2,462 |
| Number of households | 273,905 | 214,993 |
| Total Population | 1,334,611 | 1,156,045 |
| Population (%) | 53.28% | 47.47% |
| Male Population | 711,142 | 607,266 |
| Female Population | 623,469 | 548,779 |
| Sex Ratio | 877 | 904 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.58% | 59.64% |
List of Tehsils in Amritsar
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