# Amritsar district

Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Punjab (out of 23), after Ludhiana. It is a border district of Punjab and lies along the India-Pakistan border.

## History
### Sur Empire (1540 - 1554)

Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan monarch, defeated Kamran in 1540 and conquered Punjab, including Amritsar, which remained part of the Sur Empire until 1554.

### Sikh Empire

The control of Amritsar was fully taken by Maharaja Ranjit Singh by 1802, after bringing all the Misls under his control. He also fortified Gobindgarh Fort along modern lines.

### British

Amritsar district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849. During British Rule Amritsar District was part of Lahore Division and was administratively subdivided into 3 tehsils namely - Amritsar, Ajnala and Tarn Taran. However, as part of the partition of India in 1947, Amritsar district was separated from the rest of the division and awarded to India. Some areas like Patti & Khem Karan falling in the Lahore District became part of Amritsar District at partition. During the partition period, the Muslim population of the district, some 46%, left for Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs from West Punjab in newly created Pakistan migrated in the opposite direction. The Sikhs and Hindus (37% and 15.38%) were a majority in the Amritsar district jointly constituting about 52% of the total population before the partition of 1947.

## Climate

Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to −1 °C (30 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 703.4 millimetres (27.7 in). The lowest recorded temperature is −3.6 °C (25.5 °F), was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), was recorded on 9 June 1995. The official weather station for the city is the civil aerodrome at Rajasansi. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.
Climate data for Amritsar Airport :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 44.1 (111.4) | 47.7 (117.9) | 47.8 (118.0) | 45.6 (114.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.6 (105.1) | 38.3 (100.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 47.8 (118.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 26.1 (79.0) | 32 (90) | 40.5 (104.9) | 44 (111) | 44.1 (111.4) | 39.8 (103.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.5 (95.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 45.2 (113.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 34.2 (93.6) | 39 (102) | 39 (102) | 35 (95) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32 (90) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | −1.2 (29.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2 (36) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13 (55) | 7.3 (45.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.6 (25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.2 (1.03) | 38.6 (1.52) | 38.4 (1.51) | 21.4 (0.84) | 26.7 (1.05) | 61.2 (2.41) | 210.1 (8.27) | 167.3 (6.59) | 77.5 (3.05) | 16.1 (0.63) | 6.3 (0.25) | 13.6 (0.54) | 703.4 (27.69) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 48 | 72 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.7 | 192.7 | 219.4 | 265.0 | 294.7 | 269.0 | 215.5 | 227.7 | 240.8 | 253.2 | 220.1 | 182.2 | 2,762 |
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## Demographics

According to the 2011 census Amritsar district has a population of 2,490,656, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. The number of literates in Amritsar district is 1,684,770 (67.6%), with 932,981 (70.8%) male literates and 751,789 (64.1%) female literates. The effective 7+ literacy of the district is 76.27%. The sex ratio of 889 females for every 1,000 males. The total Scheduled Caste population is 770,864 (30.95%) of the population. There were 488,898 households in the district in 2011.

### Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Amritsar district in various census years.
Decadal sex ratio of Amritsar district by census years :
| Year (Census) | Sex Ratio |
| 2011 | 889 |
| 2001 | 871 |
| 1991 | 873 |
| 1981 | 871 |
| 1971 | 856 |
| 1961 | 854 |
| 1951 | 841 |
| 1941 | 841 |
| 1931 | 803 |
| 1921 | 796 |
| 1911 | 781 |
| 1901 | 829 |

