COVERAGE

REGIONAL SETTING
PHYSICAL FEATURES
SOCIO ECONOMIC CHARACTER
TOURIST DATA TOURIST CHARACTER, DIRECTIONAL
FLOW, MODAL SPLIT,
TRANSPORT SYSTEM CHARACTER

CHANDIGARH

INTRODUCTION
CHANDIGARH

IS A UNION TERRITORY OF INDIA SERVING AS CAPITAL OF

PUNJAB AND HARYANA.

FIRST PLANNED CITY OF INDIA, CHANDIGARH IS KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY FOR
ITS ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING.
ETYMOLOGY - THE NAME CHANDIGARH TRANSLATES AS "THE FORT OF
CHANDI". THE NAME WAS COINED FROM AN ANCIENT TEMPLE CALLED CHANDI
MANDIR DEVOTED TO THE HINDU GODDESS CHANDI , PRESENT IN THE CITY'S
VICINITY.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE CITY BEAUTIFUL.
EARLIER THE CHANDIGARH CAPITAL REGION WAS ALSO CALLED 'TRICITY'
BECAUSE OF PANCHKULA

AND MOHALI AS ADJACENT CITIES BUT WITH

MUSHROOMING OF OTHER TOWNS LIKE ZIRAKPUR, KHARAR ETC. WITH

CONSIDERABLE POPULATION IT IS BETTER CALLED 'CHANDIGARH CAPITAL
REGION'.
IT HAS HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE CO

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LOCATION

-LOCATED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF

THE

SHIVALIK

RANGES

OF

THE

HIMALAYAS IN NORTHWEST INDIA.

-SHARES ITS BORDERS WITH THE
STATES OF HARYANA IN THE SOUTH
AND PUNJAB IN THE NORTH.
-SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE OF
MOHALI AND ROPAR IN PUNJAB AND
PANCHKULA IN HARYANA.

GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF CHANDIGARH

Area

114 sq kms

Longitude

760 47' 14E

Latitude

300 44' 14N

Altitude

304-365 m above MSL with 1% drainage gradient

Annual Rainfall

1110.7 mm (avg)

Monsoon

July-September

Temperature

Winter Min. (Nov.-Jan, 2006) 10 C-160 C

Summer Max. (April-July, 2004) 270C-440C

Prevalent Winds North West to South East in Winter and reverse in

Summer

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CITY CITY

DISTANCE

CHANDIGARH - DELHI

260 KM

CHANDIGARH SHIMLA

110 KM

CHANDIGARH - MANALI

320 KM

DEHRADUN

175 KM

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PHYSICAL FEATURES
THE CITY IS BOUND ON THE NORTH-EAST BY
THE SHIVALIK RANGE OF THE HIMALAYAS. THESE
HILLS FORM A PICTURESQUE BACKDROP AND
WERE ALSO THE REASON FOR LOCATING ITS
MONUMENTAL BUILDINGS AT THE FOOT OF THE
HILLS.
ON THE SOUTH-EAST AND THE NORTH-WEST
SIDES ARE TWO DRY RIVER BEDS SUKHNA CHOE
AND PATIALI RAO.
BOTH THESE RIVERS BEDS ALSO FORM A
NATURAL BOUNDARY TO THE CITY.
FROM NORTH-EAST TO SOUTH-WEST , THE LAND
SLOPES GENTLY AND IS NATURAL DIRECTION OF
GROWTH OF THE CITY .

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SLOPE - NE-SW

<< PHYSICAL
FEATURES

CONNECTIVITY

- WELL CONNECTED TO THE STATE OF PUNJAB,

HARYANA, AND HIMACHAL PRADESH.
-DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO DELHI BY NH22, WHICH
CONNECTS IT WITH SHIMLA TOO.
-NH 21 AND NH 64 CONNECT CHANDIGARH WITH
THE

STATE

OF

PUNJAB.

CHANDIGARH - GATEWAY TO MANY TOURISM AND

PILGRIMAGE CENTERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH,
JAMMU & KASHMIR, PUNJAB AND HARYANA.

