District of Punjab

Amritsar: 24.9 lakh people, one story

People
24,90,656
Area
2,683 km²
Literacy
76.27%
Sex ratio
889
Top 3 in PunjabPopulation density: 928 per km². Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabPopulation: 24,90,656. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in PunjabUrban population: 53.6%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Big number24.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 928 to every km².See the numbers →

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AmritsarPunjab

The history, places and schemes of Amritsar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Amritsar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.9 lakh#2/20 in Punjab
Area2,683 km²#8/20 in Punjab
Population density928 per km²#2/20 in Punjab▲ state 551
Sex ratio889 females per 1000 males#13/20 in Punjab▼ state 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)826 girls per 1000 boys#18/20 in Punjab▼ state 846
Literacy rate76.27%#10/20 in Punjab▲ state 75.84
Female literacy71.96%#10/20 in Punjab▲ state 70.73
Urban population53.6%#3/20 in Punjab▲ state 37.5

People & society

76.3% can read. 889 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.180.4
Female literacy
72.070.7
Scheduled Castes
31.031.9
Scheduled Tribes
0.00.0
Living in towns
53.637.5

Gender literacy gap: 8.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 27.7%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 2.2%
  • Sikh 68.9%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    27 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.2 lakh workers, 36.9% of all people

    This district
    Punjab
    • Cultivators 13.6%
    • Farm labourers 13.2%
    • Household industry 4.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 68.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 70% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.866.6
      Latrine at home
      57.454.7
      Tap water
      33.035.1
      LPG / PNG
      42.437.6
      Phone
      57.456.6
      Television
      62.656.9
      Bicycle
      43.345.7
      Two-wheeler
      34.132.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.