### Religion

Religion in Amritsar district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Sikhism | Sikhism | 68.94% | 68.94% |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 27.74% | 27.74% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 2.18% | 2.18% |
| Islam | Islam | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.64% | 0.64% |
According to the 2011 census, Sikhs make up about 69% of the population while Hindus 28%, with a small minority of Christians (2%) and Muslims. Sikhs predominate in rural areas (over 90%), while Hindus and Sikhs are in nearly-equal numbers in urban areas. Christianity is growing rapidly especially among Dalits, while Islam, once the major religion in the district, is now insignificant.
| Religion | 2011 Census | 2011 Census |
| Religion | Number | % |
| Sikh | 1,716,935 | 68.94% |
| Hindu | 690,939 | 27.74% |
| Christian | 54,344 | 2.18% |
| Muslim | 12,502 | 0.50% |
| Others/NA | 15,936 | 0.64% |
| Total | 2,490,656 | 100.00% |
| Religion by tehsil | Sikh | Sikh | Hindu | Hindu | Christian | Christian | Muslim | Muslim |
| Religion by tehsil | Pop | % | Pop | % | Pop | % | Pop | % |
| Baba Bakala | 293,743 | 91.65% | 22,345 | 6.97% | 1,734 | 0.54% | 1,795 | 0.56% |
| Ajnala | 384,497 | 86.85% | 26,409 | 5.97% | 29,742 | 6.72% | 942 | 0.21% |
| Amritsar - I | 258,259 | 82.71% | 42,786 | 13.70% | 6,060 | 1.94% | 2,743 | 0.88% |
| Amritsar - II | 780,436 | 55.15% | 599,399 | 42.35% | 16,808 | 1.19% | 7,022 | 0.50% |
The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Amritsar district.
Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Amritsar district :
| Religion | Urban (2011) | Rural (2011) | Urban (2001) | Rural (2001) | Urban (1991) | Rural (1991) |
| Sikh | 6,63,145 | 10,53,790 | 6,28,207 | 17,55,368 | 3,14,947 | 13,40,258 |
| Hindu | 6,32,944 | 57,995 | 5,70,327 | 77,957 | 3,96,215 | 95,937 |
| Christian | 19,396 | 34,948 | 17,038 | 34,910 | 6,752 | 29,175 |
| Muslim | 7,451 | 5,051 | 3,690 | 3,481 | 940 | 1,303 |
| Other religions | 11,675 | 4,261 | 4,013 | 1,086 | 2,775 | 188 |
Religious groups in Amritsar District (British Punjab province era) :
| Religious group | 1881 | 1881 | 1891 | 1891 | 1901 | 1901 | 1911 | 1911 | 1921 | 1921 | 1931 | 1931 | 1941 | 1941 |
| Religious group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Islam | 413,207 | 46.26% | 452,237 | 45.56% | 474,976 | 46.39% | 408,882 | 46.43% | 423,724 | 45.59% | 524,676 | 46.97% | 657,695 | 46.52% |
| Hinduism | 262,531 | 29.39% | 276,675 | 27.87% | 280,985 | 27.44% | 211,708 | 24.04% | 204,435 | 22% | 174,556 | 15.63% | 217,431 | 15.38% |
| Sikhism | 216,337 | 24.22% | 261,452 | 26.34% | 264,329 | 25.82% | 253,941 | 28.83% | 287,004 | 30.88% | 399,951 | 35.8% | 510,845 | 36.13% |
| Christianity | 869 | 0.1% | 1,609 | 0.16% | 2,078 | 0.2% | 4,763 | 0.54% | 12,773 | 1.37% | 16,619 | 1.49% | 25,973 | 1.84% |
| Jainism | 312 | 0.03% | 718 | 0.07% | 1,439 | 0.14% | 1,386 | 0.16% | 1,375 | 0.15% | 1,272 | 0.11% | 1,911 | 0.14% |
| Zoroastrianism | 9 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 19 | 0% | 48 | 0.01% | 58 | 0.01% | 42 | 0% | 21 | 0% |
| Buddhism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 893,266 | 100% | 992,697 | 100% | 1,023,828 | 100% | 880,728 | 100% | 929,374 | 100% | 1,117,120 | 100% | 1,413,876 | 100% |
| Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |||||||||||||||
Religion in the Tehsils of Amritsar District (1921) :
| Tehsil | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| Tehsil | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Amritsar Tehsil | 126,586 | 28.08% | 195,255 | 43.32% | 124,577 | 27.64% | 2,961 | 0.66% | 1,318 | 0.29% | 63 | 0.01% | 450,760 | 100% |
| Taran Taran Tehsil | 52,332 | 17.77% | 119,232 | 40.49% | 120,227 | 40.83% | 2,626 | 0.89% | 48 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 294,465 | 100% |
| Ajnala Tehsil | 25,517 | 13.86% | 109,237 | 59.32% | 42,200 | 22.92% | 7,186 | 3.9% | 9 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 184,149 | 100% |
| Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |||||||||||||||
Religion in the Tehsils of Amritsar District (1941) :
| Tehsil | Hinduism | Hinduism | Islam | Islam | Sikhism | Sikhism | Christianity | Christianity | Jainism | Jainism | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| Tehsil | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Amritsar Tehsil | 175,771 | 22.27% | 359,025 | 45.49% | 243,297 | 30.83% | 8,968 | 1.14% | 1,901 | 0.24% | 197 | 0.02% | 789,159 | 100% |
| Taran Taran Tehsil | 26,245 | 6.77% | 157,731 | 40.69% | 199,562 | 51.48% | 3,654 | 0.94% | 10 | 0% | 466 | 0.12% | 387,668 | 100% |
| Ajnala Tehsil | 15,415 | 6.5% | 140,939 | 59.46% | 67,986 | 28.68% | 12,708 | 5.36% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 237,049 | 100% |
| Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labelled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. |||||||||||||||