BY ROAD TRANSPORT:
SEVERAL STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS CONNECT CHANDIGARH WITH MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS OF
THE NEIGHBORING STATES, PUNJAB, HARYANA & HIMACHAL PRADESH. THE BUS STAND IS IN THE CENTER OF THE
CITY (SECTOR 17).
BY TRAIN:
CHANDIGARH IS LINKED WITH ITS PRINCIPAL GATEWAY CITY, DELHI. CHANDIGARH RAILWAY STATION IS 8KM FROM
THE CITY CENTER IN SECTOR 17. OTHER IMPORTANT AND LONG DISTANCE TRAINS ARE ALSO CONNECTED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
BY AIR:
INDIAN AIRLINES, JET AIRWAYS, JAGSONS, RAJ AIR ARE THE MAJOR AIRLINES, WHICH SERVE DAILY FLIGHTS TO
THE CITY. THE AIRPORT IS 11 KMS FROM DOWNTOWN. TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE FOR AIRPORT TRANSFER.

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DEMOGRAPHY
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF CHANDIGARH
Total Population (2001 census)

9,00,635 (Rural-92120 (10.2%),

(Urban-808515
(89.8%)
7,900
21.45 (2005)
10.22 (2005)
44.13
777
40.33%
81.9%

Density of population/sq. km.

Birth Rate (per 1000)
Death Rate (per 1000)
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000)
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)
Decennial Population Growth
Literacy Rate

PROJECTED POPULATION
OF CHANDIGARH
Year

Population

2001

900635

2009

1326821

2011

1459274

2021

1795461

2031

2349824

2041

2801127

SOURCE: CDP, CHANDIGARH

POPULATION AND DECADAL GROWTH

Year
1981
1991
2001

Population (lakh)
4.52
6.42
9.01

Decadal growth rate (%)

75.55
42.16
40.33

COMPOSITION OF THE GROWTH

TOTAL INCREASE
YEAR
NATURAL
IN-MIGRATION
JURISDICTIONAL
INCREASE 190405
1981-91
63505
-126900
CHANGE

% OF TOTAL
1.41
-2.81
4.22

1991-2001
86110
-172510
258620

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% OF TOTAL
1.34
-2.69
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ECONOMIC BASE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

- TRANSFORMATION OF ECONOMY FROM TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE SECTOR AND TOURISM

ECONOMIC BASE, OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, 2001

OCCUPATION CATEGORY
PRIMARY SECTOR
HOUSEHOLD
INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURING
SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY,STORAGE
CONSTRUCTION
GAS & WATER
TRANSPORT,
&
COMMUNICATION
BANKING
TRADE
SERVICES
TOTAL
& BUSINESS
& INSURANCE

NUMBER OF WORKERS % OF TOTAL

(LAKH)
124691
3880
14%
1.18%
17224
5.24%
6600
56000
12298

2%
1.70%
3.74%

12000
13296
83000
328989

3.65%
4.04%
25.23%

MANUFACTURING

SECTOR

INCLUDES

I.T.

PHARMACEUTICALS, ELECTRONIC GOODS,, ETC.

-TERTIARY SECTOR HAS INCREASED OVER THE RECENT
YEARS
-CHANDIGARH IS ONE OF THE GROWING IT CITIES OF
THE COUNTRY
-CHANDIGARH

IS

DESTINATION

CONSIDERING

BEING

PROMOTED
ITS

TOURIST

ADVANTAGEOUS

LOCATION AS A MAJOR TRANSIT HUB BETWEEN: DELHI

AND HILL STATES OF HIMACHAL AND J & K.
- REGIONAL CENTER FOR MNCS &
GOVERNMENT,

CENTRAL

- THE GDP OF CHANDIGARH HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100% DURING 1993-94 TO 1997-98
FURTHER GDP HAS INCREASED AGAIN TO MORE THAN 100% DURING 1997-98 TO 2003-04.

- THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF CHANDIGARH WAS RS.19761/- IN THE YEAR 1993-94 WHICH HAS RISEN TO RS.51341/- IN THE
YEAR 2002-03 AGAINST NATIONAL PER CAPITA INCOME RS.7690/- (IN 1993- 94) AND RS.18912/- (IN YEAR 2002-03). THE PER
CAPITA INCOME OF CHANDIGARH IS HIGHEST IN INDIA AT CURRENT ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSED PRICES.

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CITY PLANNING BY LE CORBUSIER

-IT IS BASED ON A GRID IRON PATTERN.
-PLANNING OF CITY OF CHANDIGARH IS BASED ON
FOUR MAJOR FUNCTIONS:
LIVING ,
WORKING,
CIRCULATION ,
CARE OF BODY AND SPIRIT

CONCEPT
CORBUSIER COMPARED THE CITY WITH A
LIVING ORGANISM AND COMPARED EACH
AND EVERY ORGAN OF THE HUMAN BODY
WITH THE COMPONENTS OF A CITY.
HE USED HUMAN SCALE INSTEAD OF
MONUMENTAL SCALES.
HE DIVIDED THE CITY INTO DIFFERENT
SECTORS AND COMPARED EACH SECTOR
WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD.

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SECTOR- THE BASIS PLANNING UNIT

THE PRIMARY MODULE OF CITYS DESIGN IS A SECTOR, A NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT OF SIZE 800 METERS X 1200
METERS. IT IS A SELF-SUFFICIENT UNIT HAVING SHOPS, SCHOOL, HEALTH CENTERS AND PLACES OF
RECREATIONS AND WORSHIP. THE POPULATION OF A SECTOR VARIES BETWEEN 3000 AND 20000
DEPENDING UPON THE SIZES OF PLOTS AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AREA. THE SHOPS ARE LOCATED
ALONG THE V4 STREET (SHOPPING STREET), WHICH RUNS NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST ACROSS THE
SECTOR. EVERY SECTOR IS INTROVERT IN CHARACTER AND PERMITS ONLY 4 VEHICULAR ENTRIES INTO ITS
INTERIOR.
THE SHOPPING STREET OF EACH SECTOR IS LINKED TO THE SHOPPING STREET OF THE ADJOINING
SECTORS THUS FORMING ONE LONG, CONTINUOUS RIBBON LIKE SHOPPING STREET. THE CENTRAL GREEN
OF EACH SECTOR ALSO STRETCHES TO THE GREEN OF THE NEXT SECTOR

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CIRCULATION SYSTEM
LE CORBUSIER DEVELOPED A 7VS SYSTEM WHICH ESTABLISHES A HIERARCHY OF TRAFFIC FROM FAST
MOVING TO SLOW MOVING RANGING FROM THE ARTERIAL ROADS.A SECTOR IS TRAVERSED ONLY BY
SLOW-TRAFFIC STREETS, THE FAST-TRAFFIC ROADS BEING RESTRICTED TO ITS PERIPHERY. THE ROADS
OF THE CITY ARE CLASSIFIED INTO SEVEN CATEGORIES, KNOWN AS THE SYSTEM OF 7VS,AS BELOW:
V1: FAST ROADS CONNECTING CHANDIGARH TO OTHER TOWNS
V2: ARTERIAL ROADS
V3: FAST VEHICULAR ROADS
V4: MEANDERING SHOPPING STREETS
V5: SECTOR CIRCULATION ROADS
V6: ACCESS ROADS TO HOUSES
V7 & V8: FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE
BUSES WILL PLY ONLY ON V-1, V-2, V-3 AND V-4 ROADS.
ROADS ARE MARKED USING PROPER ROAD MARKINGS.
CROSS SECTIONAL ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED N A PROPER MANNER. KERBS ARE PROVIDED WITH
OPENINGS FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES.
ROUNDABOUTS ARE PROPERLY LANDSCAPED WITH BOTH HARD AND SOFT ELEMENTS.
ZEBRA CROSSING TO ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT.
ISLANDS AND CHANNELIZERSWITH PROPER OBJECT MARKINGS FOR FREE FLOW OFF VEHICLES.

