Analytics: India


Amritsar AI Report

Date: May 17, 2026

Amritsar city is the capital of Amritsar district, which has 9% of the State's population. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include Gobindgarh Fort and Partition Museum. Durgiana Temple is one of the famous sites in the city. The city has an airport named Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, located 7 Km away.

Amritsar is the 48th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Amritsar District in Punjab State. Amritsar District is ranked 160th in population and 481st in area across India.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Amritsar is the 13th highest ranked in # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)   . This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

The average State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 14287. Amritsar is the 26th highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates that this is a highly urbanized district and /or government created industrial township.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Amritsar is the 36th highest ranked in Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)   . This indicates that the economic well-being of people in this district is better than that in other districts.

The average Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 168. Amritsar is the 627th highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

# of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)
State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023
Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)
Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023)

Private Jobs(Formal),2023 Private Jobs(Formal),2023
Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)
Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)

The Average Private Jobs(Formal),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 276190. Amritsar is the 726th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that this is not a significant district, such as not being highly urbanized or a tehsil headquarters.

Amritsar is the 617th worst ranked in Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has less decentralized governance as compare to other districts.

Amritsar is the 589th worst ranked in Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2025)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This implies that standard of living of people in this district is poor compared to other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Punjabi   :   1,076,858
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   522,354
  • 3. Hindi   :   99,812

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 2

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
1,183,549
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
48th
District
Area (km2)  
:
2,673
District
Area (Rank)
:
481st
No.of Towns  
in District
: 15
No. of Villages  
in District
: 739