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JVRKPRASAD (చర్చ | రచనలు) చి వర్గం:Amritsar district తొలగించబడింది; వర్గం:అమృత్సర్ జిల్లా చేర్చబడింది (హాట్కేట్ ఉపయోగించి) |
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During [[British Raj|British Rule]] Amritsar was part of [[Lahore Division]] and was administratively subdivided into 3 [[tehsil]]s namely - [[Amritsar]], and [[Ajnala, India|Ajnala]]. Tarn Taran has itself formed into a district headquarters.<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_327.gif Amritsar District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 319.]</ref> However as part of the [[partition of India]] in 1947 Amritsar district was separated from the rest of the division and awarded to India. During the partition period, the Muslim population of the district, Some 30%, left for Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs from West Punjab in newly created Pakistan migrated in the opposite direction.
The Sikhs Were a Majority in the Amritsar District About 60% Before the Partition of 1947. According to 2001 census, [[Sikh]]s make up about 77% while [[Hindu]]s make 21% of the total population of the district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/Basic_Data_Sheet.aspx |title=ఆర్కైవ్ నకలు |website= |access-date=2014-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144353/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/Basic_Data_Sheet.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Majha Region is the Birthplace of the Sikh religion, and the Birthplace of the Sikh [[Misl]]s (Sikh Confederacy).
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