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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Amritsar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amritsar district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Punjab, India|District]]
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| image_skyline =
| image_map = Amritsar in Punjab (India).svg
| map_alt = Located in the northwest part of the state
| map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|35|N|74|59|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Suffice of [[Amrita|Amrit]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Amritsar]]
| leader_title1 = Administrator of [[District]]
| leader_name2 =Dr.Sukhchain Singh gill , IPS
| leader_title2 = Commissioner of Police
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 2683
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2,490,656
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = PB-01(commercial) PB-02, PB-14, PB-17, PB-18, PB-81, PB-89
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy (7+)
| blank1_info_sec1 = 76.27%
| website = {{URL|http://amritsar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''Amritsar district''' is one of the 23 districts that make up the [[India]]n state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Located in the [[Majha]] region of Punjab, the city of [[Amritsar]] is the headquarters of this district.

As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Punjab (out of [[List of districts of Punjab, India|23]]), after [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]].

==History==
During [[British Raj|British Rule]] Amritsar District was part of [[Lahore Division (British India)|Lahore Division]] and was administratively subdivided into 3 [[tehsil]]s namely - [[Amritsar]], [[Ajnala, India|Ajnala]] and [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_327.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 5, page 319 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library}}</ref> However, as part of the [[partition of India]] in 1947 Amritsar district was separated from the rest of the division and awarded to India. However, some parts like [[Patti, Punjab|Patti]] & [[Khem Karan]] falls in the Lahore District but due to partition, these towns became the part of Amritsar District. During the partition period, the Muslim population of the district, some 46%, left for Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs from West Punjab in newly created Pakistan migrated in the opposite direction. The Sikhs and Hindus (37% and 15.38%) were a majority in the Amritsar district constituting about 52% of the population together before the partition of 1947.

==Climate==
Amritsar has a [[semiarid climate]], typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to {{convert|-1|C|F|0}}, summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach {{convert|45|C|F|0}}, monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about {{convert|703.4|mm|in|1}}.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20(STATWISE).pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A131%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Fit%22%7D%5D
| publisher = Indian Meteorological Department, Pune
| access-date = 31 March 2020
}}</ref> The lowest recorded temperature is {{convert|-3.6|C|F}}, was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, {{convert|47.8|C|F|1}}, was recorded on 9 June 1995.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20(STATWISE).pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A131%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Fit%22%7D%5D
| publisher = Indian Meteorological Department, Pune
| access-date = 31 March 2020
}}</ref> The official weather station for the city is the [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|civil aerodrome]] at Rajasansi. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.

{{Weather box
|location = [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar Airport]]
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 26.8
|Feb record high C = 32.2
|Mar record high C = 36.2
|Apr record high C = 44.1
|May record high C = 47.7
|Jun record high C = 47.8
|Jul record high C = 45.6
|Aug record high C = 40.7
|Sep record high C = 40.6
|Oct record high C = 38.3
|Nov record high C = 34.2
|Dec record high C = 28.5
|year record high C = 47.8
| Jan avg record high C = 23
| Feb avg record high C = 26.1
| Mar avg record high C = 32
| Apr avg record high C = 40.5
| May avg record high C = 44
| Jun avg record high C = 44.1
| Jul avg record high C = 39.8
| Aug avg record high C = 37.1
| Sep avg record high C = 36.8
| Oct avg record high C = 35.5
| Nov avg record high C = 30.5
| Dec avg record high C = 24.9
| year avg record high C = 45.2
|Jan high C = 18.4
|Feb high C = 21.7
|Mar high C = 26.8
|Apr high C = 34.2
|May high C = 39
|Jun high C = 39
|Jul high C = 35
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 34.1
|Oct high C = 32
|Nov high C = 27.1
|Dec high C = 21.1
|year high C = 30.2
|Jan low C = 3.4
|Feb low C = 6.3
|Mar low C = 10.9
|Apr low C = 16.1
|May low C = 21.3
|Jun low C = 24.3
|Jul low C = 25.3
|Aug low C = 24.9
|Sep low C = 22.1
|Oct low C = 15.4
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 4.1
|year low C = 15.2
| Jan avg record low C = -0.5
| Feb avg record low C = 1.7
| Mar avg record low C = 5.6
| Apr avg record low C = 10.2
| May avg record low C = 15.8
| Jun avg record low C = 19.6
| Jul avg record low C = 21.7
| Aug avg record low C = 21.4
| Sep avg record low C = 17.8
| Oct avg record low C = 10.7
| Nov avg record low C = 4.2
| Dec avg record low C = 0.1
| year avg record low C = -1.2
|Jan record low C = -2.9
|Feb record low C = −2.6
|Mar record low C = 2
|Apr record low C = 6.4
|May record low C = 9.6
|Jun record low C = 15.6
|Jul record low C = 18.2
|Aug record low C = 18.8
|Sep record low C = 13
|Oct record low C = 7.3
|Nov record low C = -0.6
|Dec record low C = −3.6
|year record low C = −3.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 26.2
|Feb rain mm = 38.6
|Mar rain mm = 38.4
|Apr rain mm = 21.4
|May rain mm = 26.7
|Jun rain mm = 61.2
|Jul rain mm = 210.1
|Aug rain mm = 167.3
|Sep rain mm = 77.5
|Oct rain mm = 16.1
|Nov rain mm = 6.3
|Dec rain mm = 13.6
|year rain mm = 703.4
|Jan rain days = 2.1
|Feb rain days = 3.3
|Mar rain days = 3.2
|Apr rain days = 2
|May rain days = 2.4
|Jun rain days = 3.8
|Jul rain days = 8.6
|Aug rain days = 6.9
|Sep rain days = 3.5
|Oct rain days = 1.1
|Nov rain days = 0.6
|Dec rain days = 1.4
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan sun = 181.7
|Feb sun = 192.7
|Mar sun = 219.4
|Apr sun = 265.0
|May sun = 294.7
|Jun sun = 269.0
|Jul sun = 215.5
|Aug sun = 227.7
|Sep sun = 240.8
|Oct sun = 253.2
|Nov sun = 220.1
|Dec sun = 182.2
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 64
|Apr humidity = 47
|May humidity = 38
|Jun humidity = 48
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 77
|Sep humidity = 69
|Oct humidity = 67
|Nov humidity = 73
|Dec humidity = 76
|year sun =
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
| title = Amritsar Climate Normals 1981-2010
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20(STATWISE).pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A131%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Fit%22%7D%5D
| publisher = Indian Meteorological Department, Pune
| access-date = 31 March 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = Amritsar Climate Normals 1971–1990
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42071.TXT
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 11 January 2014
}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
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|title=Religion in Amritsar district<ref name="Religion">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW03C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title= C-1 Population By Religious Community Data - Census 2011 - Amritsar district, Punjab|website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|68.94}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|27.74}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|2.18}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|0.50}}
{{bar percent|Others|#9955BB|0.64}}}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Amritsar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,490,656,<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Amritsar district |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=41656 |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Nevada 2,700,551 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> The number of literates in Amritsar district is 1,684,770 (67.6%), with 932,981 (70.8%) male literates and 751,789 (64.1%) female literates. The effective 7+ literacy of the district is 76.27%. The [[sex ratio]] of 889 females for every 1,000 males.<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/> The total [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] population is 770,864. There were 488898 households in the district in 2011.<ref name="Cesnsus2011Gov"/>