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Road &

TRANSPORT SYSTEM
CHANDIGARH HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VEHICLES PER CAPITA.
AMONG THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VEHICLES IN CHANDIGARH, 2-WHEELERS ACCOUNT TO AROUND
63% AND CARS/JEEPS AROUND 35% OF TOTAL VEHICLES REGISTERED
PUBLIC BUSES RUN BY THE CHANDIGARH TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING (CTU), AN UNDERTAKING OF THE
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION, PROVIDE LOCAL TRANSPORT AS WELL AS INTER-STATE TRANSPORT
SERVICES
RICKSHAWS ARE COMMON FOR TRAVELING SHORT, MOST HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS NOW HAVE RICKSHAW
LANES
-CHANDIGARH HAS TWO INTER-STATE BUS TERMINUS (ISBT),
* ONE FOR THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH LOCATED IN SECTOR 17, WHICH IS
THE BIGGEST DEPOT OF HARYANA ROADWAYS AND HAS REGULAR BUS SERVICES

Chandigarh Transport Undertaki

(CTU)
Haryana Roadways

TO MOST MAJOR CITES IN HARYANA, AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DELHI, WHICH IS

Himachal Roadways

ABOUT 240 KM AWAY.

Pepsu Roadways (PRTC)

AND A SECOND IN SECTOR 43 FOR THE WESTERN

SECTION, PUNJAB, HIMACHAL PRADESH, UTTARAKHAND AND JAMMU AND KASHMIR.

Punjab Roadways
Citco Tour And Travels

- IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE CITY WILL ALSO SEE A METRO RAIL,AND AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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<<

BUS ROUTE

TOURIST CIRCUITS IN PUNJAB

CHANDIGARH, ROPAR (RUP NAGAR), ANANDPUR SAHIB, BHAKRA - NANGAL, ROPAR, CHANDIGARH
PATIALA-NABHA-MALERKOTLA - LUDHIANA - FATEHGARH SAHIB CHANDIGARH
JALANDHAR-HOSHIARPUR, EITHER BACK TO JALANDHAR OR ROPAR-CHANDIGARH

SUTLEJ CIRCUIT
THIS CIRCUIT COVERS DELHI - PARWANOO KASAUL I- BAROG - SOLAN - CHAIL - HATKOTI
- RAMPUR - SARAHAN - NARKANDA NALDEHRA - TATTAPANI - SHIMLA KIARIGHAT - DELHI. THIS CIRCUIT ALSO
INCLUDES RENUKA, PAONTA SAHIB AND
NAHAN.
NO. OF TOURISTS - MAY 2009
TOURISTS
INDIANS
73,914

FOREIGNERS
2,519

LOCAL TRANSPORT
Hop on Hop off Tourist Coach
- THE WELL FURNISHED DOUBLE DECKER
COACH MOVES IN CIRCULAR ROUTE
COVERING ALL THE MAJOR TOURIST
DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY

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AMRITSAR

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INTRODUCTION TO CITY
ETYMOLOGY: POOL OF THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY
ORIGIN: WAS FOUNDED BY 4TH SIKH GURU RAM DAS JI IN 1577
ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS
-ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF AMRITSAR DISTRICT
-THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CAME INTO EXISTENCE IN 1886.
-NOW AMRITSAR IS ONE OF THE METROPOLITAN CITY OF THE COUNTRY.
REGIONAL SETTING
-CLOSE TO INDIA'S WESTERN BORDER
-WELL CONNECTED THROUGH AIR, RAIL AND ROAD.

DISTANCE OF AMRITSAR
FROM MAJOR CITIES

CITY CITY
DELHI
CHANDIGARH
JALANDHAR
LAHORE

DISTANCE
450KM
228KM
82KM
32KM

-INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN 1DEVELOPED.

-NH-1 (G.T. ROAD) RUNS THROUGH THE CITY AND LINKS THE CAPITAL
NEW DELHI TO AMRITSAR.

