Punjab District Factbook - Amritsar District

Punjab
District Factbook
Amritsar District
(Key Socio-economic Data of Amritsar District, Punjab)

January, 2017
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Amritsar District at a Glance
District came into Existence Year 1947

District Headquarter Amritsar
Distance from State C apital 230 Kms.
Geographical Area (In Square km.) 2,683 (Ranks 8th in State and 416th in India)
Wastelands Area (In Square km.) 16.89
(2008-2009)
Total Number of Households 4,80,303
Population 24,90,656 (Persons), 13,18,408 (Males), 11,72,248 (Females) (Ranks 2nd in State
and 174th in India)
Population Growth Rate (2001- -19.55 (Persons), -20.12 (Males), -18.9 (Females)
2011)
Number of Sub Sub-districts (04), Towns (15) and Villages (703)
Districts/Towns/Villages
Forest C over (2015) 0.88% of Total Geographical Area
Percentage of Urban/Rural 53.58 (Urban), 46.42 (Rural)
Population
Administrative Language Punjabi
Principal Languages (2001) Punjabi (95.11%), Hindi (4.43%), Bengali (0.06%), Marathi (0.05%), Dogri
(0.05%) and Gujarati (0.04%)
Population Density 928 (Persons per Sq. km.)
Sex Ratio 889 (Females per 1000 Males)
C hild Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 826 (Females per 1000 Males)
Number of Live Births (2014) 55,096 (Persons), 29,196 (Males), 25,900 (Females)
Number of Deaths (2014) 26,125 (Persons), 15,629 (Males), 10,496 (Females)
Literacy Rate (In %age) 76.27 (Persons), 80.15 (Males), 71.96 (Females)
Literates 16,84,770 (Persons), 9,32,981 (Males), 7,51,789 (Females)
Illiterates 8,05,886 (Persons), 3,85,427 (Males), 4,20,459 (Females)
Major Religions Sikh (68.94%), Hindu (27.74%), C hristian (2.18%), Muslim (0.50%), Jain (0.13%)
and Buddhist (0.04%)
Schedule C aste Population 7,70,864 (Persons), 4,05,977 (Males), 3,64,887 (Females), Percentage of SC in
Total Population (8.7)
Mazhabi, Mazhabi Sikh (68.28%); Mahatam, Rai Sikh (5.55%); Balmiki, C huhra,
Major Schedule C aste Population Bhangi (3.99%); C hamar, Jatia C hamar, Rehgar, Raigar, Ramdasi, Ravidasi,
Ramdasia, Ramdasia Sikh, Ravidasia, Ravidasia Sikh (3.94%); Kabirpanthi,
Julaha (3.19%)
Schedule Tribe Population -
Major Schedule Tribe Population -
Number of Total Workers 9,17,856 (Persons), 7,35,195 (Males), 1,82,661 (Females)
Labour Force Participation Rate 35.63% (Rural), 35.04% (Urban)
(2011-2012)
Major Source of Income Agricultural
Gross District Domestic Product 25,13,251 At C urrent Price / 22,20,978 At C onstant (2011-2012) Prices
(2013-14) (P) (Rs. in Lakh)
Net District Domestic Product 22,66,104 At C urrent Price / 19,94,811 At C onstant (2011-2012) Prices
(2013-14) (P) (Rs. in Lakh)
Per C apita Income (NDDP, At Factor 87,698 At C urrent Price / 77,199 At C onstant (2011-2012) Prices
C ost) (2013-14) (P) (In Rs.)
Number of Tourists (2015) 167,221,72 (Domestic Tourist) / 2,02,240 (Foreign Tourist)
Golden Temple (Harmander Sahib), Durgiana Temple (Lakshmi Narain Temple),
Major Tourist Places Wagah Border, Jallian Wala Bagh, Ram Bagh, Ram Tirath, Pul Kanjari, Samadhi of
Guru Angad Dev Ji, Jama Masjid Khairuddin, Samadh of Shravan, Khoo
Kalyanwala, The Historical Banyan Tree (Shaheedi Bohr).
Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, O therwise year is mentioned.
No. Particulars Page No.
1 Administrative Setup 1-10
Location Map | District w ith Sub-Districts | Reference Map of District |
About District | Administrative Unit | Villages | Tow ns | W ards |
Panchayats
2 Demographics 11-31
Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |
Decadal Grow th | Age Group Population | Age Group Population of
Currently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |
Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled Caste
Population | Religious Population | CD Block Population
3 Economy 32-43
GDP/NDP | Per Capita Income | Households by Income Groups |
Disposable Income | Banking | District Central Co-operative Banks |
Lead Banks | Taxation | Investment and Debt
4 Market Size 44-55
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /
Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and Durable
Goods
5 Life Style 56-60
Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households having
Computer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/Mobile
Phone | Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped &
Car/Jeep/Van | Circulation of Dailies
6 Infrastructure 61-74
Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices | Amenities | Sanitation | Road
length | Vehicle Registered | Telecommunication | Post Office & PIN Code
| Electricity | Tourism | LPG Distributors
7 Industries 75-113
Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed (2 & 3 digit level
Industries) | Factories by Type of Organisation/Ow nership |
Consumption of Fuels | Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP |
Outstanding Credit of SCBs according to Industrial Occupation | Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises | Registered Factories and W orkers
Employed | Ongoing Projects
8 Labour and Workforce 114-121
Total W orkers | Main W orkers | Marginal W orkers | Non-W orkers |
Average W ages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal Activity
Status | Daily Agricultural W ages | Employment Indicators
9 Agriculture 122-140
Land Utilistation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production of
Commercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Production
of Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Regulated Markets | Procurement
of Paddy and W heat | Milk Production | Egg Production | Fisheries |
