What is Amritsar Tahsil?
'''Amritsar Tahsil''' was an administrative subdivision of the [[Lahore Division]] in [[Punjab region|British Punjab]] of [[British India]]. The tahsil had an area of 545 square miles. To the west was [[Lahore]] situated on the [[Ravi River]] and east was the [[Beas River]], which divided it from the State of Kapurthala. The area contained fertile land irrigated by the Bari Doab Canal. The city of [[Amritsar]] city is located in this area. The population of the tahsil in 1901 was 488,383, compared with 462,734 in 1891. The city of [[Amritsar]] (population, 162,429 in 1901) was the headquarters. It also contained the towns of [[Majitha]] (6,403) and [[Jandiala Guru]] (7,750); and 373 villages.<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_335.gif Amritsar Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 327.]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{multistub|history|Asia}} [[Category:Lahore Division]]