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ACCESSIBILITY AND
- A TRANSIT NODE -CONNECTIVITY
AMRITSAR PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY TO
ALL OTHER IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS - SHIMLA, HARIDWAR,
DEHRADUN, MANALI, KATRA ETC.
AIR CONNECTIVITY
- AMRITSAR HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LOCATED IN RAJASANSI, WHICH
IS ABOUT 11 KILOMETERS FROM THE MAIN CITY. OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT, CAR RENTAL FACILITY IS
AVAILABLE FOR TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS.
THIS AIRPORT IS WELL CONNECTED WITH OTHER
DOMESTIC AIRPORTS AT CHANDIGARH, LUDHIANA,
PATHANKOT.
-THERE ARE 70 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHTS ARRIVE AND DEPART FROM AMRITSAR
EVERY WEEK AND THE VISITS OF NRIS AND
FOREIGN TOURISTS VARY BETWEEN 500 TO 5000
PER WEEK.
-RAIL CONNECTIVITY
-HAS VARIOUS TRAINS RUNNING DAILY FROM
DELHI
ROAD
- LOCATED ON G.T ROAD
- WELL CONNECTED TO ROAD NETWORK. DAILY
BUS SERVICES RUN TO AND
FROM AMBALA, DELHI, CHANDIGARH AND JAMMU

- NH -1 CONNECTS THE CITY TO JALLANDHAR THROUGH BEAS

TOWARDS THE EASTERN SIDE AND
- NH-15 LINKS THE REGION WITH TARN TARAN DISTRICT
TOWARDS SOUTHERN SIDE.

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TOPOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHY

THE CITY IS CHARACTERIZED WITH FEATURE LESS ALLUVIAL PLAIN WITH RUNNING WATER BODIES. THE CITY ON THE
WHOLE SLOPE SOUTH- DIRECTION.
SLOPE
AREA SLOPES FROM NE TO SW
- THE AVERAGE BEARING CAPACITY OF AMRITSAR IS 1.18KG/CM2

RAINFALL IN
MM

ELEVATION
218 METRES (715 FT)

SUNSHINE HOURS PER YEAR

- THERE ARE ON AVERAGE 3,200 SUNSHINE HOURS PER YEAR IN AMRITSAR

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HISTORY
PERIOD
1577
UPTO
1665
1665-1802
1802-49
1849-1947
1947

GROWTH OF CITY
FOUND
BY OF
GURU
RAM DASS
INVASION
RULERS
EXPANSION
OFMUGHAL
CITY UNDER
SIKH RULERS
WALL
CITY DEVELOPMENT
(GOLDEN
PERIOD FOR CITYS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT)
BRITISH
PERIOD
(DEVELOPMENT
BEYOND WALLS)
POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD DEVELOPMENT

POPULATION GROWTH
Year
1855
1868
1881
1891
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001

Total population
1,22,181
1,35,813
1,51,896
1,36,766
1,62,429
1,52,756
1,60,218
2,64,846
3,91,211
3,24,747
3,76,295
4,34,951
5,89,229
7,08,835
9,00,000

PHYSICAL EXPANSION OF CITY

THE AREA OF CITY I.E. MUNICIPAL
LIMIT UP TO 1908 WAS 10 SQ. MILES
AND FROM 1908 IT WAS 11 SQ. MILES
WHICH INCREASE TO 13 SQ. MILES IN
1936. THE AREA OF THE AMRITSAR
CITY I.E. WITHIN M.C. BOUNDARY IS
33.65 SQ. KM. IN 1975 WHICH HAS
INCREASED TO 114.85 SQ. KM IN 2006,
INDICATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPANSION OF CITY.

Source : DTP, Amritsar- The Urban History of Town by Gauba

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DEMOGRAPHY
Sr.
1No.
2
3
4

Year
1971
1981
1991
2001

Total
454805
594844
708835
1000536

Males
256142
321086
376478
536833

Females
204662
273758
332357
46370

Growth
16.66
rate
30.79
19.16
41.15

1200000

1000000

800000
Total
Males
Females

600000

400000

200000

0
1971

1981

1991

2001

Years

City is having a 603 persons per square kilometer average density in 2001.
Density of population decreases from core or centre of the city to periphery

The wards which having low density are mainly on the periphery of the city because developed area is less than core area
and low intensity of land. Walled city having highest density due to this the land value is high and transformation of land.