Slaughter Houses | Veterinary Institutions | Livestock Population |
Poultry Population | Irrigation | Land Holdings | Farmer
10 Education 141-148
Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Used
as School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction
| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education |
Population by Mother Tongue
11 Health 149-166
Health Institutions | Live Births Registered | Still Births Registered |
Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered | Disabled Population by
Type of Disability | Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary | Households by
Married Couples per Household and Dw elling Rooms | Maternal and Child
Health Indicators (HMIS) | District Level Household Health Indicators |
Family W elfare Programmes | National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
12 Environment and Pollution 167-170
Geographical Area | W astelands | Forest Cover | Rainfall | Latitude,
Longitude and Altitude | W ater Quality
13 Housing 171-182
Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standard
of Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses | Slum
Population
14 Crime & Law 183-187
Incidence of IPC Crime | Road Accidents | Police Stations | Police
Officer/Officials | Judicial Officers
15 Social and Welfare Schemes 188-195
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) | District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA) | National Rural
Drinking W ater Programme (NRDW P) | Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) |
Sw achh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin | Self-Help Groups (SHGs) |
Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments
16 Electoral 196-200
Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 and
Assembly Election 2012) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors
17 Annexure - I to V 201-252
18 Useful Contacts 253
19 Abbreviations & Sources 254
20 Concepts and Definitions 255-258
21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 259
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District Factbook Amritsar District
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Amritsar District District Factbook
Administrative Setup
Location Map
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About Amritsar District
Amritsar district, situated in the North-western part of India is a district of Punjab state
with its administrative headquarters located at Amritsar city. The Amritsar city is one of
the largest cities of Punjab state. Earlier, the place Amritsar was popularly known as
Ramdaspur and colloquially as Ambarsar. Natives of the district believe that the district
got its name from the administrative headquarters city i.e. Amritsar and the term
Amritsar is derived from Amrit Sarovar, the holy tank that surrounds the Golden Temple.
Therefore, the word Amritsar literally means a Pool of Nectar. During the period of
British Rule in India, Amritsar was under the Lahore division and administratively at that
time it comprised 3 tehsil likewise Amritsar, and Ajnala. However in 1947 during the
period of partition of India, the district of Amritsar was carved out from the rest of its
earlier divisions and declared as a part of India. At the time of Indias partition, most of
the Muslim population of the district left for Pakistan on the other hand the Hindu and
Sikh population of the West Punjab were started to migrate in the opposite direction
since the West Punjab was stated as a part of the newly created Pakistan.
Geographically, the district lies at 3163'N latitude, 7487'E longitude and 219 m altitude.
The district encompasses a geographical area of 2,683 sq. km. and it is bounded by
Gurdaspur district on the North West, Tarn Taran district on the South, Pakistan on the
North and North West and Kapurthala district on the South East. The climate of the
district is characterised as semiarid climate. The actual rainfall in the district was 508.9
mm in the year of 2015-16.
Administration wise, the district is divided into 4 tehsils namely Amritsar-I, Amritsar-II,
Ajnala and Baba Bakala. Moreover, it comprises 15 towns and 703 villages. There are 2
lok sabha seats and 11 assembly constituencies in the districts.
According to 2011 census the district has a population of 24,90,656 persons out of
which 13,18,408 are males and 11,72,248 are females. The district has a sex ratio of 889
(females for every 1000 males). In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in the
district was -19.55% including -20.12% are males and -18.9% are females. The major
religion in the district is Sikh and Hindu with 68.94% and 27.74% of the total population
respectively.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the district. Most of the lands in the
district are use for agricultural purposes. More than half of its population are engaged in
agriculture in order to earn their livelihood. The chief agricultural products in the district
are wheat, paddy, maize, cotton, sugarcane, etc. The adoption of the new agricultural
technologies amongst the famers of the district helps to increase the production of
various agricultural items. Every year a huge chunk of revenue comes from these
agricultural products helps in its economy to a great extent. The district is scantily
industrialised but it has some prominent agro based industries. In the year 2013-2014
the gross domestic product in the district was Rs. 25,13,251 lakhs at current price.
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The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. It

