Amritsar Census 2011

Amritsar, Punjab

Population of Amritsar

Amritsar district is located in Punjab . Population of Amritsar district is 2490891 as per Census 2011. Amritsar is 2th most Populous district out of total 20 districts in Punjab and it is 175th most Populous district in India.The population density of Amritsar is 932 Persons per square Km.It is 2th most densely populated out of 20 districts in Punjab and it is 108th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Amritsar

Total Literacy rate of Amritsar is 77.2%. This means 77.2 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 10 in terms of literacy rate out of total 20 districts of Punjab and 175 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Amritsar is 81.2% while female literacy stands at 72.8%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Amritsar

Sex-ratio of Amritsar is 884 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Amritsar

Area of Amritsar is 2672.63 Sq. Km. It is 8th largest district in Punjab and 430th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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