### Language

* Punjabi (94.29%)
* Hindi (4.8%)
* Others (0.91%)
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.29% of the population spoke Punjabi and 4.80% Hindi as their first language. Hindi-speakers almost all live in urban areas.

## Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Amritsar, as of year 2020.
District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Amritsar, year 2020 :
| Indicators | Number of children (<5 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
| Stunted | 37,510 | 19% | 22% |
| Wasted | 23,052 | 12% | 11% |
| Severely wasted | 12,174 | 6% | 3% |
| Underweight | 21,716 | 11% | 13% |
| Overweight/obesity | 12,116 | 6% | 3% |
| Anemia | 127,880 | 74% | 45% |
| Total children | 193,551 | | |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Amritsar of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.
District nutritional profile of Amritsar of women of 15–49 years, in 2020 :
| Indicators | Number of women (15–49 years) | Percent (2020) | Percent (2016) |
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 77,308 | 10% | 11% |
| Overweight/obesity | 339,578 | 42% | 30% |
| Hypertension | 288,120 | 36% | 16% |
| Diabetes | 108,135 | 13% | NA |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 422,426 | 53% | 53% |
| Anemia (preg) | 13,454 | 35% | 58% |
| Total women (preg) | 38,331 | | |
| Total women | 802,785 | | |
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Amritsar district.
Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Amritsar district :
| Method | Total (2015–16) | Urban (2015–16) | Rural (2015–16) |
| Female sterilisation | 36.9% | 33.1% | 41.5% |
| Male sterilisation | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| IUD/PPIUD | 9.3% | 10.6% | 7.6% |
| Pill | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| Condom | 22.1% | 26.3% | 17.0% |
| Any modern method | 71.6% | 72.9% | 70.1% |
| Any method | 81.0% | 84.5% | 76.6% |
| Total unmet need | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Unmet need for spacing | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Amritsar district by year.
Road accidents and people affected in Amritsar district by year :
| Year | Accidents | Killed | Injured | Vehicles Involved |
| 2022 | 285 | 343 | 137 | 350 |
| 2021 | 280 | 231 | 120 | 296 |
| 2020 | 243 | 190 | 120 | 315 |
| 2019 | 372 | 299 | 188 | 401 |

## Economy

The table below shows the number of registered working factories and workers employed by selected manufacturing industries in Amritsar district as of 2017.
Number of registered working factories and workers employed by selected manufacturing industries in Amritsar district in 2017 :
| Industry | Factories | Workers |
| Basic metals | 1 | 2 |
| Computers, Electronics and Optical products | 11 | 147 |
| Chemicals and chemical products | 6 | 75 |
| Transport equipment | 1 | 20 |
| Furniture | 2 | 11 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 3 | 69 |
| Beverages | 21 | 189 |
| Food products and Beverages products | 14 | 134 |