provides a platform for higher education. Some of its recognised educational institutions
are Guru Nanak Dev University, Indian Institute of Management, Khalsa College, St.
Francis School, Guru Ram Das Dental College, Hindu Sabha College, and Shahzada Nand
College for Women, Sri Guru Tej Bahadur College, etc. As per 2011 census the literacy
rate in the district is 76.27% persons out of which 80.15% are males and 71.96% are
females.
Krishan Kant, the tenth Vice President of India (1997-until his death) was born on 28th
February, 1927 at Amritsar city. Prior to that, he was served as a Governor of Andhra
Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. During different periods of time he was a member of different
political parties likewise Indian National Congress, Janata Party and Janata Dal.
The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from different
parts of the country as well as world. Golden Temple, located at the Amritsar city is
famous for its full golden dome. Moreover, it is one of the most sacred pilgrim
destinations for Sikhs as well. The temple stands on a 67 ft. Sq. of marble and
surrounded by many other renowned temples. Jalianwala Bagh, a public park in Amritsar
district which is associated with huge historical significance. Jalianwalabagh Massacre
was one of the major incidents of India's freedom struggle. Ram Bagh, a beautiful garden
with a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is named after Guru Ram Das, the founder of the
city. At present, the summer palace of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been converted
into a museum which depicts the history very well. Durgiana temple, situated in the
Amritsar district was constructed in the third decade of the 20th century. The temple
was not built in the traditional Hindu architecture style but its style is just similar to the
Golden Temple. Some other notable places of interest in the district are Ram Tirath, Pul
Kanjari, Jama Masjid Khairuddin, Samadhi of Guru Angad Dev Ji, Samadhi of Shravan, etc.
Hans Raj Khanna, a legendary judge of the Supreme Court of India (19711977) and the
chairman of the 8th Law Commission of India (19771979) was born on 3rd July, 1912 at
Amritsar city. The Government of India honoured him with the most prestigious Padma
Vibhushan award in 1999. Kiran Bedi, an eminent Indian politician, social activist, former
tennis player and a retired police officer was born on 9 th June , 1949 at Amritsar city.
She joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and became the first woman police
officer of India . The President of India awarded her the President's Police Medal for
bravery in 1979.
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Administrative Unit
Administrative Division:- Jalandhar
Sub-districts:
1. Ajnala
2. Amritsar -I
3. Amritsar- Ii
4. Baba Bakala
Towns:
1. Ajnala (NP) 11. Mudal (C T)
2. Amritsar (M C orp.) 12. Nangli (C T)
3. Amritsar C antt. (C B) 13. Raja Sansi (NP)
4. Baba Bakala (C T) 14. Ramdas (M C l)
5. Budha Theh (C T) 15. Rayya (NP)
6. C hogawan (C T)
7. Jandiala (M C l)
8. Kathanian (C T)
9. Khilchian (C T)
10. Majitha (M C l)
Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages

(2011)
District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks Villages
Amritsar 4 15 9 703
Punjab 77 217 147 12581
India 5924 7933 6596 640930
Rank of District in State 9 4 6 7
Rank of District in India 480 158 281 373
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Demographics
Population
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Amritsar 2490656 1318408 1172248
Punjab 27743338 14639465 13103873
India 1210569573 623121843 587447730
Rank of District in State 2 2 2
Rank of District in India 174 165 186
Rural Amritsar 1156045 607266 548779
Punjab 17344192 9093476 8250716
India 833463448 427632643 405830805
Urban Amritsar 1334611 711142 623469
Punjab 10399146 5545989 4853157
India 377106125 195489200 181616925
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Demographics
Dependency Ratio
(2011)
Total Amritsar 553.69 575 530.4
Punjab 560.57 575.75 543.97
India 652.39 653.64 651.08
Rural Amritsar 626.95 655.76 596.21
Punjab 598.81 619.73 576.38
India 716.8 719.43 714.05
Urban Amritsar 495.38 512.05 476.81
Punjab 500.74 508.62 491.84
India 525.74 525.78 525.7
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Economy
Gross/Net Domestic District Product (GDDP/NDDP)