According to 2011 census, [[Sikh]]s make up about 69% of the population while [[Hindu]]s 28%, with a small minority of [[Christians]] (2%) and [[Muslims]].<ref name="Religion"/>
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=764821|13=1911|14=657936|15=1921|16=694261|17=1931|18=834497|19=1941|20=1044457|21=1951|22=880667|23=1961|24=1010093|25=1971|26=1209374|27=1981|28=1460497|29=1991|30=1698090|31=2001|32=2157020|33=2011|34=2490656|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== District administration ==
* The [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|Deputy Commissioner]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] is in charge of general administration of the [[Districts of Punjab (India)|district]]. He is generally a middle-level IAS officer of Punjab Cadre. As the District Magistrate, he also effectively the head of the police force. The Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar is Gurpreet Singh Khaira, appointed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gurpreet Singh Khaira next Amritsar DC|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/gurpreet-singh-khaira-next-amritsar-dc-119414|access-date=18 March 2021|work=Tribune India|language=en|date=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sh. Gurpreet Singh Khaira - District Amritsar, Government of Punjab - India|url=https://amritsar.nic.in/directory/name-of-the-official-2-7/|access-date=18 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=DC administered Covid shot|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/dc-administered-covid-shot-207672|access-date=18 March 2021|work=Tribune India|language=en|date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
* Administration of departments such as public works, health, education, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc. is headed by district officers who belong to various Punjab state services.
* The [[Commissioner of Police]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Police Service]] is responsible for maintaining law and order in the district. He is assisted by officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab Police officials.
* The Divisional Forest Officer, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Forest Service]] is responsible for the management of forests and wildlife in the district. He is assisted by officers of the Punjab Forest Service, other Punjab Forest officials, and Punjab Wildlife officials.
* A [[Municipal corporation]] is responsible for the management of public works and health systems in the city of Amritsar. The municipal corporation is a democratic body of councillors and is presided over by the [[Mayor]], who is elected by the councillors. At present, there are more than 70 councillors.

Amritsar District Borders the Pakistani Punjab Districts of Lahore, Kasur, Shiekhupura along the Ravi River Tarn Taran District to the South along Sutlej River, Kapurthala District along the Beas River and Gurdaspur District to the North.

=== Tehsils in Amritsar district ===
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2020}}
There are four [[tehsil]]s in Amritsar district as per 2011 census.
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Tehsil
!District
|-
|1
|Amritsar- II
|Amritsar
|-
|2
|Ajnala
|Amritsar
|-
|3
|Baba Bakala
|Amritsar
|-
|4
|Amritsar -I
|Amritsar
|}5 majitha 6 lopoke at chogawan

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Amritsar district}}
*[https://amritsar.nic.in/ Amritsar]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Amritsar district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Gurdaspur district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Kapurthala district]]
|South = [[Taran Taran district]]
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Pakistan]]''
|Northwest =
}}

{{Amritsar district}}
{{Punjab (India)}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Districts of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]

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