## District administration

* The Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service is in charge of general administration of the district. He is generally a middle-level IAS officer of Punjab Cadre. As the District Magistrate, he also effectively the head of the police force. The Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar is Harpreet Singh Sudan appointed in 2022.
* Administration of departments such as public works, health, education, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc. is headed by district officers who belong to various Punjab state services.
* The Commissioner of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is responsible for maintaining law and order in the district. He is assisted by officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab Police officials.
* The Divisional Forest Officer, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for the management of forests and wildlife in the district. He is assisted by officers of the Punjab Forest Service, other Punjab Forest officials, and Punjab Wildlife officials.
* A Municipal corporation is responsible for the management of public works and health systems in the city of Amritsar. The municipal corporation is a democratic body of councillors and is presided over by the Mayor, who is elected by the councillors. At present, there are more than 70 councillors.
Amritsar District Borders the Pakistani Punjab Districts of Lahore, Kasur, Shiekhupura along the Ravi River Tarn Taran District to the South along Sutlej River, Kapurthala District along the Beas River and Gurdaspur District to the North.

### Tehsils in Amritsar district

There are four tehsils in Amritsar district as per 2011 census.
| # | Tehsil | District |
| 1 | Amritsar- II | Amritsar |
| 2 | Ajnala | Amritsar |
| 3 | Baba Bakala | Amritsar |
| 4 | Amritsar -I | Amritsar |
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## Politics

| Constituency number | Constituency name | Reserved for (SC/None) | Electors (2017) | District |
| 15 | Amritsar North | None | 175,908 | Amritsar |
| 16 | Amritsar West | SC | 179,766 | Amritsar |
| 17 | Amritsar Central | None | 135,954 | Amritsar |
| 18 | Amritsar East | None | 153,629 | Amritsar |
| 19 | Amritsar South | None | 148,809 | Amritsar |
| 20 | Attari | SC | 173,543 | Amritsar |

### MLA

| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench |
| 11 | Ajnala | Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 12 | Rajasansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | Indian National Congress | Opposition |
| 13 | Majitha | Ganieve Kaur Majithia | Shiromani Akali Dal | Opposition |
| 14 | Jandiala (SC) | Harbhajan Singh E.T.O. | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 15 | Amritsar North | Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 16 | Amritsar West (SC) | Jasbir Singh Sandhu | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 17 | Amritsar Central | Ajay Gupta | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 18 | Amritsar East | Jeevan Jyot Kaur | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 19 | Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 20 | Attari (SC) | Jaswinder Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 25 | Baba Bakala (SC) | Dalbir Singh Tong | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |

