Map of Amritsar, India

Amritsar is a city in Punjab, India, with a population of about 1,159,227. It lies at 31.6223°N, 74.8753°E. Amritsar is about 402 km (250 mi) northwest of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tarn Tāran, 20 km to the south.

Amritsar at a glance

Where is Amritsar?

• The 41st largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Punjab on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Amritsar

• Tarn Tāran — 20 km south
• Batāla — 37 km northeast
• Patti — 38 km south
• Narang Mandi — 46 km northwest, Pakistan
• Lahore — 50 km west, Pakistan
• Narowal — 53 km north, Pakistan
• Kapūrthala — 55 km southeast
• Kahna Nau — 56 km southwest, Pakistan
• Muridke — 62 km west, Pakistan
• Kasur — 69 km southwest, Pakistan

Largest cities in Punjab

• Ludhiāna — 1,618,879
• Jalandhar — 868,929
• Patiāla — 446,246
• Bathinda — 285,788
• Pathānkot — 174,306
• Hoshiārpur — 168,653
• Mohali — 166,864
• Moga — 163,397
• Batāla — 158,621
• Abohar — 145,302

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.