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District of Punjab

Amritsar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 28.37 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

28,37,000 2.84 million 1 March 2026

Amritsar district's population is estimated at ≈28.37 lakh (28,37,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,90,656.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Punjab. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Amritsar (municipal limits)

Census 2011
11,32,383
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Amritsar urban agglomeration

Census 2011
11,83,549
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.5 lakh

District

Amritsar district

Census 2011
24,90,656
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 28.37 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 28.37 lakh 28,37,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.91 lakh 24,90,656 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
928per km² 2011
Sex ratio
889 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
826 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
76.3% Male 80.2% · Female 72.0%
Urban share
53.6% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+15.5% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
2,683km² Census 2011
Households
4.89 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
739 Census 2011
Towns
15 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Amritsar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
30 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19518,80,667
196110,10,093
197112,09,374
198114,60,497
199116,98,090
200121,57,020
201124,90,656
2016 *26,24,000
2021 *27,40,000
2026 *28,37,000
2031 *29,15,000
2036 *29,74,000

* Estimate

How Amritsar's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Amritsar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Amritsar- II 14,15,21456.8%88081.2%84.1%
2 Ajnala4,42,71117.8%89963.4%10.7%
3 Baba Bakala 3,20,49112.9%91275.3%12.2%
4 Amritsar -I 3,12,24012.5%89572.7%18.5%

Largest towns in Amritsar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Amritsar (Census 2011)
  1. Amritsar 11,59,227
  2. Jandiala 29,232
  3. Ajnala 21,107
  4. Nangli CT 20,440
  5. Rayya 14,506
  6. Majitha 14,503
  7. Raja Sansi 14,298
  8. Budha Theh CT 10,979
  9. Kathanian CT 10,679
  10. Amritsar Cantonment 10,410

How people in Amritsar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

13.6%

Agricultural labourers

13.2%

Household industry

4.5%

Other work

68.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.9%.

Age structure of Amritsar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Amritsar
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,06,31988,468
5-91,19,35696,107
10-141,32,9161,03,273
15-191,46,0271,14,916
20-241,33,6651,18,568
25-291,16,2751,09,097
30-3496,53691,968
35-3989,98188,969
40-4480,59777,976
45-4971,97769,189
50-5458,27751,984
55-5943,04842,734
60-6441,80143,724
65-6931,82430,166
70-7423,12119,495
75-7910,49410,252
80+15,09314,483
Children (0–14)
26.0%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
64.4%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
9.7%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
26.9years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
47.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Amritsar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 47 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Amritsar
  1. Punjabi 94.3%
  2. Hindi 5.1%
  3. Bengali 0.1%
  4. Marathi 0.1%
  5. Gujarati 0.1%
  6. Dogri 0.1%
  7. Urdu 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi94.3%
  2. Hindi4.8%
  3. Bengali0.1%
  4. Marathi0.1%
  5. Rajasthani0.1%
  6. Bhojpuri0.1%
  7. Gujarati0.1%
  8. Dogri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Amritsar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 96.0%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 45.5%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 93.2%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 79.0%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 20.2%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 89.7%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 42.9%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 58.3%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 34.4%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 73.5%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 86.1%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 46.9%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 13.3%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 11.7%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 57.8%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.1%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 89.5%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 8.7%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 85.8%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 45.4%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 58.0%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 40.2%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 26.8%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Amritsar district held 9.0% of Punjab's population in 2011, 2nd of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.3%, 0.4 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 826 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 53.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈28.37 lakh, implies growth of about 14% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Amritsar, had 11.59 lakh people in 2011, 46.5% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Punjab →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (15 May 2026 – 13 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Amritsar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Amritsar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Amritsar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 6,90,939 27.7% 38.5%
Muslim 12,502 0.5% 1.9%
Christian 54,344 2.2% 1.3%
Sikh 17,16,935 68.9% 57.7%
Buddhist 876 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 3,152 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 1,044 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 10,864 0.4% 0.3%
Total24,90,656100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Amritsar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,37,000 (28.37 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Amritsar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,90,656.

What was the population of Amritsar district in Census 2011?
24,90,656: 13,18,408 males and 11,72,248 females, of whom 13,34,611 lived in towns and 11,56,045 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Amritsar?
Literacy was 76.3% in 2011 (men 80.2%, women 72.0%). The sex ratio was 889 females per 1,000 males, and 826 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Amritsar district?
Amritsar, with 11,59,227 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Amritsar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 739 Census 2011 villages and 15 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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