## List of DC

| # | Name | Assumed office | Left office |
| 1 | L. Saunders | 20 April 1849 | 31 December 1852 |
| 2 | J. Dennison | 1 January 1853 | 31 July 1853 |
| 3 | T.H. Copper | 1 August 1853 | 24 April 1860 |
| 4 | A.J. Farrington | 25 April 1860 | 31 May 1866 |
| 5 | G. Lewin | 1 June 1866 | 13 June 1867 |
| 6 | T.W. Smyth | 14 June 1867 | 24 July 1867 |
| 7 | G. Lewin | 25 July 1867 | 14 August 1867 |
| 8 | D.G. Barkley | 15 August 1867 | 3 October 1867 |
| 9 | G. Lewin | 24 October 1867 | 8 December 1867 |
| 10 | Major H.B. Urmston | 9 December 1867 | 31 July 1868 |
| 11 | L. Griffin | 1 August 1868 | 13 January 1869 |
| 12 | D. Fitzpatrick | 14 January 1869 | 14 March 1869 |
| 13 | W. Coldstream | 15 March 1869 | 15 March 1869 |
| 14 | F.M. Birch | 16 March 1869 | 31 July 1869 |
| 15 | J.W. Gardiner | 1 August 1869 | 1 September 1870 |
| 16 | F.M. Birch | 2 September 1870 | 31 July 1871 |
| 17 | C.H. Hall | 1 August 1871 | 16 January 1872 |
| 18 | C.H. Marshall | 17 January 1872 | 12 April 1872 |
| 19 | C.H. Hall | 13 April 1872 | 27 May 1872 |
| 20 | J.A. Montgomery | 28 May 1872 | 29 May 1872 |
| 21 | J.W. Smyth | 30 May 1872 | 10 September 1872 |
| 22 | C.H. Hall | 11 September 1872 | 2 March 1873 |
| 23 | W. Coldstream | 30 March 1873 | 21 October 1873 |
| 24 | C.H. Hall | 22 October 1873 | 16 April 1874 |
| 25 | T.W. Smyth | 17 April 1874 | 30 August 1874 |
| 26 | C. Mcheile | 31 August 1874 | 30 September 1874 |
| 27 | T.W. Smyth | 1 October 1874 | 1 November 1874 |
| 28 | C.H. Hall | 2 November 1874 | 7 June 1876 |
| 29 | C.R. Hawkins | 8 June 1876 | 20 October 1876 |
| 30 | C.H. Hall | 21 October 1876 | 13 March 1877 |
| 31 | J.D. Tremlett | 14 March 1877 | 17 July 1877 |
| 32 | W.P. Woodward | 18 July 1877 | 19 July 1877 |
| 33 | J.W. Gardner | 20 July 1877 | 2 January 1878 |
| 34 | W. Young | 3 January 1878 | 31 January 1878 |
| 35 | J.W. Gardiner | 1 February 1878 | 1 September 1878 |
| 36 | C.R. Hawkins | 2 September 1878 | 14 November 1878 |
| 37 | J.D. Tremlett | 15 November 1878 | 2 February 1879 |
| 38 | C.R. Hawkings | 3 February 1879 | 1 August 1881 |
| 39 | R. Clarke | 2 August 1881 | 3 January 1882 |
| 40 | J.W. Gardiner | 4 January 1882 | 1 March 1882 |
| 41 | G.R. Hawkins | 2 March 1882 | 21 March 1883 |
| 42 | G. Knox | 22 March 1883 | 9 June 1884 |
| 43 | C.F. Massy | 10 June 1884 | 1 October 1884 |
| 44 | C.R. Hawkins | 2 October 1884 | 11 November 1884 |
| 45 | R. Udny | 12 November 1884 | 13 January 1885 |
| 46 | R.M. Lang | 14 January 1885 | 4 September 1886 |
| 47 | J. Ronnie | 5 September 1886 | 4 October 1886 |
| 48 | R.M. Lang | 5 October 1886 | 2 September 1888 |
| 49 | J.A. Grant | 3 September 1888 | 17 October 1888 |
| 50 | R.M. Lang | 18 October 1888 | 15 September 1889 |
| 51 | J.A. Grant | 16 September 1889 | 18 October 1890 |
| 52 | R.M. Lang | 19-10- 1889 | 2 September 1890 |
| 53 | F.P. Joung | 1 April 1891 | 14 October 1892 |
| 54 | C.F. Massy | 15 October 1892 | 6 March 1893 |