Sex Ratio of City

Year
1981
1991
2001

Total
594844
708835
1000536

Males
321086
376478
536833

Females
204662
273758
463703

Sex Ratio
853
883
864

890
885
880
875
870
865

SexRatio

860
855
850
845
840
835
1981

1991

2001

Years

According to 2001 census the total literacy rate is 78.8.

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TRADE AND COMMERCE

- TRADING SECTOR ABSORBS 59% OF THE WORKFORCE.
- THE MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR TRADE INCLUDE VARIOUS SILK PRODUCTS; WOOLENS MAINLY IN DEMAND ARE
PASHMINA AND REFFAL SHAWLS, PHULKARI TRADITIONAL EMBROIDERY, BLANKETS, CARPET, COPPER, BRASS
UTENSILS, DRY FRUIT AND TEA.
- THE IMPORTANT RETAIL AND WHOLESALE BUSINESS CENTRES IN AMRITSAR ARE TALHI SAHIB BAZAAR, KATRA,
JAMAILSINGH, MAJITH MANDI, HALL BAZAAR, SHASTRI MARKET AND KATHAIN BAZAAR ETC.
- APART FROM TEXTILE MANUFACTURING, AMRITSAR IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST GRAIN MARKETS IN PUNJAB.
THE IMPORTANT ITEMS INCLUDE WHEAT, MAIZE, GRAM, RICE AND GUR.
- THE CITY IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR RICH CUISINE AND MILK PRODUCTS

INDUSTRIES
-MAIN INDUSTRIES ARE WOOL, COTTON AND TEXTILE MILLS AS WELL AS DAIRY AND LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKS.
-AMRITSAR HAS WITNESSED SEVERAL HISTORICAL EVENTS LEADING TO CHANGE IN THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY
OVER THE YEARS. SINCE, INDEPENDENCE, THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR HAS ALSO SEEN MANY FLUCTUATIONS IN ITS
GROWTH.
-INDUSTRIES LOCATED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY DO NOT CONFORM TO POLLUTION CONTROL STANDARDS.
-NUMBER OF SMALL INDUSTRIES ARE SHUTTING DOWN. ABOUT 200 UNITS HAVE BEEN ALREADY CLOSED DOWN
LEAVING MORE THAN 8000 WORKERS JOBLESS IN INDUSTRIES ON BATALA ROAD.
-IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ANOTHER 175 UNITS MAY ALSO CLOSE DOWN DUE TO THE IMPORT OF CLOTH FROM SURAT
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
WORK FORCE DISTRIBUTION IN AMRITSAR
Occupation Category
Status ofSector
Primary
working population
House-hold
manufacturing
Others

Type of Workers
Total Worker
Workers
Main
Marginal
Non
Workers
Workers
Workers
Cultivators labourers
Main
- Agricultural
Cultivators labourers
Marginal Worker - Agricultural
Main Worker -Household Industries
Marginal Worker - Household Industries
Main Worker
Marginal
Worker
Others
Others

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No. of workers
322214
301827
20387
678322
2900
5897
283
1466
12260
1992
280770
16646

% to Total Workers
-93.67
-6.33
0.90
1.83
0.09
0.45
3.80
0.62
87.14
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HERITAGE RESOURCES
- THE CITY OF AMRITSAR HAS DEVELOPED AROUND THE GOLDEN TEMPLE.
-THE 12 GATES IN THE CITY WALL ARE THE ENTRY POINT TO A RICH HERITAGE
ZONE COMPRISING OF KATRAS, COURTYARD HOUSES, BUSTLING BAZAARS.
-OVER 10 TO 15 MILLION TOURISTS, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT AMRITSAR
EVERY YEAR
DURING BAISAKHI, DIWALI, SANGRAND AMASYA,
-DAILY VISITORS TO THE CITY OF AMRITSAR ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 70,000
MOSTLY FROM WITHIN THE STATE.
-OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST INCLUDES:
SRI HARI MANDIR SAHIB COMPLEX
GANDHI GATE
RAM BAGH GARDEN

