Amritsar Demography

The Muslims were in actual fact, the majority in the region, however, economically, the non-Muslims dominated. In addition to the non-Muslims owning more than half of the total industrial establishments in Punjab, the Sikhs were the biggest land owners in the central districts. Over and above agriculture, money lending was the most important commercial activity in the province which was entirely in the hands of the Hindus and the Sikhs.