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
Beecher Falls-East Hereford Border Crossing is three miles from the Canaan-Hereford Road Border Crossing. A US Border Patrol regional headquarters is between the two. The crossing point is formed by the junction of Vermont Route 253 and Quebec Route 253. A line house once stood on the boundary line at this crossing. The house was used during the Prohibition era, as Americans flocked to the border for drinks. The U.S. station is located abutting the border on the west side of Vermont Route 253, opposite the Ethan Allen plant. Its main building is a 1 ½ story brick Georgian Revival building, with a dormered gambrel