Local businesses in Amritsar
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 94
- crafty bean(Amritsar); Baked Incarnation; Bansal Bakers; Ramesh Sharma Sweet Shop; Beera Chicken House; Khalsa Kulchya Wale; Surjit Kulcha Bhandar; Anand Kulcha Bhandar; Bade Bhai Ka Brothers' Dhaba; Farmer's Cafe
- Hotels and lodges: 85
- Hotel Magnum; Hotel Khurana (correct location); Inndia boutique Hostel; Hotel Hong Kong Inn; Infa Hotel; Mye Homestay; N. Railway Ticket Office; Courtyard by Marriott Amritsar; Mrs. Bhandari Guest House; Sita Niwas
- Attractions and museums: 10
- Gobindgarh Fort; Central Sikh Museum; Jallianwala Bagh; Partition Museum; Company Bagh; Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama; Maharaja Ranjit Singh; Maqbool house; The Martyr's Gallery
- Places of worship: 41
- Shri Harmandir Sahib; Gurudwara Sri Har Rai Sahib Ji; Gurudwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib; Darshani Deohari; DukhBhanjni Beri Sahib; Shri Durgiana Mandir; Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib Ji; Gurudwara Santokh Sar; Sri Akal Takht Sahib; Crazy tree
- Parks and stadiums: 97
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Garden; Baba Budha Ji Park; Mehak Park; Sardar Beant Singh Park; Friends Colony Park; Gandhi Ground(Guru Nanak Stadium); Gobindgarh Fort; Kashmir Avenue Park; Litchi Park; Park (Sant Avenue)
- Clothing shops: 9
- Maahi Mukesh Mehra; shalini's creation; Sardar Pagdi House; Bansal Collection; Mahajan Cloth Store; H&M
- Jewellers: 1
- Harbhajan Jewellers
- Salons and beauty shops: 1
- Allure Infinite Beauty
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 9
- Samrat Bakery; Belgian Waffle; Chacha Sweets; Lali Pakorian Wala; Popular Bakery & Mithai Shop; best samosa; Honey Bakery
Amritsar facts
- District
- Amritsar district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 11,32,383
- Area
- about 170 sq km, about 234 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 143001 (Amritsar Kty)
- Places nearby
- Durgiana Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), Central Sikh Museum (Sikh museum, 3 km), Golden Temple (Sikh religious site, 3 km), Gurdwara Baba Atal (Sikh temple, 3 km)
- History
- The city takes its name from Amrit Sarovar, the Pool of Nectar around the Golden Temple, and was founded by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh guru, as Ramdaspur.
- Local economy
- Amritsar was once known for its textile industry, and textile mills, knitting units and embroidery factories still operate. The city is known for pashmina shawls, woollen clothes and blankets, and the brass craft of the Thatheras of nearby Jandiala Guru is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
- Geography
- Amritsar lies about 234 m above sea level in the Majha region of Punjab, roughly 24 km from the Pakistan border.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.