| 55 | J.A. Grant | 7 March 1893 | 7 March 1893 |
| 56 | A. Harrison | 8 March 1893 | 2 April 1893 |
| 57 | R.M. Lang | 0304-1893 | 25 March 1895 |
| 58 | E.R. Abbott, Esqurie | 27 March 1895 | 5 April 1895 |
| 59 | A. Kensington, Esouire | 5 April 1895 | 4 March 1896 |
| 60 | Captain C.M. Dallas | 4 April 1896 | 9 December 1896 |
| 61 | Captain Burlton | 09-10 1896 | 26 December 1896 |
| 62 | Captain C.M. Dallas | 26 December 1896 | 16 July 1897 |
| 63 | Captain H.Fox Strangways | 16 July 1897 | 17 July 1897 |
| 64 | A.E. Martineau, Esquire | 17 July 1897 | 20 November 1897 |
| 65 | Captain C.M. Dallas | 20 November 1897 | 31 March 1898 |
| 66 | W. Chevis, Esquire | 31-03- 1898 | 25 August 1898 |
| 67 | M.L. Waring, Esquire | 25-08- 1898 | 25 October 1898 |
| 68 | W. Chevis, Esquire | 25 October 1898 | 30 July 1899 |
| 69 | A. Calvert, Esquire | 30-07- 1899 | 3 August 1899 |
| 70 | L. French, Esquire | 3 August 1899 | 23 September 1899 |
| 71 | W. Chevis, Esquire | 23-09- 1899 | 5 November 1899 |
| 72 | A.M. Stow, Esquire | 5 November 1899 | 14 July 1900 |
| 73 | A. Langley, Esquire | 14 April 1900 | 14 May 1900 |
| 74 | A.M. Stow, Esquire | 14 May 1900 | 13 June 1900 |
| 75 | W.Le. Malan, Esquire | 13 June 1900 | 14 November 1900 |
| 76 | J.F. Connqlly, Esquire | 14 November 1900 | 20 April 1902 |
| 77 | E.D. Maclagan, Esquire | 20 April 1902 | 6 August 1902 |
| 78 | B.H. Bird, Esquire | 6 August 1902 | 18 October 1902 |
| 79 | E.D. Maclagan, Esquire | 18 October 1902 | 29 June 1903 |
| 80 | H.A. Sama, Esquire | 30 June 1903 | 15 October 1903 |
| 81 | E.D. Maclagan, Esquire | 16 October 1903 | 20 April 1904 |
| 82 | H.A. Sama, Esquire | 21 April 1904 | 18-12- 1904 |
| 83 | O.M. King, Esquire | 20 December 1904 | 21 July 1905 |
| 84 | H.S. Williamson, Esquire | 22 July 1905 | 1 September 1905 |
| 85 | O.M. King, Esquire | 2 September 1905 | 28 March 1906 |
| 86 | H.A. Casson, Esquire | 29 March 1906 | 27 March 1907 |
| 87 | B.H. Bird, Esquire | 28 March 1907 | 18 April 1907 |
| 88 | Miles Irvingh, Esquire | 19 April 1907 | 3 March 1908 |
| 89 | H.A. Casson, Esquire | 3 March 1908 | 13 April 1909 |
| 90 | O.F. Lumsden, Esquire | 14 April 1909 | 27 July 1911 |
| 91 | R.B. Whitehead, Esquire | 28 July 1911 | 22 October 1911 |
| 92 | O.F. Lumsden, Esquire | 23 October 1911 | 12 October 1911 |
| 93 | Lt.Col. C.D. Egerton, I.A. | 13 October 1911 | 18 February 1912 |
| 94 | P.L. Barker, Esquire | 19 February 1912 | 26 April 1912 |
| 95 | H.D. Cralk, Esquire | 27 April 1912 | 18 May 1912 |
| 96 | J. Addison, Esquire | 19 May 1912 | 3 October 1912 |
| 97 | Lt. Col. C.R. Egerton | 4 October 1912 | 1913 |
| 98 | C.M. King | 1913 | 1916 |
| 99 | Miles Irving | 24 February 1919 | 5 August 1919 |
| 100 | Henry Duffield Craik | 2 February 1921 | 26 May 1921 |
| 101 | J..M. Dunnett | 27 May 1921 | 14 November 1923 |
| 102 | F.H. Puckle | 15 November 1923 | 20 April 1928 |
| 103 | R.H. Crump | 17 April 1928 | 1929 |
| 104 | W.G. Bradford | 1929 | 14 June 1930 |
