Amritsar Amritsar Amritsar (;), historically also known as "Rāmdāspur" and colloquially as "Ambarsar", is a city in north-western India which is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district - located in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,132,761. It is one of ten Municipal Corporations in the state and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current mayor of the city. The city is situated northwest of state capital Chandigarh and 455 km (283 miles) northwest of New Delhi, the national capital. It is near Pakistan, with the Wagah Border
Ferry Point Border Crossing prohibited from crossing the border at this location, significantly reducing the through truck traffic passing through the nearby downtown areas. The current US facility, built in 1935-36, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The current Canadian facility was built in 1955. The United States border station is located at the south end of the Ferry Point Bridge, and just west of Calais's central business district. The main building is a 2-1/2 story brick structure with Colonial Revival style, from which a two-lane metal porte-cochere extends. The building has a side gable roof and corbelled brick