North IndiaStatePB

Punjab

Capital: Chandigarh

#19

Area Rank

#16

Pop. Rank

75.8%

Literacy

Districts

📋Basic Information

CapitalChandigarh

Largest CityLudhiana

Formation1 November 1966

Population2.77 crore (2011)

Area50,362 sq km

LanguagesPunjabi

Literacy Rate75.8%

Districts23

Major RiversBeas, Ravi, Sutlej

1.Means "Land of Five Rivers" — Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej (3 now in India)
2.Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar — holiest Sikh shrine
3.Jallianwala Bagh massacre: 13 April 1919 in Amritsar
4.Highest food grain producer — "Wheat Basket of India"
5.Green Revolution (1960s) first transformed Punjab's agriculture
6.Wagah border: India-Pakistan joint retreat ceremony daily
7.Separated from Pakistan at Partition (1947)

Golden Temple (Amritsar)Wheat basket of IndiaBhangra danceWagah border ceremonyJallianwala Bagh

→Only 3 of 5 Punjab rivers are in Indian territory after Partition
→Sikhism founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469) — born in Nankana Sahib (now Pakistan)
→Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute is ongoing between Punjab and Haryana

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