Punjab | Facts and Figures

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Capital : Chandigarh

Chandigarh is an union territory which serves as capital for two states - Punjab and Haryana.

Statehood : 1 November 1966

Area : 50,362 km2

Punjab is the 20th largest state by area.

Population : 2.7 + Crores

Based on 2011 census, population in Punjab is more than 2.7 Crores and ranks 16th position. Therefore the population density is 550 persons per square kilometer.

Language : Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ  پنجابی

Number of Districts : 22

Below are the districts in Punjab:

  1. Amritsar
  2. Barnala
  3. Bathinda
  4. Faridkot
  5. Fatehgarh Sahib
  6. Fazilka
  7. Ferozepur
  8. Gurdaspur
  9. Hoshiarpur
  10. Jalandhar
  11. Kapurthala
  12. Ludhiana
  13. Mansa
  14. Moga
  15. Muktsar
  16. Nawanshahr (Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar)
  17. Pathankot
  18. Patiala
  19. Rupnagar
  20. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali)
  21. Sangrur
  22. Tarn Taran

Vehicle registration code: PB

Literacy rate : 76%

According to 2011 census, Punjab stands 14th in literacy rate.

State Animal : Blackbuck

State Bird : Northern goshawk

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