Amritsar district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Amritsar.

Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters

Amritsar district (Template:Lang-pa) is one of 22 districts in the state of Punjab in West India. It has a population of 3,074,207 (2001 Indian census) and covers an area of 5075 km². The city of Amritsar is headquarters of this district.

As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Punjab (out of 22), after Ludhiana.

History

Majha region consists of Amritsar, Lahore, Gurdaspur districts, now further divided into Kasur and Tarn Taran sahib district. Majha, was known as the main heart of the Ancient Punjab region, It was here that Sikhism, was born over 500 years ago. Sikh Guru's established Villages like Goindwal Sahib, Khadur Sahib, Chapri Sahib, and the holy towns of Amritsar then known as Guru Ka Chak, or Chak Ramdas/Ramdaspur, and Tarn Taran Sahib. and wells in the village of Nesta, Khaira, Goindwal Sahib, Guru Ki Vadali. The Sikhs remained always a majority within the tehsils of Tarn Taran Sahib, Amritsar, and Ajnala.

During British Rule Amritsar was part of Lahore Division and was administratively subdivided into 3 tehsils namely - Amritsar, and Ajnala. Tarn Taran has itself formed into a district headquarters. However as part of the partition of India in 1947 Amritsar district was separated from the rest of the division and awarded to India. During the partition period, the Muslim population of the district, Some 30%, left for Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs from West Punjab in newly created Pakistan migrated in the opposite direction.

According to 2001 census, Sikhs make up about 77% while Hindus make 21% of the total population of the district. or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 175th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 932 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,410/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.48%. Amritsar has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.2%.

District administration

Amritsar
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J F M A M J J A S O N D     28     13 1     22     20 3     29     25 9     12     32 11     14     41 16     58     42 22     186     45 26     184     35 25     102     35 22     25     32 14     6.2     21 6     15     15 2 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: IMD
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• 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.

• 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 Senior Superintendent 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 councilors and is presided over by the Mayor, who is elected by the councilors. At present, there are more than 70 councilors.

• The state government's department of Town and Country Planning has a district level office of District Town Planning. Since the formation of this office, the city has not received a comprehensive development plan. Amritsar has been selected by the government of India recently to receive Rs. 1000 Crore in development assistance over the next few years.

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

External links

• Amritsar