EXISTING TOURIST TREND IN AMRITSAR

THE VISITORS TO AMRITSAR IS EXTREMELY HIGH I.E.70,000
PER DAY, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A VERY LARGE NUMBER

GOBINDGARH FORT

OF

INTRA-STATE

TOURISM,

RAM TIRATH TEMPLE

CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY

SHOWING

RELIGIOUS

JALLIANWALLA BAGH
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH MUSEUM

TOURIST CIRCUITS

KHALSA COLLEGE

- AMRITSAR RAM TIRATH - SARAI AMANAT KHAN -WAGHA

12 GATES OF THE WALLED CITY

BORDER AMRITSAR

A FEW HAVELIES WITHIN THE WALLED

- AMRITSAR - DERA BABA NANAK -QADIAN-KALA NAUR-

CITY

GURDASPUR-PATHANKOT

AKHARAS

- AMRITSAR-TARN TARAN-HARI-KE-PATTAN - GOINDWAL SAHIB -

GENERAL SHAM SINGH FORT AND

HAVELI AT ATTARI VILLAGE NEAR
WAGHA BORDER

SULTANPUR - LODHI KAPURTHALA(KANJLI LAKE) JALANDHAR

- AMRITSAR - BABA BAKALA KARTARPUR JALANDHAR.

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urist trend in Amritsar city

Number of Tourists
290000
315000
390000
450000

450000
Number of Tourists

Year
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05

500000
400000
350000
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
2001-02

Tourist trend through Airport

Year
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06

Tourist
150000
200000
230000
250000
300000

Domestic
60000
130000
80000
70000

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Year

International
90000
70000
150000
200000
230000

Source : Airport Authority

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THE ROAD NETWORK OF AMRITSAR

- PRIMARILY RADIAL WITH ALL THE REGIONAL ROADS LEADING TO
CORE CITY.
- THE G.T. ROAD FORMS THE CENTRAL SPINE OF THE CITY.
- THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY DISTINCT RING .
-

THE

AMRITSAR-DELHI

RAILWAY

LINE

THAT

ALSO

IS

AN

INTERNATIONAL LINK WITH PAKISTAN IS A MAJOR PHYSICAL BARRIER

FOR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY.
- THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE CITY CAN BE DISTINGUISHED INTO TWO
PARTS:
(1)THE OLD CITY AND
(2)(2) THE LATER DEVELOPMENTS (CIVIL LINES).
- THE OLD CITY BOUNDED BY A WALL AND A CIRCULAR ROAD THAT
RUNS ALONG THE WALL BOTH IN THE OUTSIDE
AND INSIDE. IT HAS A ROAD NETWORK CHARACTERISTIC TO A
TYPICAL MEDIEVAL TOWN OF NORTH INDIA.

- NARROW WINDING STREETS CHARACTERIZE THE ROAD NETWORK, LANES AND BY-LANES LAID OUT INTO INTROVERT
PLANNING UNITS.
- THIS PART OF THE CITY IS BUILT TO HUMAN SCALE WITH THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. AND IT TENDS TO FAIL TO THE
EXISTING TRANSIT DEMANDS OF MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT WITH MAJORITY OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.
- THE NEW CITY, WHICH IS ACROSS THE RAILWAY LINE, COMPRISES THE CIVIL LINES, MODEL TOWN, INDUSTRIAL
AREAS, AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY ETC. MOST OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS
IN THE CITY ARE SPREAD IN AREAS ACROSS THE RAILWAY LINE