Rs. in Lakh (2013-14)
GDDP NDDP
District At Current At Constant At Current At Constant
Prices (2011-2012) Prices (2011-2012)
Prices Prices
Amritsar 2513251 2220978 2266104 1994811
Punjab 33471429 29858131 30167296 26842288
India 1127276400 983943400 873768100 1007429200
Rank of District in 3 3 3 3
State
Note : Figures are Provisional.
Sectoral Contribution of GDP

Rs. in Lakh (2013-14)
At Current Prices At Constant (2011-2012) Prices
District
Agriculture Industries Services Agriculture Industries Services
Amritsar 545300 472674 1321587 484829 436351 1154961
Punjab 9030656 7413193 14714380 8173474 6836961 12900558
Rank of
District in 6 5 3 6 5 3
State
Per Capita Income

In Rs. (2013-14)
GDDP NDDP
District At Current At Constant At Current At Constant
Prices (2011-2012) Prices (2011-2012)
Prices Prices
Amritsar 97262 85951 87698 77199
Punjab 116658 104064 105142 93553
India - - 79412 68867
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Economy
Banking
Households Availing Banking Services
(2011)
Total Number of
Residence District Total Number of Households Availing
Households Banking Services (%)
Total Amritsar 480303 277569 (57.79)
Punjab 5409699 3527688 (65.21)
India 246692667 144814788 (58.70)
Rank of District in State 2 4
Rank of District in India 179 181
Rural Amritsar 212566 111901 (52.64)
Punjab 3315632 2083438 (62.84)
India 167826730 91369805 (54.44)
Urban Amritsar 267737 165668 (61.88)
Punjab 2094067 1444250 (68.97)
India 78865937 53444983 (67.77)
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Market Size
Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total

In Rs. (2011-2012)
Rank of Rank of
Broad Categories of Goods and Services Amritsar Punjab India District District
in state in India
C ereals 147.14 128.18 159.53 1 353
C ereal Substitute 0.00 0.02 0.99 0 0
Pulses & Products 55.48 51.96 45.48 5 134
Milk & Milk Products 296.49 340.55 136.22 17 62
Sugar & Salt 64.68 60.92 27.34 7 11
Edible Oil 68.45 60.77 52.62 2 74
Egg, Fish & Meat 10.02 11.75 51.71 9 540
Vegetables 87.15 80.77 67.46 3 96
Fruits (Fresh) 25.00 30.09 25.70 14 197
Fruits (Dry) 4.03 7.47 7.95 14 299
Spices 36.94 34.90 31.13 8 136
Beverages etc. 38.91 44.86 27.25 13 123
Served Processed Food 24.81 44.09 51.40 19 414
Packaged Processed Food 25.42 33.32 23.17 16 204
Pan 0.49 0.55 4.43 2 468
Tobacco 2.60 5.62 15.35 19 612
Intoxicants 5.08 20.85 11.31 19 399
Fuel and Light 192.90 250.06 136.63 19 59
C lothing 90.41 110.86 87.26 16 242
Bedding etc. 7.37 4.99 6.54 4 214
Footwear 22.94 28.55 20.33 12 234
Education 85.74 154.41 67.24 18 138
Medical (Institutional) 25.44 30.59 26.00 11 143
Medical (Non-institutional) 129.62 130.89 74.33 11 39
Entertainment 28.60 28.85 22.67 12 156
Minor Durable Type Goods 5.50 4.38 5.50 5 252
Toilet Articles 47.31 52.63 38.16 11 123
Other Household C onsumables 58.85 54.32 34.10 5 27
C onsumer Services excl. C onveyance 102.86 112.40 85.63 10 120
C onveyance 173.04 162.75 95.22 6 55
Rent 18.10 31.58 52.20 9 240
C onsumer Taxes & C esses 6.74 9.34 8.91 18 201
Durable Goods 120.24 154.23 99.27 12 114
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 2008.36 2277.50 1599.04 17 107
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Life Style
Households having Radio/Transistor, Television

(2011)
Total Number Radio /
Residence District of Transistor (%) Television (%)
Households
Total Amritsar 480303 71084 (14.8) 413460 (86.08)
Punjab 5409699 891462 (16.48) 4468245 (82.6)
India 246692667 49016595 (19.87) 116493624 (47.22)
Rank of District in 2 1 5
State
India
Rural Amritsar 212566 33087 (15.57) 171318 (80.6)
Punjab 3315632 512312 (15.45) 2631062 (79.35)
India 167826730 29057003 (17.31) 56005607 (33.37)
State
India
Urban Amritsar 267737 37997 (14.19) 242142 (90.44)
Punjab 2094067 379150 (18.11) 1837183 (87.73)
India 78865937 19959592 (25.31) 60488017 (76.7)
State
India
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Infrastructure
Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices

(2011)
Total
Total Number of Total Number Total Number of
Residence District Number of Vacant of Occupied Shops/Offices
Census Census Census (%)
Houses Houses Houses
Total Amritsar 660953 42518 618435 75413 (12.19)
Punjab 7847447 660110 7187337 754217 (10.49)
India 330835767 24672968 306162799 17672786 (5.77)
State
India
Rural Amritsar 275477 11913 263564 17910 (6.80)
Punjab 4668757 321896 4346861 267797 (6.16)
India 220695914 13579338 207116576 6976051 (3.37)
State
India
Urban Amritsar 385476 30605 354871 57503 (16.20)
Punjab 3178690 338214 2840476 486420 (17.12)
India 110139853 11093630 99046223 10696735 (10.80)
State
India
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Infrastructure
Households by Type of Drainage Connectivity for Waste Water Outlet

(2011)
Total Waste Water Outlet Connected to
Residence District Number of
Households Closed Open Drainage No Drainage
Drainage (%) (%) (%)
Total Amritsar 480303 206284 (42.95) 231680 (48.24) 42339 (8.82)
Punjab 5409699 1506550 (27.85) 3082634 (56.98) 820515 (15.17)
India 246692667 44743812 81423941 120524914
(18.14) (33.01) (48.86)
State
India
Rural Amritsar 212566 21872 (10.29) 164573 (77.42) 26121 (12.29)
Punjab 3315632 299671 (9.04) 2385932 (71.96) 630029 (19.00)
India 167826730 9645107 (5.75) 52035163 106146460
(31.01) (63.25)
State
India
Urban Amritsar 267737 184412 (68.88) 67107 (25.06) 16218 (6.06)
Punjab 2094067 1206879 (57.63) 696702 (33.27) 190486 (9.10)
India 78865937 35098705 29388778 14378454 (18.23)
(44.50) (37.26)
State
India
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Industries
Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed

Value in Rs. Lakh (2009-2010)
Rank of Rank of
Resi- Parti- Amritsar Punjab India District in District
dence culars State in India
Total Number of Factories 657 10262 158875 5 69
Fixed C apital 149897.66 2612791.94 135152558.41 4 159
Working C apital 92461.53 1541937.53 38773062.57 5 92
Invested C apital 308644.72 4845134.97 193236508.71 4 127
Outstanding Loans 134948.75 2061371.52 66299569.18 5 100
Number of Workers 24846 454334 9157610 5 90
Total Persons Engaged 30973 561301 11722092 5 92
Wages to Workers 12446.75 269818.15 6893810.30 6 114
Total Emoluments 21373.05 488721.83 14698680.86 7 130
Rural Number of Factories 318 3708 59445 4 53
Fixed C apital 50210.57 1373294.68 72858090.83 6 176
Working C apital 43892.18 664884.35 15351594.08 5 86
Wages to Workers 6728.35 107078.17 2520923.54 4 94
Urban Number of Factories 338 6554 99430 5 66
Fixed C apital 99687.08 1239497.27 62294467.58 2 102
Working C apital 48569.36 877053.18 23421468.50 6 80
Wages to Workers 5718.40 162739.98 4372886.77 7 119
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Industries
Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP

Rs. in Lakh (2013-14)
At Current Prices At Constant Prices (2011-2012)
District Un- Un-
Manufacturing Registered Manufacturing Registered
registered registered
Amritsar 250432 - - 230802 - -
Punjab 4419233 - - 4072839 - -
India 171473000 - - 157972100 - -
Rank of District 6 0 0 6 0 0
in State
Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) according to Industrial

