Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar (Punjabi) | |
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Metropolis | |
Gurdwara Baba Atal Maharaja Ranjit Singh Chowk in Heritage Street Jallianwala Bagh Khalsa College Ram Bagh Palace Gobindgarh Fort Partition Museum | |
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Amritsar Location of the city center in Punjab Amritsar Amritsar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′N 74°52′E / 31.64°N 74.86°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| Founded by | Guru Ram Das |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Amritsar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Karamjit Singh Rintu (AAP) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sakshi Sawhney[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Punjab |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,159,227 |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro rank | 44th |
| Demonym(s) | Amritsariya, Ambarsariya,[3] Amritsari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 143-001 |
| Telephone code | 91 183 XXX XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | PB-01 (commercial vehicles), PB-02, PB-17, PB-89 |
| Website | amritsarcorp |
Amritsar,[a] also known as Ambarsar,[b] is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. It is situated 217 km (135 mi) north-west of Chandigarh, and 455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) from the India-Pakistan border, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan.
According to the 2011 census, the city had a population of 1,132,383. It is one of the ten municipal corporations in the state; Karamjit Singh Rintu is serving as the mayor of the city.[5] According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state, with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region.
Amritsar is the economic capital of Punjab. It is a major tourist centre with nearly a hundred thousand daily visitors. The city has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) program of the Government of India.[6] It is home to the Golden Temple, the holiest site and most-visited gurudwara in Sikhism. The city is also known for its food, and for the manufacture of wooden chessboards and chess pieces.[7]
- ^ "Sakshi Sawhney becomes first woman deputy commissioner of Amritsar: A aistoric appointment". The Times of India. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Amritsar City" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Vishveshvaranand Indological Journal. Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute. 1981. p. 66.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Amritsar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "List of Municipal Corporation in Punjab". www.punjabdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Introduction". HRIDAY official website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Bagga, Neeraj (6 September 2018). "Permit raj checkmates chessboard industry". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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