Punjab State
| Punjab | ||
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| State | ||
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 Location of Punjab in India |
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| Coordinates (Chandigarh): 30°47′N 75°50′E / 30.79°N 75.84°ECoordinates: 30°47′N 75°50′E / 30.79°N 75.84°E | ||
| Country | India | |
| Formation | 1 November 1966 | |
| 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 |
 0.679 (medium) |
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| HDI rank | 9th (2005) | |
| Website | punjabgovt.gov.in | |
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^† Joint Capital with Haryana |
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| 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) | |
| Population Growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 9,161,000 |
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| 1961 | 11,135,000 | 21.5% | |
| 1971 | 13,551,000 | 21.7% | |
| 1981 | 16,788,915 | 23.9% | |
| 1991 | 20,281,969 | 20.8% | |
| 2001 | 24,289,296 | 19.8% | |
| 2011 | 27,704,236 | 14.1% | |
| source:Census of India | |||
^† Joint Capital with Haryana
Punjab (
i/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/) 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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