| 105 | R.H. Crump | 14 June 1930 | 1 December 1930 |
| 106 | A.V. Askinth | 1 December 1930 | 1 September 1931 |
| 107 | G.M. Jenkins | 1 September 1931 | 4 November 1931 |
| 108 | J.D. Penny | 4 November 1931 | 2 January 1932 |
| 109 | A. Macfar Quhar | 28 February 1933 | 18 July 1934 |
| 110 | Rai Sahib Izzet Rai | 18 July 1934 | 31 August 1934 |
| 111 | A. Macfar Quhar | 31 January 1934 | 1 July 1936 |
| 112 | I.E. Jones | 1 July 1936 | 2 September 1936 |
| 113 | A.A. Macdonald | 2 September 1936 | 28 November 1938 |
| 114 | I.E. Jones | 28 November 1938 | 2 October 1939 |
| 115 | A.A. Macdonald | 2 October 1939 | 22 August 1941 |
| 116 | Sh. Sundar Das | 22 August 1941 | 25 September 1941 |
| 117 | E.D. Moon | 25 September 1941 | 9 July 1943 |
| 118 | Sh. Rosham Lal | 9 July 1943 | 16 July 1943 |
| 119 | L.D. Addison | 16 July 1943 | 22 April 1946 |
| 120 | J.D. Frazer | 22 April 1946 | 22 May 1947 |
| 121 | Mr. G.M. Brander.I.G.S. | 24 May 1947 | 22 August 1947 |
| 122 | Sh. Nukul Sen.I.C.S. | 23 August 1947 | 6 October 1947 |
| 123 | Sh. Devinder Singh P.C.S. | 7 October 1947 | 10 October 1947 |
| 124 | Sh. B.S. Narinder Singh I.A.S. | 11 October 1947 | 11 July 1952 |
| 125 | Sh. N.N. Kashyap I.C.S. | 12 July 1952 | 14 October 1953 |
| 126 | Sh. R.N. Chopra I.C.S. | 15 October 1953 | 22 September 1954 |
| 127 | Sh. S.K. Shhibber I.A.S. | 23 September 1954 | 27 May 1956 |
| 128 | Sh. H.B. Lal I.A.S. | 28 May 1956 | 2 December 1957 |
| 129 | Sh. A.N. Kashyap I.A.S. | 3 December 1957 | 8 June 1958 |
| 130 | Sh. Balwant Singh I.A.S. | 9 June 1958 | 31 May 1960 |
| 131 | Sh. H.S. Ach Reja I.A.S. | 1 June 1960 | 8 May 1961 |
| 132 | Sh. Sunder Singh P.C.S. | 9 May 1961 | 18 November 1962 |
| 133 | Sh. P.N. Bhalla I.A.S. | 19 November 1962 | 16 May 1964 |
| 134 | Sh. Lall Singh Aujla P.S.S. | 17 May 1964 | 30 June 1964 |
| 135 | Sh. Iqbal Singh I.A.S. | 1 July 1964 | 8 July 1965 |
| 136 | Sh. S.S. Bedi I.A.S. | 9 July 1965 | 15 December 1966 |
| 137 | Sh. Kulwant Singh I.A.S. | 16 December 1966 | 9 May 1969 |
| 138 | Sh. K.S.Bains I.A.S. | 10 May 1969 | 26 August 1971 |
| 139 | Sh. Sukhbir Singh I.A.S. | 27 August 1971 | 15 October 1975 |
| 140 | Sh. J.D.Khanna I.A.S. | 16 October 1975 | 21 April 1977 |
| 141 | Sh. K.S. Janjua I.A.S. | 22 April 1977 | 16 April 1978 |
| 142 | Sh. Jai Singh Gill I.A.S. | 16 April 1978 | 24 April 1980 |
| 143 | Sh. Bikramjit Singh I.A.S. | 25 April 1980 | 27 August 1980 |
| 144 | Sh. S.M.S. Chahal I.A.S. | 28 August 1980 | 27 August 1981 |
| 145 | Sh. Sardar Singh I.A.S. | 27 August 1981 | 15 July 1983 |
| 146 | Sh. Gurdev Singh I.A.S. | 16 July 1983 | 3 June 1984 |
| 147 | Sh. Ramesh Inder Singh Mandher I.A.S. | 4 June 1984 | 6 July 1987 |
| 148 | Sh. Sarabjit Singh I.A.S. | 7 July 1987 | 10 May 1992 |
| 149 | Sh. Karanbir Singh Sidhu I.A.S. | 11 May 1992 | 11 August 1996 |
| 150 | Sh. A.S. Chhatwal I.A.S. | 12 August 1996 | 29 August 1996 |
| 151 | Sh. Amarjit Singh I.A.S. | 30 August 1996 | 13 July 1998 |