Occupation
Rs. in Thousand (March, 2015)
Classification of Rank of Rank of
Particulars Occupation Amritsar Punjab India District District
in State in India
Number of Mining and Quarrying 110 2088 50619 4 107
Accounts
Manufacturing and 11153 112342 2622730 3 50
Processing
Electricity, Gas and 26 342 116724 5 266
Water
C onstruction 743 7851 382498 3 132
Total 12032 122623 3172571 3 60
Amount Mining and Quarrying 65510 3468226 589787190 13 222
Outstanding
Manufacturing and 40844330 585706505 16945680284 2 39
Processing
Electricity, Gas and 911210 66371886 4193839187 5 90
Water
C onstruction 1801945 53699604 6631190550 7 114
Total 43622995 709246221 28360497211 3 49
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Labour and Workforce
Main Workers
(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Residence Workers Sex Amritsar Punjab India District District
in State in India
Total Total Main Workers Persons 787254 8450936 362446420 2 144
Male 662368 7264631 273149359 2 119
Female 124886 1186305 89297061 2 245
C ultivators Persons 115642 1803860 95841357 6 331
Male 105884 1691777 73018105 6 290
Female 9758 112083 22823252 2 468
Agricultural Labourers Persons 91248 1168021 86166871 3 301
Male 76076 1013979 55254927 3 266
Female 15172 154042 30911944 2 367
Household Industries Persons 32961 300660 12331464 2 107
Male 22578 215971 7540121 2 93
Female 10383 84689 4791343 2 121
Other Workers Persons 547403 5178395 168106728 2 72
Male 457830 4342904 137336206 2 68
Female 89573 835491 30770522 2 85
Rural Total Main Workers Persons 349730 5107024 245749270 4 293
Male 293731 4417839 178034713 5 245
Female 55999 689185 67714557 2 376
Male 99982 1613978 70469851 7 299
Female 8752 105378 22267845 3 482
Male 66305 936572 51639066 4 281
Female 13531 142277 29319234 2 378
Male 8785 114354 4170353 3 155
Female 5238 58415 3074203 3 157
Male 118659 1752935 51755443 6 150
Female 28478 383115 13053275 3 150
Urban Total Main Workers Persons 437524 3343912 116697150 2 62
Male 368637 2846792 95114646 2 56
Female 68887 497120 21582504 2 79
Male 5902 77799 2548254 5 158
Female 1006 6705 555407 2 159
Male 9771 77407 3615861 1 114
Female 1641 11765 1592710 2 207
Male 13793 101617 3369768 2 56
Female 5145 26274 1717140 2 78
Male 339171 2589969 85580763 2 53
Female 61095 452376 17717247 2 72
115
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Labour and Workforce
Employment Indicators
(2011-12)
Employment Indicators District Total Rural Urban Male Female
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) Amritsar 35.34 35.63 35.04 59.13 8.82
Punjab 40.14 41.44 37.87 58.12 20.3
India 39.5 40.62 36.73 40.62 36.73
Rank of District in State 16 15 16 8 20
Rank of District in India 435 434 285 165 526
Worker Population Ratio (%) Amritsar 34.91 35.05 34.77 58.38 8.75
Punjab 39.25 40.63 36.82 56.76 19.91
India 38.64 39.92 35.47 39.92 35.47
Unemployment Rate (%) Amritsar 1.22 1.63 0.78 1.28 0.77
Punjab 2.23 1.95 2.78 2.34 1.89
India 2.19 1.73 3.45 1.73 3.45
Proportional Unemployed (%) Amritsar 0.43 0.58 0.27 0.75 0.07
Punjab 0.9 0.81 1.05 1.36 0.38
India 0.86 0.7 1.27 0.7 1.27
Work Participation Rate

(2011)
Total Amritsar 36.85 55.76 15.58
Punjab 35.67 55.15 13.91
India 39.79 53.26 25.51
Rural Amritsar 36.61 54.78 16.5
Punjab 35.63 54.94 14.34
India 41.83 53.03 30.02
Urban Amritsar 37.06 56.61 14.77
Punjab 35.75 55.51 13.18
India 35.31 53.76 15.44
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Agriculture
Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2013-14)
Rank of
Particulars Amritsar Punjab District
in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 263570 5032732 8
- Forests 2528 258489 12
ii) Not Available for C ultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 40538 498440 3
-Barren and Un C ulturable Land 185 51587 13
-Total 40723 550027 4
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 0 4731 0
-Land under Misc Tree C rops and Groves Not Included in Net 0 8025 0
Area
-C ulturable Waste Land 262 5860 4
-Total 262 18616 9
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than C urrent Fallows 0 5754 0
-C urrent Fallow 86 54656 14
-Total 86 60410 15
v) Net Area Sown 219971 4145190 8
vi) Total C ropped Area 417524 7847665 7
vii) Area Sown More than Once 197553 3702475 6
122
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Agriculture
Livestock Population
In Nos. (2012)
Rank of Rank of
Livestock Amritsar Punjab India District District in
in State India
(a) C attle
- Exotic/C rossbred C attle 173555 2064629 39731810 4 59
- Indigenous C attle 4529 363085 151172295 15 588
- Total C attle 178084 2427714 190904105 4 394
(b) Buffaloes 352886 5159734 108702122 4 100
(c) Yaks 0 0 76662 0 0
(d) Mithuns 0 0 298264 0 0
(e) Total Bovine (a to d) 530970 7587448 306805273 5 222
(f) Sheep
- Exotic/C ross-Breed Sheep 1762 29607 3781091 7 147
- Indigenous Sheep 1863 98927 61288098 12 447
- Total Sheep 3625 128534 65069189 11 411
(g) Goats 14711 327272 135173093 13 552
(h) Horses & Ponies 3060 32860 624732 3 49
(i) Mules 225 5164 196378 9 154
(j) Donkeys 250 2909 318787 4 211
(k) C amel 4 693 400274 17 246
(l) Pigs
- C ross-Breed Pigs 427 17756 2456389 12 377
- Indigenous Pigs 263 14465 7837306 13 547
- Total Pigs 690 32221 10293695 15 533
Total Livestock 553535 8117101 512057301 5 374
Dogs 35218 470558 11672617 3 91
Rabbit 498 11572 591685 11 185
Elephant 1 264 21908 10 254
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Education
Literacy Rate
(2011)
Total Amritsar 76.27 80.15 71.96
Punjab 75.84 80.44 70.73
India 72.99 80.89 64.64
Rural Amritsar 68 72.92 62.63
Punjab 71.42 76.62 65.74
India 67.77 77.15 57.93
Urban Amritsar 83.29 86.18 80.02
Punjab 83.18 86.67 79.21
India 84.11 88.76 79.11
Population by Educational Level

