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About Amritsar Village

Amritsar is a mid sized village in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 997 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amritsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amritsar village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Narwana
Pincode 126116
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 997
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amritsar compares

By the 2011 count Amritsar is the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Amritsar

Amritsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amritsar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amritsar from other places

Amritsar lies about 45 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Gurthuri, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amritsar
Nearest railway station Gurthuri 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwana 11 km
Nearest town Narwāna 11 km
District headquarters Jind 45 km

Villages closest to Amritsar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narwana tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Amritsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amritsar village had a population of 1,840. That makes it the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Amritsar village has 997 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amritsar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Amritsar is 126116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amritsar covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amritsar falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Amritsar is Gurthuri, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amritsar.

Amritsar is about 45 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amritsar is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Gurthuri is about 6.8 km away. Narwana is about 11 km away. Narwāna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ujhana (2.6 km), Ujhana (2.6 km) and Balerkha (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amritsar today is likely to be higher.

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