Amritsar district is one of the 22 districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majharegion 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 22), after Ludhiana.
Contents
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- District administration
- Tehsils in Amritsar district
- References
- External links
History
During British RuleAmritsar District was part of Lahore Divisionand was administratively subdivided into 3 tehsils namely – Amritsar, Ajnala and Tarn Taran. 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 & 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 −1 °C (30 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 703.4 millimetres (27.7 in). The lowest recorded temperature is −3.6 °C (25.5 °F), was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), was recorded on 9 June 1995. The official weather station for the city is the civil aerodrome at Rajasansi. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.
| hideClimate data for Amritsar Airport | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
44.1 (111.4) |
47.7 (117.9) |
47.8 (118.0) |
45.6 (114.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
47.8 (118.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
26.1 (79.0) |
32 (90) |
40.5 (104.9) |
44 (111) |
44.1 (111.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
45.2 (113.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
35 (95) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32 (90) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2 (36) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13 (55) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.2 (1.03) |
38.6 (1.52) |
38.4 (1.51) |
21.4 (0.84) |
26.7 (1.05) |
61.2 (2.41) |
210.1 (8.27) |
167.3 (6.59) |
77.5 (3.05) |
16.1 (0.63) |
6.3 (0.25) |
13.6 (0.54) |
703.4 (27.69) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38.9 |
| Average relative humidity(%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 48 | 72 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.7 | 192.7 | 219.4 | 265.0 | 294.7 | 269.0 | 215.5 | 227.7 | 240.8 | 253.2 | 220.1 | 182.2 | 2,762 |
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Demographics
According to the 2011 censusAmritsar district has a populationof 2,490,656,roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. 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. The total Scheduled Caste population is 770,864. There were 488898 households in the district in 2011.
According to 2011 census, Sikhs make up about 69% of the population while Hindus 28%, with a small minority of Christians (2%) and Muslims.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 764,821 | — |
| 1911 | 657,936 | −1.49% |
| 1921 | 694,261 | +0.54% |
| 1931 | 834,497 | +1.86% |
| 1941 | 1,044,457 | +2.27% |
| 1951 | 880,667 | −1.69% |
| 1961 | 1,010,093 | +1.38% |
| 1971 | 1,209,374 | +1.82% |
| 1981 | 1,460,497 | +1.90% |
| 1991 | 1,698,090 | +1.52% |
| 2001 | 2,157,020 | +2.42% |
| 2011 | 2,490,656 | +1.45% |
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District administration
- The Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service is in charge of general administration of the 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.
- 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
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There are four tehsils in Amritsar district as per 2011 census.
| # | Tehsil | District |
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| 1 | Amritsar- II | Amritsar |
| 2 | Ajnala | Amritsar |
| 3 | Baba Bakala | Amritsar |
| 4 | Amritsar -I | Amritsar |