(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Educational Level Amritsar Punjab India District District
in State in India
Illiterate 805886 9036201 447216165 2 198
Literate 1684770 18707137 763638812 2 146
Literate without Educational Level 59479 566332 35153231 2 215
Below Primary 187950 2227684 146897597 3 316
Primary 345213 4288200 184170833 3 202
Middle 254672 3066305 133903266 4 183
Matric/Secondary 408630 4186373 105939743 3 46
Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre- 229659 2310511 77942593 2 83
University/Senior Secondary
Non-technical Diploma or C ertificate not Equal to 2373 24287 1072289 2 128
Degree
Technical Diploma or C ertificate not Equal to 20298 234365 7238719 3 110
Degree
Graduate and Above 172057 1760846 68288971 3 107
Unclassified 4439 42234 3031570 2 213
141
Punjab
Health
Live Births Registered

(2014)
Residence District Person Male Female
Total Amritsar 55096 29196 25900
Punjab 463689 246605 217084
India 23001523 12183175 10804541
Rural Amritsar 10473 5478 4995
Punjab 97483 51079 46404
India 10763908 5709934 5044361
Urban Amritsar 44623 23718 20905
Punjab 366206 195526 170680
India 12237615 6473241 5760180
Still Births Registered

(2014)
Residence District Person Male Female
Total Amritsar 504 268 236
Punjab 4312 2354 1958
India 124130 56442 47832
Rural Amritsar 77 48 29
Punjab 1118 620 498
India 41620 21359 17953
Urban Amritsar 427 220 207
Punjab 3194 1734 1460
India 82494 35075 29871
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Punjab
Environment and Pollution
Geographical Area
Area in Km 2 (2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Amritsar 2683 2462.03 220.97
Punjab 50362 47847.40 2514.60
India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00
Wastelands by Category
Area in Km 2 (2008-2009)
Rank of Rank of
Category Amritsar Punjab India District District
in State in India
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) 0.90 79.49 6145.96 7 220
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - - 1266.06 0 0
Land with Dense Scrub 8.94 131.35 86979.91 4 403
Land with Open Scrub 0.51 85.08 93033.00 14 559
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) 0.99 76.49 1757.07 7 126
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) 1.53 41.70 6946.31 6 141
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) 0.79 28.63 5414.53 6 137
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) 0.19 23.52 1391.09 7 96
Shifting C ultivation - C urrent Jhum - - 4814.68 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) - 60.78 83699.71 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) - 0.28 15680.26 0 0
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - - 6832.17 0 0
Degraded Land under Plantation C rop - - 278.53 0 0
Sands-Riverine 3.02 86.94 2111.96 8 48
Sands-C oastal - - 654.47 0 0
Sands-Desertic - 322.57 3934.80 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0
Mining Wastelands - - 593.65 0 0
Industrial wastelands - - 58.00 0 0
Barren Rocky/Stony Waste - - 59482.29 0 0
Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0
Total 16.89 936.83 467021.16 12 551
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Housing
Total Households
(2011)
Amritsar 488898 214993 273905
Punjab 5513071 3358113 2154958
India 249454252 168565486 80888766
Houseless Households
(2011)
Amritsar 460 178 282
Punjab 9853 5431 4422
India 449761 192865 256896
171
Punjab
Crime & Law
Incidence of IPC Crime