| 152 | Sh. Narinderjit Singh I.A.S. | 13 July 1998 | 10 January 2002 |
| 153 | Sh. Swinder Singh Puri I.A.S. | 10 January 2002 | 7 November 2002 |
| 154 | Sh. Iqbal Singh Sidhu I.A.S. | 7 November 2002 | 20 May 2003 |
| 155 | Sh. Raminder Singh I.A.S. | 20 May 2003 | 23 December 2004 |
| 156 | Sh. Kirandeep Singh Bhullar I.A.S | 23 December 2004 | 19 March 2007 |
| 157 | Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S | 19 March 2007 | 18 May 2008 |
| 158 | Sh. Tejveer Singh I.A.S | 18 May 2008 | 29 May 2008 |
| 159 | Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S | 2 June 2008 | 10 September 2008 |
| 160 | Sh. Khushi Ram I.A.S | 13 September 2008 | 1 October 2008 |
| 161 | Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S | 2 October 2008 | 10 February 2009 |
| 162 | Sh. Bhagwant Singh, I.A.S | 10 February 2009 | 25 May 2009 |
| 163 | Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S | 25 May 2009 | 16 June 2011 |
| 164 | Sh. Rajat Agarwal I.A.S | 16 June 2011 | 2 July 2012 |
| 165 | Sh. Priyank Bharti I.A.S | 2 July 2012 | 27 August 2012 |
| 166 | Sh. Rajat Agarwal I.A.S | 27 August 2012 | 14 September 2013 |
| 167 | Sh. Ravi Bhagat I.A.S | 19 September 2013 | 31 May 2015 |
| 168 | Sh. Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal I.A.S | 1 June 2015 | 17 July 2015 |
| 169 | Sh. Ravi Bhagat I.A.S | 20 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
| 170 | Sh. Varun Roojam I.A.S | 2 February 2016 | 9 November 2016 |
| 171 | Sh. Basant Garg I.A.S | 14 November 2016 | 17 March 2017 |
| 172 | Sh. Kamaldeep Singh Sangha I.A.S | 17 March 2017 | 18 February 2019 |
| 173 | Sh. Shivdular Singh Dhillon I.A.S | 18 February 2019 | 31 July 2020 |
| 174 | Sh. Gurpreet Singh Khaira, IAS | 31 July 2020 | 5 April 2022 |
| 175 | Sh. Harpreet Singh Sudan, IAS | 5 April 2022 | 24 May 2023 |
| 176 | Sh. Amit Talwar, IAS | 24 May 2023 | 16 October 2023 |
| 177 | Sh. Ghanshyam Thori, IAS | 17 October 2023 | till date |

## Notable people

* Jaspal Bhatti, a comedian and television personality
* Harpinder Singh Chawla, a dental surgeon, medical researcher and writer, known for his work in paediatric dentistry, and receiver of Padma Shri and Punjab Rattan awards
* Baldev Singh Dhillon, an agricultural scientist and vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University from 2011 to 2021
* Jawahir Singh Kapur, Sikh reformer, civil servant, author, poet, publicist, editor, leader and founder of Khalsa College.
* Khushbir Kaur, a racewalk athlete and receiver of Arjun award
* Kapil Sharma, a comedian, television host and Bollywood actor
* Arpinder Singh, a triple jump athlete
* Daljit Singh, an influential ophthalmologist, who did pioneer work and important research in his field
* Janak Raj Talwar, cardiothoracic surgeon
* Surinder Vasal, a geneticist and plant breeder, known for his contributions in developing a maize variety with higher content of usable protein
* Gurpreet Singh Wander, an influential cardiologist and academic