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Punjab (India)

Punjab
State

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Location of Punjab in India
Location of Punjab in India
Coordinates (Chandigarh): 30°47′N 75°50′E / 30.79°N 75.84°E / 30.79; 75.84Coordinates: 30°47′N 75°50′E / 30.79°N 75.84°E / 30.79; 75.84
Country India
Formation 1 November 1966 (1966-11-01)
Capital Chandigarh
Largest city Ludhiana
Districts 22
Government
 • Governor V P Singh Badnore
 • Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal (SAD)
 • Legislature Unicameral (117 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency 13
 • High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
Area
 • Total 50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi)
Area rank 20th
Highest elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Lowest elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 27,704,236
 • Rank 16th
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
HDI Increase 0.679 (medium)
HDI rank 9th (2005)
Website punjabgovt.gov.in

^† Joint Capital with Haryana

Symbols of Punjab
Emblem Lion Capital of Ashoka with Wheat stem (above) and Crossed Swords (below)
Language Punjabi
Dance Bhangra, Giddha
Animal Blackbuck
Bird Baaz(Accipiter gentilis)

^† Joint Capital with Haryana

Punjab (Listeni/pʌnˈɑːb/) is a state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana.

After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided on the basis of language in 1966. It was divided into 3 parts. Haryanvi speaking areas (dialect of Hindi) were carved out as Haryana, Hilly regions and Pahari speaking areas formed Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab. Punjab is the only Sikh majority state in India with Sikhs being 57.69% of the population. Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab.


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