(2014)
Rank of Rank of
Crime Heads Amritsar Punjab India District District
in State in India
Murder 76 767 34134 2 127
Attempt to C ommit Murder 135 864 41898 1 62
C ulpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder 4 98 3349 8 205
Attempt To C ommit C ulpable Homicide 4 46 4371 6 92
Rape 65 981 38678 3 202
Attempt To C ommit Rape 27 154 4310 1 34
Kidnapping & Abduction 176 1550 78412 2 121
Dacoity 1 32 4399 8 415
Making Preparation And Assembly For
C ommitting Dacoity 16 136 2835 3 36
Robbery 25 157 38090 3 301
C riminal Trespass/Burglary 246 2856 114667 3 117
Theft 448 5067 442464 3 207
Unlawful Assembly 0 0 9878 0 0
Riots 0 0 66206 0 0
C riminal Breach of Trust 33 295 20089 2 153
C heating 395 3712 109737 2 60
Forgery 3 45 11268 2 225
C ounterfeiting 6 21 1979 1 60
Arson 7 63 9299 3 361
Grievous Hurt 334 3017 105560 2 62
Dowry Deaths 9 90 8458 2 282
Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her
Modesty 123 1113 82411 2 225
Insult to the Modesty of Women 2 35 9738 7 267
C ruelty by Husband or his Relatives 203 1681 123163 2 166
Importation of Girls From Foreign C ountry 0 0 14 0 0
C ausing Death by Negligence 186 3206 128837 6 257
Offences Against State 0 0 177 0 0
Offences Promoting Enmity Between Different
Groups 0 0 337 0 0
Extortion 3 29 8210 3 319
Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0
Incidence of Rash Driving 122 1692 409857 5 405
Human Trafficking 0 1 726 0 0
Unnatural Offence 7 76 1148 3 43
Other IPC C rimes 738 9378 944105 6 368
Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 3394 37162 2858939 2 273
Road Accidents
In Nos. (2014)
District Accidents Vehicles Persons Persons
Involved Killed Injured
Amritsar 353 362 249 230
Punjab 6391 6486 4621 4127
Note: If two vehicles are involved, class of vehicles primarily involved is taken.
183
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Social and Welfare Scheme
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Financial Performance under MGNREGS
Rs. in Lakh (2015-2016)
Rank Rank
of of
Particulars Amritsar Punjab India District District
in in
State India
A. Opening Balance (OB)
C losing Blance (C B) as Opening Balance (OB) 10.14 -44.76 187890.93 5 428
Entered Opening Balance (OB) 10.04 7.29 206168.02 10 446
Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year
C entre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
State 0.00 58.68 3206.67 0 0
Release from State Fund to Districts
C entral Share - - 1294.39 0 0
State Share 25.33 1498.56 411894.31 18 214
Authorisation of EFMS 462.24 28633.43 3313284.01 18 483
Miscellaneous Reciept 3.04 24.16 39265.75 2 128
B. Borrowed Fund
From Other District or Revolving Fund 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0
Refunded to District/State 0.00 17.62 79011.76 0 0
Inter-District Fund Transfer
Fund Transfer to Other District 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0
Fund Received from Other Districts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Availabilty 500.65 30204.50 3896101.39 18 554
C umulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation of 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Expenditure
C. Cumulative Expenditure
C. (I) Actual Expenditure
Unskilled Wage 358.99 22748.54 3033565.51 18 564
Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 53.22 194.45 68276.52 1 218
Material 49.62 5552.39 923707.02 19 583
Tax 0.08 10.84 6412.06 17 396
C. (II) Administrative Expenditure
I. Receipts Expenditure 24.54 1410.38 194050.46 18 567
II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.09 5.56 1442.79 7 324
Total (I+II) 24.64 1415.94 195493.25 18 569
Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 486.55 29922.17 4227454.30 18 568
%age Utilization 97.19 99.07 108.50 17 273
Balance 14.09 282.31 -331353.00 9 449
D. Payment Due
I. On Unskilled Wage 13.27 5246.69 659585.02 19 565
II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 16.54 101.70 32387.42 1 157
III. On Material 22.47 4736.08 395314.25 20 539
IV. Tax 0.08 11.02 3830.43 15 365
Total (I+II+III+IV) 52.36 10095.49 1091117.12 20 567
188
Punjab
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Punjab

(Key Socio-economic Data of Amritsar District, Punjab)

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Report No.: DFB/PB-49-0616

First Edition : June, 2016

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District came into Existence Year 1947

About Amritsar District

The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. It

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages

Gross/Net Domestic District Product (GDDP/NDDP)

Sectoral Contribution of GDP

Per Capita Income

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television

Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices

Households by Type of Drainage Connectivity for Waste Water Outlet

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed

Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP

Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) according to Industrial

Labour and Workforce

Labour and Workforce

Work Participation Rate

Population by Educational Level

Live Births Registered

Still Births Registered

Environment and Pollution

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