<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.amritsarcorp.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Amritsar (pronunciation (help info); Punjabi pronunciation: (əmːɾɪt̪səɾ)), 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 . </P> <P> According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,132,761 and it is the second most populous city of Punjab . 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 217 km (135 mi) 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 being only 28 km (17.4 mi) away . The closest major city is Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan, located 50 km (31.1 mi) to the west . </P> <P> Amritsar (literally, the tank of nectar of immortality) was founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das . </P>

A city in india in the northwest punjab