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MAJOR ROADS
-THE ROAD NETWORK OF THE AMRITSAR CITY IS
RADIAL-CUMCIRCUMFERENTIAL
-COVERING AN AREA OF 139 SQ. KM.
-THE TOTAL ROAD LENGTH IS ABOUT 525 KM.
-THE G.T. ROAD PASSES THROUGH THE CENTRE OF
THE CITY CONNECTING BOTH ENDS OF THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS BYPASS.
-THE OTHER IMPORTANT ROADS THAT CONNECT TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY ARE
- RAM TIRATH ROAD CONNECTING THE CITY WITH
CHOGAWAN;
- AIRPORT ROAD CONNECTING THE CITY WITH
AJNALA,
- OTHER MAJOR ROADS LIKE FATEHGARH CHURIAN
ROAD CONNECTING TO FATEHGARH CHURIAN
TOWN,
- MAJITHA ROAD TO MAJITHA TOWN, KASHMIR ROAD LEADING TOWARDS BATALA CONNECTS BATALA,
GURDASHPUR, PATHANKOTE AND FINALLY JAMMU & SHRINAGAR.
- THE G.T. ROAD CONNECTS AMRITSAR WITH THE WAGHA (PAKISTAN BORDER) ON ONE END AND TO
JALANDHAR ON THE OTHER END.
- THE SOUTHERN CONNECTION OF THE CITY VIZ. TARN-TARAN LINKS THE CITY TO FEROZPUR AND PARTS OF
RAJASTHAN.
- KHEM KARAN ROAD CONNECTS THE CITY WITH KHEMKARAN (BORDER)

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LAND USE PATTERN OF AMRITSAR 1971 - 2001 ( AREA IN ACRES AND % AGE )
Land
use
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Transportation
Public/Semi public
Parks and open spaces
Government land
Total

1971
3235
173
(42.32)
758
(2.26)
1028
(9.91)
1209
(13.44)
155
(15.81)
1090
(20.02)
7648
(14.25)
(100)

1981
4472.18
485
77)
(46..66
1098
(5.09.)01
1077
.95
(11.45
)
1117
.55
(11.25
)
151
9)
(11..66
1179
(1.58.)99
9583
.6)
(12.31
(100)

1991
6602.31
513
76)
(48..42
1222
(3.77.)65
1785
(8.98.)81
1192
.31
(13.11
)
151
.9)
(8.74
2164
(1.11.)7
13634
(15.87.)4
(100)

2001
9042.67
622
44)
(43..99
1356
(3.03.)03
2363
(6.60.)79
1384
.18
(11.50
)
151
.9)
(6.75
5634
(0.74.)07
20552
(27.41.)87
(100)

- COMMERCIAL LAND USE HAS INCREASED ALMOST THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO DECADES I.E. 173 ACRES TO 514 ACRES,
DEPICTING IMPORTANCE OF AMRITSAR AS A TRADE CENTRE.
- RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS ARE DEVELOPING ALMOST AT THE SAME PACE AS BOTH HAVE SHOWN AN INCREASE UP
TO THREE TIMES IN 3 DECADES.
- THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES SHOWS A STEADY PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS.INDUSTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED IN AMRITSAR
CITY PRIMARILY ALONG AMRITSAR- ATTARI ROAD, FOCAL POINT, MEHTAR ROAD, BATALA ROAD, AMRITSAR-JALANDHAR ROAD,
AMRITSAR TARN-TARAN ROAD, KHEMKARAN ROAD AND TARN- TARAN RAILWAY LINE.
- THE ROAD NETWORK OF AMRITSAR IS PRIMARILY RADIAL WITH ALL REGIONAL ROADS LEADING OUT. LAND UNDER
TRANSPORTATION LAND USE IS 11.50% IN 2001, WHICH IS MUCH BELOW THE ADEQUATE STANDARDS OF 15-20 PERCENT. AREA
UNDER TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 1028 ACRES IN 1971 TO 2363.79 ACRES IN 2001 SHOWS THAT WHEREAS
THE AREA UNDER RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES HAS INCREASED THREE TIMES, THE AREA UNDER
TRANSPORTATION IS JUST DOUBLED SHOWING CONGESTION IN THE CITY.

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